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The Notebook Natalie Derr, Creative Technologist Program Lead The Notebook Natalie Derr, Creative Technologist Program Lead

Joy is a Pirate Ship in Your Backyard

Joyful moments…seeing Pirate Ships…at Islands of Brilliance

Working at Islands of Brilliance (IOB), I get to see pirate ships built and enjoyed nearly every day. I would like to share a few of my favorite joyful moments from 2023.

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The Notebook Mark & Margaret Fairbanks, IOB Co-Founders The Notebook Mark & Margaret Fairbanks, IOB Co-Founders

SEASON OF JOY

This year, IOB co-founders, Mark and Margaret Fairbanks share a scene from their home as they reflect on where we’ve been…and where we’re heading in 2024.

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Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations

Seek To Find The Light

I hope you are all doing well and continuing to find moments of joy both big and small. Last night we shared a few of those moments with each other. One example of a beautiful, but simple moment was noticing the light as it came through the kitchen window while doing daily chores.

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Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations Lighthouse Conversations Matt Juzenas, Director of Strategic Operations

Joy Hunting

Last week we talked about gratitude and how when we express what we are grateful for, we create a cycle where we continually find more and more to be grateful for. So we began our evening by sharing a few things that we were grateful for that day…

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