Nose to the Joy Trail

“Keep your nose to the joy trail.” – Buffy Sainte-Marie

“Joy bursts in our lives when we go about doing the good at hand and not trying to manipulate things and times to achieve joy.” —C.S. Lewis

Ordinary moments.
Good toy.
Play and delight.
Connection.
Grace and gratitude.
Small things stacking.
Encouragement.
Soft breeze.
Quiet moments.
Laughter.
Color and fragrance.
Music.
Glimmers, beams, slivers.
Attention and awe.
Nose to the joy trail.
Gather and scatter.
Seed, bloom, burst.

“It is a kind of transcendence; joy is a glimmer of love and forgiveness and wholeness that lifts us out of reality for a moment and gives us back to ourselves, anew.” Kate Bowler, Joyful Anyway