Blog #4
The C.S. Lewis book title, Surprised
by Joy, so well expresses how that feeling of joy somehow can catch you
off guard. I love reading the word joy in the Bible and thinking about it. I love “the joy of finding something
beautiful in an unexpected place”. The word joy itself makes me
smile.
I even collect items with the word joy on
them. I have a red pillow with the word
embroidered on it. I got that free at a friend’s garage sale. There is a rock in
between the basil and the hydrangea in my garden with the word joy on
it. I paid a dollar for that at our
church’s garage sale.
The word joy is on my favorite
sterling silver charm on my charm bracelet.
It is a teapot with raised letters on it spelling out this beautiful
word. The teapot reminds me of the joy
found in serving others. Serving others is one of the greatest secrets of a
joyful life, as I see it.
When you are doing something for someone
else, a feeling of joy might just tap you on the shoulder and you may be
“surprised by joy”.
I like Mark Twain. I agree completely with the quote below:
ReplyDelete“To get the full value of joy you must have someone to divide it with.”
― Mark Twain
The best memories are the ones with other people in them.
I love that quote,too. It reminds me of another quote by Lord Byron. "All who would win joy, must share it; happiness was born a twin." Thanks for commenting!
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