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Joy is, in my opinion, best visually represented by the young. As we get older we unfortunately turn down the physical expressions of such emotions to some degree (except when it comes to family). It’s mostly in the young where our true visual manifestation of such a powerful emotion can fully be expressed to the eye with such abandonment. Please pardon my obvious and sometimes not so obvious depictions of this wonderful feeling. Oh and by the way, this was a joy to do -)
Joy is something you Give
Joy is something you See
Joy is something you Feel
Joy Is the Love we share
Joy Is Doing God’s Work, even in unexpected ways
Joy Is the Beauty before us – if only we open our eyes
Joy Is What We Bring to life
Here are some of my favorite quotes on Joy:
“Remember to light the candle of joy daily and all the gloom will disappear from your life.” – Djwhal Khu
“Joy is not the absence of suffering. It is the presence of God.” – Robert Schuller
“In thy presence is fullness of joy.” – Psalms 16:11
“We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” – Guatama Buddha
“Joy is not in things; it is in us.” – Richard Wagner
“Joy is the infallible sign of the Presence of God.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardi
“Heaven, the treasury of everlasting Joy.” – Shakespeare
“Joy is prayer – Joy is strength – Joy is love – Joy is a net of love
by which you can catch souls.” – Mother Teresa
“Now and then it is good to pause in our pursuit of Joy
and just be Joyful.” – Anonymous
Chris DeRosa
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