It's your life... why not fill it with as much joy as possible?

You can't have real and authentic friendships unless you honor your feelings.

When I am around someone who is a joy stealer, I say to myself, I only have to deal with you for an hour. That person has to deal with thinking that way every moment of their lives.

You have the strength to push back against what others are making you think or do. You use that muscle of confidence. In the same way, joy is from the inside out, and not letting the things on the outside define you.

Friends are people who are in your life because you feel good around them and you like them. Friends are the people you choose to be with.

God has joy for you right now.

I do a lot of to-dos and a lot of lists. I realized I had to make room for joy. So I added "to feel" items on my to-do list. That's something you can easily do.