Joy is the theme this week for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge.
These are some of Joy’s many ambassadors: nature, people, animals, states of being, books, works of art, activities…
Joy has many cousins with different first names: happiness, delight, pleasure, amusement, exhilaration, bliss, contentment, excitement. But you can tell when they show up at your doorstep that they belong to the same tribe.
Here are some pictures which, for me, represent Joy and her many personas and manifestations.
1. The first spring green reviving the senses after a long, cold winter:
2. Nature and her many children:
3. Arts and crafts:
4. Movement and Play:
5. Babies (of all species):
6. Travel and Culture:
7. Meaningful Conversations:
May we all use this time between the old and the new year to explore what brings us Joy and resolve to invite her and her relatives into our life more often. Joy is usually accompanied by her sister Contentment and her brother Peace. And we can all benefit from having them share our table.
Happy New Year!
This is a beautiful compilation of “joy”…really fantastic post!
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Thank you, West 7th. It was a “joy” to play with.
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Happy new year to you and your family!
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Danke, Ute…wishing you the same.
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Lovely, Annette, you’ve summed up all the things that give us joy, along with some beautiful photos. I love the butterfly, the meadow, cactus flowers, the Chihuly glass, and the flower mandala in Bali. Such a colorful array of joys! 🙂
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We share a lot of joy-inspiring things, then 🙂
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What joy in the abundant colors! What is Chilhuly art? What ever it is, it looks awesome. 🙂
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Oh – if you’d like to see more of Chihuly’s magnificent art works, go to my earlier post here: https://beautyalongtheroad.wordpress.com/2013/02/11/holy-moly-chihuly-daily-prompt-whoa/
He is truly amazing. Enjoy!
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What a well composed post. It is amazing how all of these different aspects of life create joy and these pictures are wonderful examples. Love the spring green photo and the glass bottles with the light shining through. Joy to you!
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Thank you, Cyndi. I can’t wait for that spring-green to show up again….Joy to you too, as the New Year is taking off…
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