Henri Nouwen

Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be afraid to receive each day's surprise, whether it comes to us as sorrow or as joy It will open a new place in our hearts, a place where we can welcome new friends and celebrate more fully our shared humanity.

Dutch Clergyman

Leo Tolstoy

Joy can only be real if people look upon their life as a service and have a definite object in life outside themselves and their personal happiness.

Russian Novelist

Joyce Meyer

Traditions are a common part of our lives. They can be good, and not all traditions are wrong, but sometimes they can take the joy out of life.

American Author

Steve Harvey

People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life, in my heart.

American Actor

Chuck Palahniuk

Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home... it's your responsibility to love it, or change it.

American Novelist

Richard Bach

The bond that links your true family is not one of blood, but of respect and joy in each other's life.

Thomas Merton

Be good, keep your feet dry, your eyes open, your heart at peace and your soul in the joy of Christ.

Helen Keller

We could never learn to be brave and patient, if there were only joy in the world.

Henry Ward Beecher

The sun does not shine for a few trees and flowers, but for the wide world's joy.

American Clergyman

Isabel Allende

My life is about ups and downs, great joys and great losses.

Chilean Writer

Use 'joy' to describe a deep, intense happiness that often feels overwhelming or profound.

Emotional Intensity

'Joy' implies a stronger feeling than just smiling or feeling content; it is often associated with a sense of fulfillment.

Beyond Smile

Joy can trigger physical reactions like jumping, clapping, or even shedding happy tears.

Physical Reaction

Describe objects or experiences as 'joy' when they bring happiness just by their presence or essence.

Beauty and Joy

The word 'joy' often captures happiness coming from surprising or serendipitous moments.

Unexpected Joy

'Joy' can refer to simple things that bring contentment, not necessarily grand or luxurious.

Simple Pleasures

Use 'joy' to express the deep satisfaction and happiness that comes from achieving something desired.

Rewarding Joy

Joy can stem from personal success or the fortune of others which also brings us happiness.

Shared Happiness

As a verb, 'joy' is old-fashioned and not commonly used in modern English; 'rejoice' is preferred.

Archaic Usage

The verb form of 'joy' might be used for stylistic purposes, to give a text an archaic or formal tone.

Literary Flair

 The wealthy players started patronizing the poorer players and hogging the snacks they were meant to share. But just because a huge influx of cash isn't guaranteed to bring joy into your life doesn't mean that money can never make us happier. Findings show that we adapt to extrinsic and material things,

Would winning the...

 it transforms that pain into beauty by a kind of alchemy it makes the bitter into the hauntingly bitter sweet even into joy and yet couldn't it be said that all great music is really soul music music that moves you that is sometimes literally so that I might fly myself

The real meaning of soul...

 it can feel impossible to find the balance necessary to lead a healthy life. Type 1's extreme highs are known as manic episodes, and they can make a person range from feeling irritable to invincible. But these euphoric episodes exceed ordinary feelings of joy,

What is bipolar...

 like beauty and joy. To understand the sadness of the trees losing their leaves in the fall is to more fully understand the cycle of life that brings flowers in the spring. But wisdom and emotional intelligence seem pretty high on the hierarchy of needs.

A brief history of...

 Ah, spring. Grass growing, flowers blooming, trees growing new leaves, but if you get allergies, this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. Step outside, and within minutes, you're sneezing and congested. Your nose is running,

Why do people have...

 or spiritual journeys. Or could they be art for art's sake, the sheer joy and fulfillment of creation? As with many unsolved mysteries of the ancient world, we may never know for sure, barring the invention of a time machine, that is.

Explore cave paintings...

 it is essential to do things that bring back a sense of self-worth, to surround oneself with love and with friends and activities that give back joy and meaning and identity. But even more important,

Rethinking infidelity...

 the result of hundreds of millions of years of coevolution with our brains. And so what if we don't always see the world exactly as it is. There's a certain joy to be found watching stationary leaves

Eye vs. camera - Michael...

 there's a lightness to joy a brightness reflected in the natural world