die-cuts, tissue paper, and modpodge with some Procreate digital editing.
Definition of JOY from 1984 Websters dictionary: a very glad feeling; happiness; great pleasure; delight.
Definition of JOY from google: a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.
My definition of JOY: bubbles of happiness that erupt from your heart, creating a warmth to bask in.
An effervescence of the soul that erupts in smiles, or bursts of laughter.
How can one define joy without the words bubbles, or effervescence?
I have chosen the word JOY once again as my word of the year. I think it may be a permanent choice. Similar the the Golden Rule, it is an umbrella that encompasses other words I have chosen in the past: gratitude, soul, and energy to name a few.
Joy is truly a choice.
If you have children running through your house laughing and screaming in play, you can roll your eyes and click immediately to order earplugs on Amazon, or you can close your eyes for a moment and think how lucky you are to hear children laughing and screaming in play, in your home.
If you have a party that leaves behind all the clean-up that comes with parties, you can vow to have that party at someone else's house next time, or as you clean up you can think how fortunate you are to be in a position the have people to throw a party for, and a house to throw it in.
For me joy and gratitude (my second favorite word) are very closely linked.
I wish you all a Happy and Prosperous New Year! Choose joy!
The original from my new 2026 planner/scrapbook/sanity preserver.
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