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Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness

Best Of! Episode 135: Bring a Clown

Asking for Help, Friendship and Connecting with Others, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast, Tough times

Few would argue with you about the benefits of having one or more people around to give you emotional and physical support. The challenge for a lot...

Best of! Podcast Episode 58 Wallow

Finding Joy in the Meantime, Grief and Sorrow, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast, Tough times, Trying a Different Perspective, Your Emotions

Sometimes your happy little umbrella of optimism has blown inside out, and you find yourself face down on concrete. THEN what do you need? Sometimes...

Best Of! Podcast Episode 86: Grab Your Blankie

Comfort, Fear, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast, Tough times

Recently I went to a football practice where my six-year-old grandson was playing. When he ran over to the sidelines to get a drink of water, I held...

Best Of! Podcast Episode 45: Never Do That Again

Big Mistakes and General Screwups, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Learning, Podcast, Trying a Different Perspective

Can you write a list of 10 things you'll never do again? Things that you made a decision to do and, let's just say it didn't go well? What would be...

Podcast Episode 222: Stay Curious

Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Learning, Podcast, Prayer

Thank you a million times over for your kind words and enthusiastic response to my just-released book, No Matter What: 90 Devotions for Experiencing...

Podcast Episode 208: Let Your Greatest Challenge Drive You To Your Greatest Joy

Adventure: Taking a Risk to Experience the Remarkable, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast, Tough times

Emma Gatewood was the first woman to thru-hike the Appalachian Trail solo. It was 1955 and she was sixty-seven years old. Her story is beyond...

Podcast Episode 186: Own Your Envy

Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Longings, Podcast, Your Emotions

Envy brings out the ugly in us...and it can start when we’re very young. Did you envy anyone when you were a child? I envied other little girls who...

Podcast Episode 177 (133): Stick A Little Umbrella In It

Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Mindfulness, Podcast, Tough times

"Hey!" I said to myself one day last summer. "Let's kick off a fun July 4th weekend with a colonoscopy!" Well, okay, it didn’t exactly happen like...

Podcast Episode 168 (152): When Your Body Betrays You

Adventure: Taking a Risk to Experience the Remarkable, Body blues, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Physical Pain, Podcast, Tough times, Your clothes

Like you, probably, I have had to deal with a few bouts of body betrayal—times when the body does not cooperate with the desires of the soul--when...

Podcast Episode 153: Share A Healing Experience

Doing for Others, Grief and Sorrow, Joy in the Middle of Unpleasantness, Podcast

I had heard of goat yoga, and was really intrigued when I read this description: Our one-hour goat yoga class is taught by a certified yoga...

Make a Joy Box for Someone You Care About

Know someone who’s going through a tough time right now or want to celebrate some goodness happening in a friend’s life?

Get some ideas for making a joy box that will definitely brighten the day--and maybe even the life--of someone you care about. I’ve saved you the headspace of trying to “think up” a special gift of encouragement.

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