Ep. 27: Shortcuts to JOY

My friend Beth Ray made joy her default button. Beth was relentlessly joyful. No matter what life gave her, she smiled back at it, even laughed at it. She didn’t tiptoe through life, she danced.

Beth never let her body push her around, even though diabetes ultimately wore out her kidneys, and, in time, the donor kidney, too. Every health crisis turbo-charged her life. Beth was a Tigger in a world too full of Eeyores.

She’s no longer here, but I share her with you so she can inject her joy into your heart and into the hearts of everyone you love. Her life reminds me that joy is always an option. No matter what life has chosen for you, choose joy.

Tips to make joy your default button:

  • Be a no-maintenance friend. Enjoy what is.

  • Just say yes! to life and go with the flow.

  • Look up. It’s easier to see heaven that way.

  • Turn fear into an adventure.

  • Your time on Earth is limited. Make the most of it.

Regina Brett