Category Archives: More Joy Spreaders

Sharing the LOVE

Valentine’s Day, Love Day, Heart Day…whatever lovey-dovey name you have for it today’s the day to celebrate all things love. The Joy Team wants to help!  So, here are a few places you can soak up the warm fuzzies: Bits o’ love and joy from ISpyJoy.com Wisdom of love from LicensePlateWisdom.com Organizations working for love from the Joy, Kindness & Love […]

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The Joy Team helps launch the second Off the Mat: Confessions of a Yogi

The Joy Team was honored to be part of Dana Layon’s release party for her second book in a series of seven called Off the Mat: Confessions of a Yogi. The Joy Team founder Michele Larsen (that’s me!) got to speak for a few minutes about the work we’re doing spreading joy through the amazing power of positive messaging–and billboards. […]

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KINDNESS: Virtues Project Consulting

Virtues Project Consulting: Inspiring the individual to live a more joyful and purposeful life; supporting families to raise children of compassion and integrity. They’re just one of the organizations listed under KINDNESS in our Joy, Kindness & Love directory. Find out who else is in there.

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LOVE: The Daily Love

The Daily Love aims to show you the love and make you happy. And the best part about being happy is sharing that happiness with others. Today’s Daily Love is awesome. It talks about setting goals — a popular topic in early January. Here’s my favorite part of today’s message: Make 2011 the year you break free of limiting beliefs […]

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JOY: Music For All

Music For All Starting today 12 classical music groups in Portland are working to bring the JOY of music to everyone. Anyone who recieves food stamps or has the Oregon Trail card can get tickets and enjoy the fine arts of music and dance for just $5 through the Music For All program. Find this group and others working for […]

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Introducing the Joy, Kindness & Love Directory

It’s a new year, and with it comes new hope–and a new directory that will bring together a unique group of inspiring organizations working to make our world a better, happier place.  The Joy, Kindness & Love Directory offers free listings to organizations spreading joy, committing or encouraging acts of kindness, and those bringing more love into our communities. This […]

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Joy=Health: Distance Healing Event Sunday

Happy people live longer, have better immune systems and resist disease more effectively. Being joyful, then, is a direct path to being healthy. And when we’re happy and healthy we make choices that continue to support that health and happiness–it’s a wonderful cycle that ripples out and inspires others to make happy, healthy choices. To that end, we’d like to offer resources to […]

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YOU + our holiday JOY billboards = awesome holiday greeting card

Wondering what to do for your holiday greeting card this year? We’ve got you covered! Join us on Sunday, November 21st from noon to 3 pm in the Hula Boy parking lot (12th and Washington) in Vancouver for the Holiday JOY Photo Shoot. The fabulous photog Kate Singh of Aevum Images will take a photo of YOU (free!) in front […]

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Joy Matters: Not just as a pursuit, but as a duty

Joy matters.  We know that. Jeanie Miley knows it too. Admittedly, some people are temperamentally more inclined toward happiness than others, but I’m seeing more and more that being happy has a lot to do with the choices I make, day by day. I’m seeing how much my moods affect those with whom I am in contact, conversation or communication […]

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A comment from Kenda & a FREE poster reminder

Yesterday we got some love from Kenda Harris; which reminded us about the FREE posters you can print out and put up to spread joy at work, school, home or anywhere! I just love your organization and the fantastic messages that are out there. I drive by them and just smile…I’ve also printed out a number of these posters to […]

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