Laughter, it can be said, is a symptom of joy. And it can often be a source of happiness–laughing makes us feel good. But this we already know. Here are some things you might not know about laughter: there are 40 to 50 qualitatively distinct kinds of laughs with distinct meanings female laughter might have evolved as a way of […]
One of my favorite magazines is Ode, the magazine for intelligent optimists. In their September issue was an article by Mary Desmond Pinkowish about why joy matters. Here’s a brief excerpt, but I think you’ll want to read the whole article on Ode’s website. Optimism 2.0 How an optimistic outlook can help improve your state of health, not just your […]
For 2 years The Joy Team has been putting PB & JOY Project peanut butter in the backpacks of kids living in food insecurity -- giving over 4,000 jars of joy-wrapped nutrition to kids who need it most in Clark County, Washington. Now we'd like everyone to be able to have it. And for every jar purchased, a jar goes to the Backpack program in the same town the jar was sold. Help us bring PB & JOY Project peanut butter to a shelf near you. Support our Indiegogo campaign here: http://igg.me/at/pbandjoy Together, we can feed two kinds of hunger. Thank you! (Song credit: Speak Life, sung by TobyMac, written by Jamie Moore, Ryan Stevenson, Toby Mckeehan. Licensed through Capitol CMG Publishing)
