Today Is a Good Day to Talk About Your Joys (Yes, Yours Matter)

Today is a good day to talk about our joys!

Talk happiness. The world is sad enough 

Without your woe. No path is wholly rough. 

― Ella Wheeler Wilcox


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Today is a good day to be positive. I am not talking about ignoring our problems or propagating toxic positivity. I am talking about thinking of the good things in life, having a different perspective and practicing gratitude. 


I do love that quote from Ella Wheeler Wilcox because she is basically saying yeah life is rough but it’s not only rough. There are moments of joy and happiness that will carve out for ourselves. We have a habit of talking about our woes and pushing our woes. That’s why click bait is so popular because it tugs on our emotions and the more negative the better. 


Talking about our problems is our greatest addiction. Break the habit. Talk about our joys. — Rita Schiano

I really like to vent. No. I feel like I need to vent sometimes. The only times I talk about my joys are when I am praying and when I am venting because I preface my vent by saying I have all these great things but ... and I vent on. Talking about our joys makes better sense. It releases positive energy. So my goal is less venting and more joy talking. Seems simple enough. Speak out loud. What are you joyful for?

Originally Published April 16, 2025
Updated with new qoutes and thoughts.

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