by Joy Dunlap | Aug 30, 2022 | Fulfillment, Peace, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com As summer draws to an end, have you noticed how we talk about ways we found refreshment during this time? Vacations, reunions, explorations. Beach time, mountain getaways, overseas travel. Camps, cruises and climbs to mountaintops....
by Joy Dunlap | Aug 25, 2022 | Courage, Growth, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com The first and only Grateful Dead concert I attended found me dressed in a formal. As far as I could tell, only two of us wore evening dresses to that sold out concert in Atlanta. Being different from the deadheads just wasn’t done....
by Joy Dunlap | Aug 18, 2022 | Growth, Joy, Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Isn’t it a delight when someone gives us a great gift? In order to realize just how good it is though, we have to open the gift to discover what’s inside. “I’ve been wanting this” or “This is just what I needed,” we exclaim when we...
by Joy Dunlap | Aug 9, 2022 | Fulfillment, Growth
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Every day is a booklovers day in our house. With overflowing bookcases in multiple rooms, and a stack waiting by the bed, books call me to explore different locations, experience unique adventures, and to escape into stories of...
by Joy Dunlap | Aug 5, 2022 | Encouragement, Hope, Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Dense fog prevented us from stopping at an anticipated port call on our Great Lakes cruise. This was one of those times when the decision wasn’t even questionable. After hearing the captain announce that we couldn’t go ashore, we...