by Joy Dunlap | Jan 26, 2020 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com People have been taking a “step back” from the original royal family since Adam and Eve did so in the garden. All the world’s abuzz with chatter about Meghan and Harry, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who, as you surely know,...
by Joy Dunlap | Jan 16, 2020 | Fulfillment, Lessons along Life's Journey, Purpose
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Nurture renewed what was nearly dead, bringing it back to thriving, growing and blossoming. A year ago, in January after the holidays, our once beautiful poinsettia had turned into barren spires jutting out of the dirt like spindly...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 30, 2019 | Tips for Living a Full Life
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Give thanks. Give time. Give truth. Give peace. Give hope. Give help. Give a smile. Give a hug. Give a hand. Give kindness. Give comfort. Give compassion. Give to someone you know. Give to someone you don’t know. Give to those...
by Joy Dunlap | Nov 14, 2019 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com In the self-checkout line at Target, I began to get antsy and frustrated at the woman in line ahead of me digging through her gigantic purse trying to find who knows what. One of the many checkout kiosks seemed to be open. Couldn’t...
by Joy Dunlap | Oct 29, 2019 | Lessons along Life's Journey
©Joy Dunlap https://joydunlap.com Adults wear masks too, and not just as Halloween costumes. When children trick-or-treat at my house, I enjoy seeing what costumes they’re wearing. What persona are they taking on? An action hero? A cuddly animal? A popular TV or...