Larnelle Harris had a song some years ago entitled , “I Choose Joy”.

It had a really cute video that went with it, where he goes through his day, is hijacked, forced to run from the police and ends up in a car wreck and manages to smile (and sing) through this whole ordeal! 

My life hasn’t been that bad- but sometimes I feel like I’m being hijacked and forced to go and do things I don’t want to- and I very rarely smile or sing my way through the episode.  Mostly I grumble,  sometimes I shout ( and not for joy, either).  But I’ve decided I’m GOING to CHOOSE Joy even if it kills me.

Today I took some pictures of small joys in my day.

Like farm fresh brown eggs….

Christmas beverage napkins…..

An orange Rex Begonia given me by a friend….

An orange mirrored ball that hangs on my deck

and reflects the sunshine into my kitchen…….

Wind chimes that sound like tinkling water…..

And my sister who came over for toast, marmalade and tea!