It catches you off guard. It’s a surprise. Like the party you weren’t expecting. Or turning the corner and bumping into someone you haven’t seen in a while. But in that moment, something bursts forth, the purity of positive emotion, not just happiness or funny. Something deeper bubbles up and out of you. And it’s felt in your body like a great big belly laugh!

Where have you been surprised by JOY? What has been JOYful in this season?