Letter from the Executive Director We all know what joy feels like: an unexpected belly laugh, watching your loved ones thrive, being released from incarceration. Joy isn’t hard to find – you can find it in a child’s laugh, your favorite food, or a fond memory. But, the definition of joy was hard to reign in According to Merriam-Webster, joy is “the emotion evoked by well-being, success, or good fortune or by the prospect of possessing what one desires.” As you know well-being, success, and good fortune means different things to different people. So we decided to write an article about identifying your priorities. Once you identify your priorities, you can start to pin down what gives you joy. For many of us, our pets give us joy. Animals are oblivious to modern life, and that innocence is refreshing to some people -- those animals don’t even have to be our pets! We ended the issue with comfort food, because joy is right there in the name. Thanks Isabella for giving us tips on making some of our comfort foods healthier! We hope you enjoy this issue. Sincerely, Porche Proffit
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