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Do you ever take note of when you actually feel joy? It's a completely different feeling than happy. I usually recognize it as a tender mercy from God. I'm content. I'm at peace. I feel like I'm beaming. I'm overcome with gratitude. I feel as though God just told me, "T, I love you."

I found this faithful thought in my "Stand A Little Taller" book. I loved it. I loved that it told me to stop seeking out the storms. I love that it tells me to accentuate on the positive.

Men are, that they might have joy. -- 2 Nephi 2:25

"I am asking that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we"accentuate the positive." I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good, that we still voices of insult and sarcasm, that we more generously compliment virtue and effort." -- Gordon B. Hinckley

Have you ever thought of keeping a "joy" journal? I always think about it and never get to it. I'm going to start. Can you imagine having a record of all your tender mercies and miracles recorded in one place? THAT, would bring me joy.