In today’s fast-paced world, there is always something to do. Somewhere to be. Another message to answer. Another task waiting for our attention. How often do we give ourselves permission to simply be still? Not because everything is finished. Not because the list is complete. But because we need a moment to return to ourselves. What happens when we allow ourselves to be still? At first, the quiet may not feel quiet at all. Our thoughts may be loud and messy. We may remember

Recently a friend sent me a photo of a slide from a presentation she attended at a conference. The slide shared statistics about joy at work. It got me thinking again about the work I have been doing, the reading I have been doing and the way I have been writing and speaking about joy. As often happens, I found myself reflecting on joy in two ways. What does it look like personally? And what does it look like professionally? As I sat with the professional side of that que