Table of Contents
Author’s note—vi
Acknowledgements—vii
It begins—1
Lesson 1:
Joy is not always a tidy thing—13
Lesson 2:
Joy is rarely where we expect to find it—31
Lesson 3:
Joy is having something to lose—45
Lesson 4:
Joy is worth fighting for—59
Lesson 5:
Joy is unpredictable—75
Lesson 6:
Joy is embracing your own uniqueness—93
Lesson 7:
Joy is having flexible expectations—105
Lesson 8:
Joy is making the best of life’s imperfections—123
Lesson 9:
Joy can’t get through if we’re obsessed with misery—139
Lesson 10:
Joy is a new way of looking at things—153
Lesson 11:
Joy is bigger when life is harder—163
Lesson 12:
Joy survives in the worst of times—177
Lesson 13:
Joy is surrendering control—193
Lesson 14:
Joy isn’t where most people think I should look—203
Lesson 15:
Joy is being yourself, not someone else—217
Lesson 16:
Be content, and joy might surprise you—237
Afterword—244
From the Author—246
Also by Belinda Pollard—248