JOY IS THE PURE AND SIMPLE DELIGHT IN BEING ALIVE!
Even during challenging times, showing up to joy is essential.
Without joy, we lose sight our purpose, passion and presence.
We fall out of gratitude and connection with ourselves, others, and our planet.
Since 2015, I have been engaged in a daily practice of joy that completely transformed my life.
You can follow my joy journey on this website or on social media.
I hope it will inspire you to create your own Daily Practice of Joy.
- Victoria Price
A RETURN TO BLOGGING
When we’re struggling to find our way,
remembering the waymarks
that once helped us home to our hearts
can shift everything.
Sharing this blog with you changed my life.
Thank you for joining me once again
on this journey to joy.
THE HISTORY OF THIS BLOG
DISCOVERING PRACTICE
In April 2015, I wrote my first Daily Practice of Joy blog post -- because I had to find some way to break the cycle of workaholism that had consumed virtually every part of my being. From these first tentative words and explorations of joy, my whole life began to transform and everything bloomed.
This first blog laid the foundation for all that has come since -- and it remains a touchstone of the immense healing power of joy!
THE PRESENTS OF PRACTICE
In April 2017, I decided to try sharing some of my core practices: Beauty, Being, Books, Flight, Food, Fun, Paths, People, Places, Soul, Soundtrack, Stories.
During this time, I wrote short entries accompanied by photos I had taken. In doing this, I not only endeavored to keep my joy practices fresh for myself, but I also hoped to share ideas about practice and joy that might inspire others to create their own.
THE PRACTICE OF PRESENCE
In April 2018, I needed to shake things up again for myself. On my Back Roads Book Tour for my inspirational memoir, The Way of Being Lost: A Road Trip to My Truest Self, I shared the immense healing power of both joy and practice with others. But writing a blog felt much less joyful.
So I rededicated myself to being more present to my practice of joy by sharing whatever surfaced once a week.
HEART-CENTERED PRACTICE
In April 2020, my book — Living Love: 12 Heart-Centered Practices to Transform Your Life — was published. We were also in lockdown. . .and so the only way I could share the message of the book was through this blog.
I blogged every single day from January 1 - June 15. This, in itself, was my heart-centered practice. And as ever, it taught me what I needed to hear and share with others on their journeys!