Gina Mara
Twitter @ginasabres
Joy is something that we feel robbed of when dealing with everyday symptoms ofrheumatoid arthritis (RA)和医生预约。当我第一次患上风湿性关节炎时，我感到孤独和孤立。我不能做以前能给我带来快乐的事情，尤其是在假期里，比如参加派对、喝酒甚至长时间站立。在社交媒体上与人交流拓展了我寻找快乐的视野。现在，我发送积极的信息给人们带来快乐，这也让我很开心。我寄了很多这样的信，现在我也收到了，在我最意想不到的时候。我甚至收到了来自全国各地的人们为我唱生日歌的视频。我仍然在参与社会，我只是做的和别人有点不同。我可能不在某个地方，但当我发送一些简单的话语来传播快乐时，人们知道他们在我的心中和脑海中。
Joy Ross
Facebook @Through the Eyes of Joy
YouTube @Joy Ross
I have always been a joyful person, but my complete loss of eyesight as a result ofjuvenile arthritis [JA]and my two young daughters’ diagnoses with JA, I have learned that joy is a choice. As a Christian woman of faith, I allowed God to teach me how to truly walk by faith and not by sight or on pure emotions. God began showing me the true meaning of joy even when the circumstances looked hopeless. Every single day I make the choice to begin the day on a joyful note. My story of hope, perseverance and love is changing lives all over the world! If it were not for our challenges and my faith in Jesus, I wouldn’t have this beautiful perspective. I believe when you choose joy, you find strength, hope and purpose.
Lene Andersen
www.theseatedview.com
Gratitude is about slowing down enough to really notice joy, beauty, what’s funny and what’s good. It’s about experiences instead of things and remembering that I am a lucky woman. This is easierduring the holidays我们身边到处都是爱的提醒，以及我们应该感恩的一切，但我每天都在努力练习感恩。Taking note of positive things andtalking to positive peoplehelp. Going out with my camera to capture the beauty of the world always makes me feel better, and there’s nothing like sitting quietly with a purring cat on my lap to appreciate the present. Life isn’t about perfection or about stuff, but about love. Finding a way to express that – toward others, toward myself – is at the center of how I cultivate gratitude.
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