It’s my favorite “self help” book simply because it was a delight to read and left me happy & hopeful. Today I’m reviewing a book that’s been on my (virtual) bookshelf for some time. I’m linking up with Deb @ Deb’s World and Sue, Donna, and Jo for the October installment of #WhatsOnYourBookShelfChallenge . This book gave me SO much to think about - so many little things that I always would notice but never understood their impact. Now I do.

Overall, I appreciated Fetell Lee’s theories, and I found the book user-friendly and invitingly-written. The best thing she offers- most aspects of joy can be found in the simple and easy. It’s not far out of reach, and we can obtain it. That message is simple but always empowering. I think this book would be remarkable for anyone to read, but especially employers, as they could set up workplaces for success via joyful employees. Maybe you’re feeling exhausted, both mentally and physically, from the last few years and all of the uncertainty and change that came with them. Maybe you’re feeling overwhelmed and struggling to meet the constant demands on your time. Maybe you’re finding it difficult to connect with the things that once added joy and meaning to your life. Or maybe you can’t even remember what those things were. If you relate to one (or more!) of those statements, i WROTE THIS BOOK TO HELP YOU.

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Mae’r awduron a’r darlunwyr yn gymysgedd o enwau sydd wedi hen sefydlu ynghyd â rhai lleisiau newydd a chyffrous. Canlyniad hyn ydy bod yma amrywiaeth gwych o leisiau, arddulliau ac awyrgylch. Reading this is like getting a new set of eyes, forcing readers to see everything with the kind of wonder they left behind in childhood. Lee drives home the point that humans need joy for life to feel fully meaningful. She encourages readers to esteem joyful objects (expensive or inexpensive), moments (eventful or quiet), and environments (all kinds) for their sheer pleasure. Her appropriately sunny personality comes across strongly to make for an engaging read, and she chose unusual, truly intriguing things to highlight. And ah sakura. I have an LED tree, sold as yard art but used as floor lamp, that I've had long enough it might be not giving me quite as much joy as it did... maybe I can make lots of little pink fabric or paper flower shapes and wire them to it.

Ingrid Fetell Lee shares how to bring more joy into your life through the appreciation of ordinary things. Using tools like color selection, feng shui, gardening and room design, you can utilize your environment to foster an inner sense of joy and well being.

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One may wonder, does the aesthetic IFL espouses reflect anything more than her own personal preferences? There is certainly a danger that confirmation bias might play a role here. By offering thoughtful discussion, and the assistance of professional practitioners, she made me feel pretty comfortable with there being a minimum of such sample soiling here. Ingrid Fetell Lee takes a close look at how the simple pleasures in life (such as bringing joy to a room) ultimately transform lives. We rediscover their joy again and again, and we fall a bit more in love each time.But, that begs the question, what makes a room joyful? Featuring both exciting new talents and globally renowned creators – every poem and story is individually illustrated by an amazing artist. On the shifting baseline syndrome – what seems wild today is less wild that what seemed wild a generation ago

I am intrigued by the author’s comprehensive and thoughtful explanation and application of each aesthetic. Although I’m not a formal artist, I’ve always loved thinking about design principles and I strongly believe that creating a welcoming and warm environment is as important as the menu when we consider hospitality. However, I hadn’t seriously considered how aesthetics might affect my personal joy quotient. Lee also talks about the joy one can find in quirkiness versus convention. The caveat being that you have to be in a space or group of people who allow such things to exist rather than quashing them at the start. Different colors, unexpected materials, strangely-shaped furniture — if introduced to your every day environment can bring joy and a sense of relief from staid normalcy.

This hymn is generally considered by hymnologists to be one of the most joyous expressions of hymn lyrics in the English language." It is also used as a Christian song for children. Lee has categorised the ways we feel joy and the power that each has that transforms our day, and influences our lives. Her examples of school classrooms made me reflect on my experience in school and maybe if we had a quirky orange and neon yellow in the walls, I could've passed maths! Dorothy Draper (no relation to Don) is noted in Joyful for her attention to texture, vibrancy, and richness of interior environment, particularly in the resort hotel The Greenbrier in West Virginia Vitaly Komar and Alexander Melamid, Russian emigres, devised a test to determine a universally favored painting. Turns out their “Most Wanted” project found its way into Darwinian Aesthetics