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Michele M. Larsen

Michele M. Larsen

Welcome to ISpyJoy.com!

I started this blog a few days before my 40th birthday as a gift to myself.  It was almost a year to the day after I closed my dream business, Purple Turtle Press. When my publications for women in business went defunct, I felt as though I had, too.  Putting way too much of my self-worth into the business, I became so depressed and embarrassed when it closed it was difficult for me to leave the house.

After reading lots of books and working on happiness and gratitude for months and months, I began to feel even better than I had before and I came to see this situation as a gift.   It occurred to me that happiness is a choice, and it has a great deal to do with how we choose to see things.  I was reminded of the I Spy game I played as a child, and thought I could begin a lifelong game of I Spy Joy.  I started to look for joy at every opportunity.  Sure enough, the more I looked for it, the more I found it.

This blog–which has morphed a bit since its inception–began as a way to chronicle my own journey toward happiness.  My great hope is that it will also inspire others to constantly be on the look-out for joy, because we often find what we’re looking for.

I’d love to hear your stories about joy and see the happy images you’ve captured. If you feel like sharing, please send a line or two to michele at ispyjoy.com.