5-Day Pathway
Say Yes to Joy
Celebrate Br. David’s 100th birthday and discover tangible ways to cultivate more joy in your life.
Join us in celebrating our founder’s milestone 100th birthday! In honor of Br. David, this Pathway is being offered free of charge. Use code JOY100 at checkout to register at no cost.
In the midst of the demands of daily life, personal challenges, and the weight of the world’s sorrows, joy can understandably feel out of reach. What if even on your hardest days you could cultivate a deep and abiding sense of joy?
Daily, we have a choice. We can allow our habits, worries, and fears — real and heavy as they are — to mark our journey through life. Saying yes to joy offers an alternative by which we learn to carry our hardships with joy as our guidepost. The reward is a more fulfilling and flourishing life.
Join us July 20 – 24 to experience all of the ways your life can be enriched through more joy.
This 5-day, self-paced journey offers:
Daily practices to cultivate more joy in your daily life
Guidance and inspiration for tapping in to joy as fuel to act on behalf of your values
Strategies to address the barriers that hold you back from experiencing joy
Supporting resources and research to enhance learning
Connection with others around the world who are also exploring this topic
Register Today for Say Yes to Joy!
*Use code JOY100 at checkout to register for free.
Say Yes to Joy will begin on July 20.
Pathway Overview
Delivered as a 5-day series of emails, our Pathways provide guidance, inspiration, and practices to help you cultivate a more grateful life. Each day includes an introduction, inspiring resources, daily practice, reflection prompts, and supporting research.
An intentional gratefulness practice is essential for opening to greater joy in your life. Joy and gratefulness have a reciprocal relationship, each yielding an increase in the other. With practice, you can tap the wellspring of joy both within and around you.
Joy can exist amidst sorrow and be nurtured as an abiding emotional state, untethered from specific experiences or events. You don’t have to wait for everything to be just right to experience joy. Through the practice of gratefulness, you can attune to the notes of both joy and sorrow.
Creating and participating in shared experiences of joy nurtures connection and a sense of belonging. It builds bridges between individuals and across cultures. You can choose to bring joy to your daily interactions, and you may find that your well of joy is replenished in kind.
Left unchecked, our very human fears and vulnerabilities become barriers to joy. Unconditional gratefulness — gratefulness that’s not waiting on a perfect future that will never arrive — allows you to reframe your fears and lean into joy.
When you’re attuned to the joy the world offers, it becomes the fuel that enables you to act on behalf of what you value. Gratefulness is completed in this action, this gesture of care for the world around you. In turn, your contribution to the collective good refills your wellspring of joy.
Pathway FAQ
How do I register for free?
On the checkout screen, click on the link that says “Have a coupon? Click here to enter your code.” Enter code PLAY99 in the invite code box and click apply.
When does the Pathway take place?
Say Yes to Joy will be delivered as a series of five daily emails beginning July 20. You will receive an email on Sunday, July 19 with an overview of the week ahead.
What if I cannot participate during the Pathway dates?
While the emails will be delivered July 20 – 24, you can explore the Pathway anytime at your own pace.
Will the Pathway have live sessions?
No. Pathways are delivered via email and have no live component.
How long will I have access to the Pathway?
Registration includes lifetime access to all Pathway contents. At the end of the Pathway, you will receive an email with links to all five days. We recommend keeping this email for continued access.