How did the “Messages of JOY from Around the World for 2022” Project Come About?

OriginFor years, I have had the mantra, “Accept life on life’s terms, and find JOY in it”. I purchased a license plate to remind me to be JOYOUS every day. The first said “B Joyous” and the current one, “Joyous 7”.

NowFriends and colleagues began to send me cards with JOY and various mementos. Here is a holiday wreath that I add to each year, with cards that feature JOY.

And the 2021 project!  An artist friend who creates handmade stationery, Erika Burnett (https://www.asinglesuggestion.com/) challenged me to create a JOY message each week for 2021 and post on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/psmorahan/) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/pages_aroundtheworld/). I am now up to Week 49!

I started out with flower portraits and then moved to scenes around the world, each combined with quotes about JOY. I have had the benefit of travelling much of the world with the FAIMER international leadership program, whose mission is to build the capacity of health professions faculty from over 40 countries, so they can improve the health of their communities (https://faimer.org).  I have selected 12 of these images for the 2022 calendar. The multi-language cover features word art of JOY that I created from wrought iron elements, and JOY expressed in 20+ languages – thanks to many of our FAIMER Fellows helped me with the accuracy!

How to purchase?

Wall calendar - $20  

Desk calendar - $12  

REMEMBER - It's almost 2022 and time for a new calendar!