/tags/where-joy-hides-and-how-to-find-it/Recent content in Where-Joy-Hides-and-How-to-Find-It on Late BloomsHugoen-usSun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/Sun, 30 Sep 2018 00:00:00 +0000/posts/the-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/<p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2018/The-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/i-9dmGPMW/0/Mp3CLDtgck9V8mQJdLdd4qhj38GJt3gNvxX4JcThd/D/20180930_064921-D.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2018/The-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/i-9dmGPMW/0/Mp3CLDtgck9V8mQJdLdd4qhj38GJt3gNvxX4JcThd/D/20180930_064921-D.jpg"></a></p> <p>There&rsquo;s a new book out that I came across at a Chapters/Indigo bookstore this past week.  It&rsquo;s called &ldquo;Joyful:  The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness.&rdquo;  The author is Ingrid Fetell Lee who is a designer.  She has a design blog called &ldquo;The Aesthetics of Joy.&rdquo;</p> <p><a href="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2018/The-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/i-JKGjvZp/0/LLPpMkwW6vmsqtSVqkw36qX7ZrhMGgrNXrKT6TW7m/D/DSC03659-2-D.jpg"><img loading="lazy" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/Lateblooms/n-ZkfX3Q/2018/The-aesthetics-of-joy-blog-post/i-JKGjvZp/0/LLPpMkwW6vmsqtSVqkw36qX7ZrhMGgrNXrKT6TW7m/D/DSC03659-2-D.jpg"></a></p> <p>The concept of joy for me has always been that it&rsquo;s something out of reach that I have to find - elusive and precious.  But, Ingrid Fetell Lee dispels that idea of joy in her book by showing how we can find joy and create joy in the here and now.  The author says &quot; <em><strong>At the heart of this book lies the idea that joy isn&rsquo;t just something we find.  It&rsquo;s also something we can make, for ourselves and for those around us.&quot;</strong></em></p>