Joy’s photos are like magic spells, casting over me a sense of serenity and hope. She posts a photo almost every day—sometimes she posts two!—and when I see them, I feel like I’ve communicated with a traveling companion whom I’ve never met and know next to nothing about, yet whose presence I feel on the path beside me,… Read more

Joy’s photos are like magic spells, casting over me a sense of serenity and hope. She posts a photo almost every day—sometimes she posts two!—and when I see them, I feel like I’ve communicated with a traveling companion whom I’ve never met and know next to nothing about, yet whose presence I feel on the path beside me, and who I feel I understand on a deeply emotional level, where all the best magic comes from. She almost always writes a few lines about her photos, which have the meditative quality of poetry, and which always leave me purring contentedly. She writes in the humble lowercase. She wouldn't want to be misunderstood. To walk her path is to embrace both the light and the dark inside yourself. To treat yourself gently means learning to hold your own hand. I’m grateful for your company, Joy, and for those days when you lead the way! :)