Aiming for Joy

Latex paint on dropcloth on floating canvas.

58x58x0.50"

I am discovering and exploring my emotions so I can recognize them and trust them as guides. So, I am depicting the Alphabet of Emotions.

This painting, "Aiming for Joy" is for the letter "J". I fully understand that each and every day is not going to be joyful. Even so, there are some days when I can get there by being grateful, making sure to get out in nature, meet friends, knit....all that.

Joy doesn't come on its own, it seems. I find you have to create a path to get there, so I aim for joy. Sometimes I make it and sometimes I have to try again.