Sometimes a chair is more than just a chair. Seats are pedestrian; they’re everywhere we go. That commonness, if we’re not paying attention, can let the sitter go unnoticed. The beauty within goes unseen—that is, without the right questions and frame to draw it out.

To break the common perception, it helps to have an uncommon chair. History didn’t frame The Mona Lisa in plywood. She’s wrapped by dignity worthy of her beauty. The same standard applies to you and to anyone walking by. Each is waiting for a chair that hints at the joy bubbling beneath the surface. They’re waiting for their throne, and most don’t even recognize they deserve such an honor.

We’ve crafted a frame for living, breathing Mona Lisas (and Larrys). It’s a simple throne that sets the stage to reveal the beauty and release the joy.

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Life Expansion through Experience

How can we find our joy? First of all, what is joy? To answer that, note what joy is not.  Joy is not happy all the time, joy is not faking it, joy is not someday.

Joy is a ripening of all the different experiences, good and bad. It swells up within us and changes how we see the sunlight, the look in our loved one’s faces. Joy is an attitude, a belief that you decide you want.

Joy is a love affair with every aspect of our human hearts. But how can we get more of it? Much of the time, joy seems to come upon us spontaneously. But can you imagine what would happen if it could be cultivated? There is a new way. It’s called the JOYELY Formula. It works because when you break it down, joy is a process. Rather than an arrival point, joy is a fluid interaction with the full spectrum of our experiences. Joy is instantaneous. First, we consider what has brought us joy in the past. Then we can go about bringing more of that experience into our lives.

Joy is our #1 task when we wake up in the morning, and the work continues all day long.

Are you an Influencer of JOY? Or do you know someone who is? Perhaps you have seen a friend, family member, entrepreneur, healthcare professional, teacher or Non-Profit show up with a joyful heart. We would like to shine a spotlight on you or them so that we can hear, record, and share this joy to inspire others.

JOYELY, our name, and brand.

JOYELY is everchanging and evolving thanks to our community.

The word JOY is overused and underrated.  JOY is a concept that is now expanded upon by adding ELY, therefore expanding on the concept of JOY.

Living JOYELY means embracing the elements of the following:

• Authentically, genuine and real
• Joyfully, with great pleasure and happiness
• Merrily, in a cheerful way

JOYELY Challenges the Status Quo:
ARTICLE: How Challenging The Status Quo Is Actually An Act Of Healing by Tina Lifford
Self-examination is uncomfortable and it challenges your sense of identity and belonging.

Movements that change the course of humanity ask us to examine our conditioning and acceptance of things. People come together, raise their voices, and take to the streets when the status quo begins to feel unjust and like a threat to the humanity of certain groups and communities. The people who dare to speak up and acknowledge their discomfort, with the way things are, create a pathway for the rest of us to follow.