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Joy Stories

Whenever I go I bring extra food in my bagto share it with anyone sitting close to meAnd that really makes me feel good to see the joy in their...

Notes to HHDL

Ashish, Netherlands

Your Holiness, or as I would rather prefer to say, Dear Friend, Watching you and Archbishop Tutu share your joie de vivre was just the story I needed to hear...

Notes to HHDL

Viv, Chile

Your Holiness,Whenever I see you on the screen tears well up, you simply touch my heart and embody hope as well as boundless compassion to which I aspire every day....

Notes to Arch

Aniesa, South Africa

Dumela ntate ?? Thank you for being a constant source of wisdom and joy for our beautiful country and for the world.I read The Book of Joy this year and...

Joy Stories

Brenda, United States

I named my family's new puppy, Grateful! I have grandchildren that I want to instill compassion, and gratefulness, and self love -joy! I find that every time someone calls out...

Joy Stories

Pascale, France

Life has shown me the path of joy and I have chosen to share it, especially through Laughter Yoga, which allows us to reconnect to our joyful and peaceful humanity....

Notes to Arch

Mario, Guatemala

Dear Archbishop Tutu, Thank you for your beautiful existence! You are an inspiration and a source of happiness and hope for everyone alive that comes in contact with you :)...

Notes to HHDL

Rita, United States

This week in the U.S., we are celebrating Thanksgiving holiday, so it was a beautiful time to make myself aware of joy and write a letter of gratitude. My letter...

Notes to HHDL

Harald, Germany

Dear Holiness,25 years ago, on the 11th of April 1997 we have met, in Caen, France, in the memorial of peace. I was with my 9 week old daughter and...

Joy Stories

Victoria, United States

On my usual walk, I approached the doom and gloom house. Never saw who lived there. They never had any outdoor plants or decorations. Just a mailbox, an un-sailable boat,...

Notes to Arch

Mary, United States

Thank you for modeling such Joy, love and compassion for the world.

Joy Stories

Gaé, South Africa

I ran up and down a hill to experience a sunrise and beach breeze. I ran an incline along a beach-mountain road I did about 8 years ago. Exif_JPEG_420

Joy Stories

Sue, Mexico

My husband and I love our neighbor family. We invited them to our house for a homemade pizza gathering. We made crusts and let the children make their own pizzas...

Notes to Arch

Felicity, South Africa

I love the Archbishop's message, and I am especially grateful that he reminds me/us that, "We are all built for perfection, but we are not perfect. We have to keep...

Notes to HHDL

Felicity, South Africa

Your Holiness, I am grateful for your stories and for your history, and for the faith and hope and goodness you bring to the planet. You are a beacon of...

Joy Stories

Steve, United States

This was a moment of Big AWE: I was on a springtime retreat in college, 47 years ago. I was taking a walk alone in the woods behind the retreat...

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