Brent Freeman learned firsthand that true fulfillment doesn’t come from external achievements—it comes from aligning with ...

There’s a poem from Mary Oliver I’ve been meditating on lately: “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. There are plenty of lives and towns destroyed or about to be. We are not ...

Joy Bauer has joined the Start TODAY family! Download the Start TODAY app to get Joy’s 7-day meal plan and take the guesswork out of healthy eating. Holiday mornings deserve something a little special ...

In 2021, jazz vocalist Samara Joy graduated from college. Months later, she released her first album. Now, she has three. She's won three Grammys and is up for two more for her latest Christmas ...

In a world where joy can feel fleeting, research shows people who report higher levels of happiness have more robust and deeper connections with other human beings. The longest study on human ...

Compiling just seven essentials from philosopher Peter Kreeft’s new book, The Mystery of Joy (Ignatius), might seem a daunting exercise in distillation and parsing. But any effort to foster a better ...

What is sympathetic joy? Imagine how a loving parent feels seeing their child giggle in playful delight, or rock their spotlight in the school play. Sympathetic joy is about feeling uplifted, ...

Packing for 2026: Phone charger? Check. Step tracker? Check. Weighted vest? Check. Joy? Hold on, I think it’s in here somewhere. We often enter a new year as if we’re bracing for impact. Optimizing, ...

When Joy Reid was unceremoniously fired from MSNBC in February 2025 during what the network claims was an overhaul of their show lineups, bringing her popular show “The ReidOut” to an end, many folks ...

Every December, Americans go searching for joy. We chase it through crowded stores, pack it into our calendars and hope the season will somehow lift the heaviness we’ve carried all year long. But for ...

In many corporate environments, joy is treated as an afterthought: a reward dispensed after success, or a byproduct of “perks” like free food or casual Fridays. However, neuroscience and ...