A friend at my local coffee shop notices that I like getting my wife iced mochas each day, and asked: what would bring you joy? A joy project? I see that you like giving her joy daily…

My wife get’s joy from me getting her daily iced mochas from our local coffee shop. Her form of joy is an iced cafe mocha daily, nice.. and it does bring me joy to bring her joy; but i pondered his question, as he made her drink today, since he seemed to sincerely want to know my own ideal joy bringing activity, and, so after a quick thought, I said:

Mine, would be to ride on a 50’s motorcycle (preferably an “Indian” vintage, or royal enfield) across europe, during spring or fall, starting in Calais, en route to Jerusalem, with lots of cameras attached, praying and stopping along “the way” to do documentaries of each person and creature i met, and making photo story books and short films of all I encounter.

With maybe also some water colored paint guns on the sides of my bike, to spray each nation and city i passed through with their true colors, leaving a pattern of life across the old continent to see by…blessing cities and lands into their true images and colors, or at least forecasting them through art!

Then, framing the stories and film and photos well in the global cities i stopped in, especially ones with a gift of graphics and printing remarkable books; and sending them as art gifts of encouragement and honor, back to each person and place I met.

Probably also, producing and editing them at night, over a campfire while eating fish i caught that day…then ending up in Jerusalem, reading poetry at night on that city’s specifically glowing, rooftops…in that white stoned moonlit domed world, which is my inner home…

Ok, her’s is much more affordable. Less logistics involved. And blesses daily. I think I’ll keep getting my wife cafe mochas from our local coffee shop. But kind of this fellow to ask what sort of thing would bring me the most joy! And, a nice thing about creative folks, he took me seriously, and started thinking of people I could collaborate with to make it happen-strap on cameras and paint guns…but, as he said, your wife’s joy is more affordable. Good practical artist, that fellow; keeping me ok and thankful, with my daily joys.

Also, made me glad that I can bring my wife joy in small, flavorful, daily ways. Everyone has their own style of joys….mine, however, may take a lifetime to choreograph, execute, and to live out.