Cultivating Joy: Sheltering Within During Life's Storms

In Cultivating JOY: Sheltering Within During the Storm, Dr. Jenkins gracefully, lovingly, and joyfully examines the state of joy and how to attain it. She asks questions of the reader, relays episodes of her disappointment and emotional upheaval experienced during her divorce "storm," and describes her resurgence of joy. She also weaves in narratives of others, disillusioned by life's storms, and recounts how she helped join them to their joy. Jenkins, a psychologist, details practical suggestions for attaining joy. Her assurance that we deserve joy is followed by the advice that joy requires "care, nurturing, and protection." The important message of this book is that joy is available to all of us. The beauty of the book is Jenkins' thoughtful, precise, and joy-filled advice.