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ings bright vibrant colors. And, peo- ŝƚ ŵŽƌĞ ŽŌĞŶ͘ ĞĞƉ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ ƵƐ͕ ǁĞ Ăůů
ƉůĞ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ ůŝƩĞƌŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƚŚĞŵ͕ have this impulse to seek out joy in
ƚŚĞLJ ƐƚĂƌƚĞĚ ƉĂLJŝŶŐ ƚŚĞŝƌ ƚĂdžĞƐ͕ ĂŶĚ our surroundings, and we have it for
people reported feeling safer on the Ă ƌĞĂƐŽŶ͘ :ŽLJ ŝƐŶ͛ƚ ƐŽŵĞ ƐƵƉĞƌŇƵŽƵƐ
streets. ĞdžƚƌĂ͘ /ƚ͛Ɛ ĚŝƌĞĐƚůLJ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ŽƵƌ
ĨƵŶĚĂŵĞŶƚĂů ŝŶƐƟŶĐƚ ĨŽƌ ƐƵƌǀŝǀĂů͘ KŶ
A similar thing happened in a nurs- the most basic level, the drive toward
ing home in Japan when an architect joy is the drive toward life.”
hung large colorful balls from the ceil-
ŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ǀŝƐŝƟŶŐ ƌŽŽŵ͘ &ĂŵŝůLJ ŵĞŵ- So, if you’re feeling a bit blue, search
bers who visited stayed longer. And, your surroundings for ways to spark
when a public school in Harlem paint- some joy. Who knows? Maybe you’ll
ed their classrooms in bright colors, be able to awaken your senses and
ĂƩĞŶĚĂŶĐĞ ƌŽƐĞ͕ ŐƌĂĸƟ ƐƚŽƉƉĞĚ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚ ŝŶƐƉŝƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚ ƵůƟŵĂƚĞůLJ ŚĂƉƉŝ-
children reported feeling safer in the ness.
building.
/Ɛ ŝƚ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƚŚĂƚ ŽƵƌ ĞŵŽƟŽŶƐ ĐĂŶ
ďĞ ƐŽ ŚĞĂǀŝůLJ ŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚ ďLJ ĐŽůŽƌ ĂŶĚ
abundance? Lee argues that the an-
swer is absolutely yes! In an inter-
ǀŝĞǁĞĚ ƐŚĞ ĞdžƉůĂŝŶĞĚ͕ ͞ ĂĐŚ ŵŽŵĞŶƚ
ŽĨ ũŽLJ ŝƐ ƐŵĂůů͘ Ƶƚ ŽǀĞƌ ƟŵĞ͕ ƚŚĞLJ
add up to more than the sum of their
parts. And so maybe, instead of chas-
ŝŶŐ ĂŌĞƌ ŚĂƉƉŝŶĞƐƐ͕ ǁŚĂƚ ǁĞ ƐŚŽƵůĚ
ďĞ ĚŽŝŶŐ ŝƐ ĞŵďƌĂĐŝŶŐ ũŽLJ ĂŶĚ ĮŶĚŝŶŐ
ways to put ourselves in the path of
Ŷ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ ĐŽŶƐƵůƚĂŶƚ͕ DƌƐ͘ ZŝŅĂ ^ĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚ ŚĂƐ
ƐĞƌǀĞĚ ƚŚĞ :ĞǁŝƐŚ ĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ ĨŽƌ ĐůŽƐĞ ƚŽ ƚŚŝƌƚLJ LJĞĂƌƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĨŽƵŶĚĞĚ ĂŶĚ Ěŝ-
ƌĞĐƚƐ ƚŚĞ ǁŝĚĞůLJ ĂĐĐůĂŝŵĞĚ ĞĚƵĐĂƟŽŶĂů ƉƌŽŐƌĂŵ͕ ^K^͕ ƐĞƌǀŝĐŝŶŐ Ăůů ŐƌĂĚĞ
ůĞǀĞůƐ ŝŶ ƐĞĐƵůĂƌ ĂƐ ǁĞůů ĂƐ ,ĞďƌĞǁ ƐƚƵĚŝĞƐ͘ ŬƌŝĂŚ ĂŶĚ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ƐƉĞĐŝĂů-
ŝƐƚ͕ ƐŚĞ ŚĂƐ ŐŝǀĞŶ ĚLJŶĂŵŝĐ ǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉƐ ĂŶĚ ŚĂƐ ƐĞƚ ƵƉ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ ůĂďƐ ŝŶ ŵĂŶLJ
ƐĐŚŽŽůƐ͘ /Ŷ ĂĚĚŝƟŽŶ͕ ƐŚĞ ŽīĞƌƐ ĞǀĂůƵĂƟŽŶƐ '͘ ͘ ͘ ƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ͕͕ ƐŽĐŝĂů
ƐŬŝůůƐ ƚƌĂŝŶŝŶŐ ĂŶĚ ƐŚŝĚĚƵĐŚ ĐŽĂĐŚŝŶŐ͕ ĨŽĐƵƐŝŶŐ ŽŶ ďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ ƐĞůĨͲĞƐƚĞĞŵ ĂŶĚ
ƐĞůĨͲĂǁĂƌĞŶĞƐƐ͘ ^ŚĞ ĐĂŶ ďĞ ƌĞĂĐŚĞĚ Ăƚ ϳϭϴͲϯϴϮͲϱϰϯϳ Žƌ Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚΛ
ŐŵĂŝů͘ĐŽŵ ͘ zŽƵ ĐĂŶ ǀŝĞǁ ƚŚĞ ǁĞď Ăƚ ƌŝŅĂƐĐŚŽŶĨĞůĚƐŽƐ͘ĐŽŵ͘
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