My favorite story is one that circulated a couple of years ago about the restaurant owner who loved everyone and was greatly loved in turn. When he was shot, the doctor's gave him up for dead. Even though they thought he was unconscious, he was aware of what was going on and yelled at the doctor's to operate on him believing he would make it. They did, and he did. I just love that story because it says to never give up.
I think most people on FR are like that because to me it is a very conservative, personally responsible attitude about life, and of course, faith is the added element.
Joy is very different from happiness, Annie, and I had never thought about that until you mentioned it. Thank you.
The "doctors" didn't expect him to make it. (twice I did it!)! :-(