As we were driving to the airport for her treasure hunt, I was thinking about the labour of harvesting joy. While there are occasions and stages in life where joy comes more spontaneously, it has been my experience that many of us living today have to make an effort to plant and nurture and harvest joy. The labour of harvesting joy has at least three parts. The final part of harvesting joy is allowing myself to be fully present to and deeply moved by what and who is right in front of me. Nature still surrounds me with beauty when I feel lost and lonely and afraid.