This lesson looks at memory and story as pathways to joy.
Enhancer of Joy Memory
Practice Duration 45 minutes
Lesson developed byAlmeda M. Wright, Ph.D. and Anne E. Streaty Wimberly, Ph.D.
Introduction for Leaders
Finding joy includes recalling one’s own story of struggle and overcoming and opening thoughts on where joy appeared or was thwarted in that story.
Gather
Gather (5 minutes)
Greet each youth as they arrive
Check in
Opening prayer
Engage
Engage (35 minutes)
Have someone from the group read Paul Lawrence Dunbar’s lyrics to “With the Lark” https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/190/lyrics-of-the-hearthside/3942/with-the-lark/
Ask the following questions:
What does the poem say about choosing joy?
In what ways do it or does it not reflect your views on choosing joy?