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Episode 13

Join your hosts Carmen and Sophia Micsa to find out how to live your life with more joy and gratitude with Louise Pistole, the author of Discover Your Joy.

Louise is a JOY fanatic! She brings her Southern charm and joyful inspiration as she encourages others to discover their own joy no matter where they are on their journey. As Louise navigated her own difficult valleys, she emerged with a strong message of joy to share with other women. Her inspiration comes alive with real-life stories of hope, love, and faith. JOY really is her superpower!

After a career of over 30 years in the financial industry, Louise made a decision to leave the business world and pursue her passion for writing. Her book, Discover Your Joy, was published in 2021. She shares her personal stories of love, laughter, holidays, kids, and grandkids, along with all the good and not-so-good that life has to offer.

Louise offers encouragement and inspiration to women worldwide through her writing, coaching, and speaking. Using both practical wisdom and Biblical truths, she guides others to seek what they are missing in life and to become the best version of themselves.

After 45 years apart, she recently reconnected with her high-school sweetheart. They married on the beach and found their joy in a vacation home on the coast. Their love story was printed in the April 2019 issue of Sasee Magazine.

Her life has come full circle and she is grateful every day!

Louise Pistole has the following advice to live a joyful life:

• Joy and happiness are not interchangeable. Happiness is eating ice cream, for example, that makes you feel good at the moment, while joy is something that is a habit and it lives in your heart and soul. 
• Her book is filled with obviously a lot of joy and also gratitude.
• Since Seeds of Sunshine is a multigenerational podcast, Louise believes that journaling is beneficial for all ages. The same with reading any kind of inspirational book. 
• Additionally, spending time in nature and getting outside are big contributors to one's joy. 

On this Seeds of Sunshine episode:

• Louise points out that the United States is number 16 in happiness, which is different than joy, but if we're not a happy country, we're not a joyful country. 
• Women need connections and experiences, as they bring the most joy. 
• The joy of the path and the joy of being in nature is discovering everything along the path as you go along the way. So, there are ways that all of

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