SHINE YOUR JOY

Welcome to Shine Your Joy, an inspirational site to empower and encourage you on your own journey. Joy just happens to be my middle name and choosing to embrace joy in my own life has taken me to where I am today.

I am a strong believer in self-love and making choices that serve our overall well-being first and foremost. When we love ourselves, it is so much easier for us to show love to others. And that's when we experience true joy.

In this crazy and unpredictable world we live in, we have the amazing opportunity to shine our joy to others. Joy is infectious, so let's band together to start a positive movement!

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stephaniedefazio

Feb 11, 20225 min read

Spotlight on Joy: Kriste O'Brien

Hello Joy-seekers, meet Kriste O'Brien! Kriste is a wife and mom of three, including two college students. She lives in New Hampshire...

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stephaniedefazio

Feb 4, 20224 min read

Spotlight on Joy: Kristin Hutchison

Hello Joy-seekers, meet Kristin Hutchison! She is mom and a wife, and the host of her own podcast, Chicken in a Bag, where she chats with...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Merry Christmas Darling

stephaniedefazio

Dec 20, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Merry Christmas Darling

Merry Christmas Darling has a history that began well before Richard and Karen were the Carpenters. Frank Pooler, Richard and Karen's...

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stephaniedefazio

Dec 16, 20214 min read

Finding Christmas

Voctave, the amazing A Cappella group, released a video performance last month of Where Are You Christmas and it gave me all the...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

stephaniedefazio

Dec 13, 20213 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)

When we think of "The Christmas Song," our minds often go to the wonderfully magical vocals of Nat King Cole. He was actually the first...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

stephaniedefazio

Dec 6, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

Did you know that the song Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas premiered in the 1949 film Meet Me in St. Louis, sung by the legendary...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: I Won't Last a Day Without You

stephaniedefazio

Nov 15, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: I Won't Last a Day Without You

"I Won't Last a Day Without You" was the result of another wonderful collaboration with Paul Williams and Roger Nichols, and it was their...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays

stephaniedefazio

Nov 8, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: Rainy Days and Mondays

The Carpenters released "Rainy Days and Mondays" in 1971. It was the second song by Paul Williams and Roger Nichols to become another hit...

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stephaniedefazio

Oct 28, 20213 min read

Spotlight on Joy: Dany Horovitz Music

Seeking some good vibes in this life? Often, music is what we need. Whether we consider ourselves to be music aficionados or are just...

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#MusicMondays with the Carpenters: Desperado

stephaniedefazio

Oct 25, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with the Carpenters: Desperado

*Updated December 2023 Desperado was written by Don Henley and Glenn Frey of the Eagles in 1973. It became one of their top hits of all...

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#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun

stephaniedefazio

Oct 4, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays with The Carpenters: We've Only Just Begun

We've Only Just Begun, written by Roger Nichols and Paul Williams, first appeared in...believe it or not...a TV commercial for a bank!...

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#MusicMondays: "I Need To Be In Love" by The Carpenters

stephaniedefazio

Sep 27, 20213 min read

#MusicMondays: "I Need To Be In Love" by The Carpenters

I Need to be in Love, written by Richard Carpenter, Albert Hammond, and John Bettis, was released in 1976. It became one of The...

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#MusicMondays: "Top of the World" by The Carpenters

stephaniedefazio

Sep 20, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays: "Top of the World" by The Carpenters

Richard Carpenter and John Bettis wrote "Top of the World," which has a fun country vibe to it! Did you know that this song wasn't...

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#MusicMondays: My cover of "Now," by The Carpenters

stephaniedefazio

Sep 13, 20212 min read

#MusicMondays: My cover of "Now," by The Carpenters

For those of you who are familiar with the music of The Carpenters, the brother and sister duo Richard and Karen Carpenter that had a...

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Over the Rainbow: a song of hope and Home

stephaniedefazio

Sep 8, 20214 min read

Over the Rainbow: a song of hope and Home

With the film The Wizard of Oz having just recently celebrated its 82nd anniversary on August 25th, and the song Over the Rainbow taking...

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stephaniedefazio

Aug 9, 20215 min read

Spotlight on Joy: Connecting Thru Music

We can all recognize the profound impact of music in our own lives and in the lives of others. It's healing and therapeutic, energizing,...

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