Joyful Blog April

Amazing April Living Off-Grid in the Valley Off-grid mountain living thrives on self-sufficiency, utilizing solar power with backup generators, wood stoves for heat, and water collection systems. Ideal homes include durable, insulated cabins or yurts, often featuring propane appliances and composting toilets for, at least, partial waste management. Key strategies focus on year-round water sourcing, […]

Joyful Blog March

Magical March Often we think about having good luck in March, but what really is luck? Good luck is often described as something mysterious, unpredictable, or purely random. Yet many people seem to experience “luck” more frequently than others, not because of magic or chance, but because of how they think, act, and engage with […]

Joyful Blog February

Self Love Month Here at Joyful Journey, we like to celebrate Self Love in February. While many emphasize the relationship aspect and couples in love, we want to refocus on you! The best kind of love begins with Self-love! I have some great tips I found to share with you.  1. Embrace meditation and mindfulness. […]

Joyful Blog

The Holiday season is over… Many of us enjoy the excitement and hustle & bustle of the holiday season. For some, all of the stress and excitement may cause anxiety.  The end of the holidays is a relief! But for many others, the complete stop after the season may cause “post-holiday blues”.  Why Do We […]

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays Wishing you and yours a joyful holiday season! Here at Joyful Journey, we embrace the holiday spirit year-round! To me, the holiday spirit is joy, compassion, and unconditional love.  I have a buddy here named G.O.D., and I am practicing to love him unconditionally! It is very easy to love my dad! He […]

Giving Thanks

Giving Thanks What a beautiful time to reflect upon this past year! What I wish to reflect upon at this time every year is giving thanks! I take this time to find the good, even within the bad! I appreciate the many blessings that I have, from the smallest to the largest! Often, we take […]

Trick or Treat?

Trick or Treat? Are you ready to get into the Halloween spirit?? We are also!! We are having our annual Halloween contest and will open up guest voting for the winners! Meanwhile, here are some local attractions to visit: Guidestone Colorado Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival Guidestone’s Annual Pumpkin Patch & Harvest Festival is a […]

Save Energy

Ways We May Conserve This September will mark the 36th annual Crestone Energy Fair. What a great time to discuss ways we may save and conserve energy.  I searched the internet extensively to find simple options and solutions for conserving energy.  Here at Joyful Journey Hot Springs, we incorporate these practices. I strongly urge you […]

Fire Safety

Fire Safety Many humans love having a fire. Some of them would be happy to have a fire every day! But here in Colorado, we cannot do that. We must check for a fire ban daily before burning and take extra measures to help stop the spread.  I love lying by a fire! I don’t […]

Local plantlife

Local plants Many flowers and plants are so pretty to look at! But not all plants are pet-friendly. In this post, I will show some of the local plant life we have growing here and share my thoughts about my four-legged friends engaging with them.  Rocky Mountain Columbine I am told that these have shades […]