Joy as a family value
Joy is the decision to notice what is good and celebrate it, often and out loud. Families who choose it dance in the kitchen, celebrate half-birthdays and laugh easily. As a value, joy protects time for fun in a busy year. The sun and the rose are its traditional symbols.
Family mottos about joy
- Choose joy
- Joy in all things
- Dance anyway
- Find the joy
- Choose joy. Explore more.
- Choose joy. Laugh often. Be well.
- Joy and nature
Latin mottos with joy
In Latin, joy is Gaudium; “by” or “with joy” is Gaudio. Paired with another value it makes a classic two-word motto.
- Carpe Diem
- Seize the day
- Gaudio et Audacia
- By joy and daring
- Gaudio et Risu
- By joy and laughter
- Gaudio et Salute
- By joy and health
- Gaudio et Natura
- By joy and nature
- Gaudio et Clementia
- By joy and mercy
- Gaudio et Liberalitate
- By joy and generosity
- Gaudio et Hospitalitate
- By joy and hospitality
Creed lines about joy
Classic (timeless and formal)
We rejoice in every day we are given.
We keep joy alive in our hearts and in our home.
We find gladness in simple things.
Warm (heartfelt and plain-spoken)
We find something to celebrate every day.
Our home is full of laughter and music.
We share in each other's happiness.
Playful (funny, but still true)
We dance in the kitchen, badly.
We celebrate half-birthdays.
We have a happy song for every occasion.
A sample creed built around joy
This is what the generator writes for a family whose answers put joy first, in the classic tone. Your family's own answers will change the lines, and you can edit every one.
This is our family creed:
We keep joy alive in our hearts and in our home.
We go boldly into the wide world.
We keep good humor in hard times and in happy ones.
Bound by love, we go forward together.
Joy in heraldry
Or (gold) is the color most often tied to joy: traditionally generosity and elevation of the mind. Symbols that suit it:
Talk about it at the table
- When was our family happiest this year?
- What small thing makes your day better?
- What should we celebrate that we usually skip?