No Joy: Failing to see what is beyond our vision or control

No joy. That was my response to a question–could I recall a trial that ended in restored joy? The challenge was to examine an ordained difficulty. I looked at several trials (growth opportunities we glass-half-full people call them) and concluded that restoration is a process. Apparently, I still have some construction rubble around me.

“No joy” happens to be a phrase pilots use when they fail to see another airplane the tower has warned them to watch out for. The phrase comes from the Britis...