How to Live in Joy

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Day 17: How a video game has created daily joy

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This piece is part of a 30 day series on how to live in joy while at home during this lockdown in the month of May, 2020. Each day I look at something that brings joy to us here at home. This helps lift spirits and my hope is that other writers will join in this challenge to find joy at home.

A few days ago we got the game Animal Crossing for the Nintendo Switch. It was meant as a fun game for our son and one of his friends may receive it soon as well. We thought maybe they would enjoy playing it together online. It is a great way to connect at a distance.

Little did I know that this game would win my heart! I normally do not play video games. It takes me quite a while to figure out the controls and in all honesty I would rather watch than play. However, this game was different. It took me to another world and brought back the joy that I have for travel without leaving home.

In this game you travel to an island. You settle into a lovely animal community with a tent. You start to build up a life on the island by getting to know those around you, planting things around your home and interacting with the other characters. My son and I both created characters. My name is Tristiana and his name is Adamal.

It is so sweet that many times he will send me gifts in the game like a hat or a new dress. He even planted a money tree near my island home! We have also traveled to other islands to see what is there are collect materials. It’s a fun adventure! I am also thankful that my son can mostly just control my character, it’s a lot faster that way (with my limited controller skills).

I find that this game really captures the spirit of adventure. It brings me into another world. Another world that I get to share with my son. A world of an island, the ocean, beautiful wildlife, talking animals. A world of creating, imagining and wondering. A world of brightness and community. A world that we can create.

Every day I look forward to our time on the island. We open our mail. We receive points for doing activities. We find out about the latest island news. We help by donating to the museum where the curator is an owl. We love to decorate our homes. We love to care for and nurture the plants and trees around our homes. It is a little make-believe world that opens our hearts to the possibilities. It is a fun escape from the day to day news that I think is so important right now. It is a chance for our hearts to open and our minds to take a little rest.

What kinds of daily adventures can you find at home? Please let me know in the comments!

With lots of love and light,

Trista

I challenge these writers to let us know how they find joy at home: Amy Marley, Tree Langdon ♾️ and Suntonu Bhadra. I look forward to reading about your joy at home.

Here’s some more of my articles in this series: