"That's how we express our joy, our grief.
"Sometimes it's just our job to show up at a funeral and sing the funeral song, and express our joy at being alive".
Mr Obama, who personally telephoned the soldiers' parents yesterday, added: "On behalf of the American people, I was honoured to call his parents to express our joy that they can expect his safe return, mindful of their courage and sacrifice throughout this ordeal".
"On behalf of the American people, I was honored to call his parents to express our joy that they can expect his safe return, mindful of their courage and sacrifice throughout this ordeal," President Obama said in a statement released by the White House.
The power of mindfulness, learning to be present, finding purpose by expressing our gifts and joy, realizing our outer life is only as balanced as we honor and develop our inner life-all are moving people to a new Heaven and new Earth.
"On behalf of the people of the State of Israel, I wish to express our tremendous joy at the birth of your child - a royal baby, born in the most democratic country on earth.
They gave us permission to express our unabashed joy.
Today the dancing begins and with this dancing we express our outrage and joy and our firm global call for a world where women are free and safe and cherished and equal.
"To me, it was the only thing that could really express our diversity, beauty and our joy".
With his Platform, Mr. Harrell, offering a serious wink, is addressing the difficulty of expressing joy in experimental work: Is joy a result of boisterous movement or standing around?
