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What Joy is Made Of
It’s not a huge, overarching ideal. It’s the little things every day that bring contentment and satisfaction.
The concept of joy is frequently misunderstood.
People see joy as this huge, powerful, eventful thing that can be a challenge to achieve.
But the reality of joy is quite different. It’s not about some grand, amazing, overwhelming notion. It’s the little things in life.
Recognizing this, you open yourself to find more joy and more things to bring you joy.
Why does it even matter?
Life is not easy. At least, not very often.
Everyone has struggles in life. There are challenges to face on every imaginable scale. In the United States, for example, there are challenges on the national level between a contentious, ugly election, and the continued lack of response to COVID-19 and its impact.
The repercussions of this impact on a more personal level. Children are learning either remotely at home — or — both remotely and part-time in school. Jobs have been lost. Businesses have been closed. Hobbies that we turn to in order to socialize and reset ourselves are on hold indefinitely.
