JOY

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Joy is the courageous integration of flourishing, eudaimonia, equanimity, and lifeblood (FEEL).

  • My understanding of joy has transformed into an internally owned essential precursor to living my best life.  I now aspire no longer to depend on external circumstances or other people to generate joy in my life.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.  It is my personal approach that creates the climate.  It is my daily mood that makes the weather.  I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.  I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.  I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.  In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized.”—Goethe

  • “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”—Joseph Campbell

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What daily habit helps you cultivate joy?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based website founded by Duane Nelson, an author, speaker, and teacher focused on helping people live their best life.

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