This is such a good question to ponder about happiness. I recently read that Happiness is more conditional and outside of one’s self, whereas Joy is more intrinsic. For example, I recently lost someone very special to me. I was looking at a picture of him and listening to a brief recording of a phone message from 2 years ago. I was crying, but at the same time feeling deep joy for having known this man. Grief and joy coexisting.
This is such a good question to ponder about happiness. I recently read that Happiness is more conditional and outside of one’s self, whereas Joy is more intrinsic. For example, I recently lost someone very special to me. I was looking at a picture of him and listening to a brief recording of a phone message from 2 years ago. I was crying, but at the same time feeling deep joy for having known this man. Grief and joy coexisting.