Great exploration of this important topic! Here’s how I think the “pot-holed road” analogy has worked in my life: Over time, the road got so many holes that I thought “this is just what it means to live.” Then I found a short patch of smooth road, and that enabled me to notice the bumps.
As I’ve been able to gain more peace, it’s easier for me to notice when I’m triggered and then use that feeling as an entry way. When I was walking around constantly edgy, one more trigger was just part of the status quo.
I like the metaphorical statemen "Joy is the matriarch of a family of emotions. She won't come into your house if her children are not welcome", suggesting that joy, as an emotion, is like a matriarch who leads and represents a family of positive emotions. In essence, it implies that joy is accompanied by other positive emotions, which could include happiness, contentment, gratitude, and love, among others.
The statement also suggests that in order to experience joy fully, one must be open to welcoming all the positive emotions that accompany it. If one rejects or dismisses these other emotions, then joy itself may not fully manifest.
In practical terms, it emphasizes the interconnectedness of emotions and the importance of embracing positivity in all its forms to truly experience joy and fulfillment in life. Thanks for the thoughful essay!
Great exploration of this important topic! Here’s how I think the “pot-holed road” analogy has worked in my life: Over time, the road got so many holes that I thought “this is just what it means to live.” Then I found a short patch of smooth road, and that enabled me to notice the bumps.
As I’ve been able to gain more peace, it’s easier for me to notice when I’m triggered and then use that feeling as an entry way. When I was walking around constantly edgy, one more trigger was just part of the status quo.
Feel a tremendous kinship towards this. Thank you!!
I loved this article and completely agree.
This is counter to our western culture that avoids difficulty for a bubble of comfortable.
People run away from challenges rather than meeting them, facing them, and growing stronger and wiser.
Well said 🙂👌🏽
I like the metaphorical statemen "Joy is the matriarch of a family of emotions. She won't come into your house if her children are not welcome", suggesting that joy, as an emotion, is like a matriarch who leads and represents a family of positive emotions. In essence, it implies that joy is accompanied by other positive emotions, which could include happiness, contentment, gratitude, and love, among others.
The statement also suggests that in order to experience joy fully, one must be open to welcoming all the positive emotions that accompany it. If one rejects or dismisses these other emotions, then joy itself may not fully manifest.
In practical terms, it emphasizes the interconnectedness of emotions and the importance of embracing positivity in all its forms to truly experience joy and fulfillment in life. Thanks for the thoughful essay!