episode 9 | joy

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What does it mean to be joyful?
An artist called NightBirde. Despite battling cancer, inspired the audiences of America’s got talent by saying "You can’t wait until life isn’t hard anymore before you decide to be happy".

Closer to home, I recently met a joyful lady who has encountered the difficulties of losing her husband and 5 other people in her immediate circle in a span of 2 weeks. But, despite that, she was able to say, with utmost sincerity, "I survived because I Chose to be happy".

Oprah, defines Joy as a sustained sense of well-being and inner peace. Real joy is in direct proportion to how connected you are to living your truth.

Dr. Brene Brown shares "A joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together by trust, gratitude and inspiration. Happiness is tied to circumstance, while joy is tied to spirit and gratitude" . In her 12 years of research, there’s no joy, when there’s no gratitude.<pause|>

These ladies, spiritually advanced in their own right, advise us to choose a joyful life, with gratitude and prayer. Having said that, why don’t we take this time to pause and to remember our many reasons to be joyful? Can you recall some moments, no matter how brief, that made you smile today? :)

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