How To Achieve Joy

What is Joy?

Joy is a positive feeling that is understandable of life situations and event. It is a constant feeling, and something you have to choose everyday.

How Can Joy Be Obtain and Maintain?

Joy can be obtained/maintained by acceptance and by a change in mindset.

Life comes with its up and downs. But you have to hold on to hope in order to achieve joy in life. You have to accept both the negtive and positive outcome of life. Be at peace with the things you can not control and change the things you can control. Don’t let the hardship of life get you depress.

Accepting your past can be a step forward towards joy. Often times our brain focuses on the mistakes we made in our past, instead of focusing on the present. It is important to realize that you can not change the past. Spending your life in regret can lead to a path of depression.

Accept yourself and the things you have. Joy can not be find by looking and wishing you have what others have. Jealousy is the killer of joy and can put you into a deep depression. Don’t compare your looks nor the way you live your life to others. Remember everyone's path is different. Accept your path and move forward with your life. Be at peace with your life circumstances.

Despite life challenges its important to have a positive mindset. Find the good in every situation. One positive thing about life challenges is that it can make you stronger. Facing difficulties with the idea that it will strengthen you can empower you to get through it. There is joy in believing you can overcome every challenge you come up against. You may not be able to control life challenges but you can control your mindset.

Focus your mind on things that gives you pleasure. When doing so, you are giving your brain a dose of dopamine. One thing that can possibly give you pleasure is family. Spending time with the people you love can bring so much joy to you. Achieving your goals can also bring you pleasure. Working towards your goals can switch off the negative thoughts in your head. So focus on doing your best. Doing a physical activity that you love can also bring you pleasure. Some people love to play basketball with friends, while others love to sing and dance. Focusing on an hobby can also help. Writing is one of my hobbies that brings me so much joy.

Poem To Summarize:

Life comes with its ups and downs

But that doesn't mean you should frown

Accept life challenges and learn to cope

And continue to have hope

Be at peace with your past

The feeling of regret shouldn't last

Remember Jealousy kills

Don’t compare yourself to others because what you see probably ain't even real.

Change your outlook on life

Focus more on the positive than the negative

Don’t let life get you upset

You just have to change your mindset

This is how you live a joyous life

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Thank you for reading. I hope this inspired you to aim for joy. Comment below something that brings you pleasure.

I go first: Things that brings me pleasure– family, food, writing, earring making, coloring, nature, listening to music, watching my favorite podcast R&B Money

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I don't see how y'all be upload more than one 600-word story every day. This takes time. Next time I might used a bubble map, and brainstorm before writing, like they made us did back in school.