The Heart's Celebration of Life

The Joy Abode and Conflicted Emotions

Last week, I wrote of the third abode of the awakened heart—that of joy—and began considering how we might cultivate this as a state that can become a trait. The trait of joyfulness. Then, of course, the week gave me all sorts of reminders about joy—both the state of it and so many reasons it can feel impossible. So often that’s exactly how joy feels—im…