JOY

Written By Duane Nelson


2 IDEAS FROM ME

  • Joy is the courageous integration of flourishing, eudaimonia, equanimity, and lifeblood (FEEL).

  • My understanding of joy has transformed into an internally owned essential precursor to living my best life.  I now aspire no longer to depend on external circumstances or other people to generate joy in my life.

2 QUOTES FROM SAGES

  • “I have come to the frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element.  It is my personal approach that creates the climate.  It is my daily mood that makes the weather.  I possess tremendous power to make life miserable or joyous.  I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration.  I can humiliate or humor, hurt or heal.  In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis is escalated or de-escalated, and a person is humanized or de-humanized.”—Goethe

  • “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”—Joseph Campbell

1 QUESTION FOR YOU TO EXPLORE

  • What daily habit helps you cultivate joy?

Namaste,

Duane Nelson

Duane Nelson

Ultrajourney Insight is an Anacortes Washington-based non-profit organization providing mindfulness & well-being services designed to ignite the adventure of a lifetime. The founder, Duane Nelson, is a writer, speaker, and teacher with four decades of parenting, wilderness, & international technology leadership. His professional insights come from chemical engineering and automation leadership at Philips, Intel, and Amazon. His adventure insights flow from ultramarathons, mountaineering, canyoneering, and adventure racing in Nepal, Alaska, Colorado, Washington, Oregon, Hawaii, Mexico, British Columbia and Alberta.

https://ultrajourneyinsight.org
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