#10.09: E: Emotions: “How can you find joy?”

“Joy is something you find within yourself.”

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My guest on this week’s episode of The Lifestyle First Podcast isKath Wynne-Jones, who is a TEDx speaker with her talk, “The 3 F’s of resilience,”and author of the book “Finding Joy Within.”

In this episode we:

· Deconstruct the meaning of joy

· Highlight inner peace and inner centredness

· Explore joy in the big things and the small things

· Explore words for joy in different languages – shinrin yoku, fjaka

· Consider happiness dependent on external factors and joy dependent on internal factors

· Discuss meditation and the awareness it gives you about yourself

· Explore creating time to do nothing and having both scheduled and unscheduled time

· Consider the human need for certainty and variety

· Highlight the need for joy to have intentionality

· Consider the question – how do I intend to feel today?

1. The one question we discuss is “: “How can I find more joy?”

2. The two references we look at are

· Tim Lomas et al. Happiness – Found in Translation. 2019

· Kath Wyyne-Jones. Finding Joy Within. 2022

3. The three actions to take are:

· Connect with self- notice what you’re feeling and how can you change or maintain your emotional state

· Create a ritual to start the day

· Do what you love for 30 minutes a day.

Which of these 3 actionable tips will you implement?

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