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Originally Posted by guihong

...I think joy is a habit...

Exactly...
It is the every day choice to take time to remind ourselves.
A journal, garden, gratitude sayings, posts, waking up in the morning and being thankful that you were given another day...
Constant daily reminders...pets, people, stories...that no matter how bad it gets we are not alone, and we are not the only one who has been through this or worse.
Take as much negative out of your life as you possibly can...
Example...I really don't like hearing, reading, saying the word "hate"...was even hard to type it. You limit the negative and you cannot help but notice the positives.
Animals, people, smiles, sunshine, having a roof over your head and clothes on your back...not being hungry...being able to communicate with a loving family-like community. Take time to enjoy and delight in even the smallest simple things...
Then when bad things do happen, they are easier to handle. They are mistakes we won't make again. Bad choices we learn from. Circumstances that are beyong our control. We can handle it and move on. Everything happens for a reason, and leave it as that. What's meant to be will be.

Don't get discouraged...it takes 4 weeks of daily reminders to create a habit. But a lifetime of living with a more positive outlook is most definitely worth it.

*tip hat*