Have you found real joy in life?
By Hazel Vee
@epiffanie (11326)
Australia
November 8, 2015 2:44am CST
Have you found real joy in your life? ..
This morning, I came across this question from one of my Facebook friends and I have been thinking about it all day today. Have I found joy?..
Joy is defined as a feeling of great pleasure and happiness.. What a wonderful thing to experience then.. "Great pleasure and happiness" ..
I am writing down all those moments of great pleasure and happiness that I have encountered in my life. I'm sure I had many of those moments but somehow got lost in all the chaos of life's ugly reality..
But before I reach my 60s I will do my best to dig up those few moments of joy I experienced in the past and treasure them as I make an endeavour to gather more moments of great pleasure and happiness as I move forward in life. 
Have you found real joy in life?
Bess
Have you found real joy in life?
Bess17 people like this
18 responses
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
8 Nov 15
@jaboUK yes indeed how lucky you are and those people like you who have found much joy in life. I feel happy for you
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Nov 15
@cacay1 Yes, life is a miracle and full of mystery ..it's an awesome experience, isn't it?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
9 Nov 15
few times. but mostly when married to my late hubby
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
9 Nov 15
@bunnybon7 That's great that you have found joy even if only few times..I'm sure there will be more moments of joy that will come your way
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
9 Nov 15
Thank you @Teep11 .Yes , it's an awesome feeling indeed and I am thankful to have experienced some of those moments of awesomeness and will try my best to have more of those.. Wishing you happiness always!
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
8 Nov 15
@amnabas .. Yes indeed, kids are real joy specially when they grew up productive and caring humans..
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@intal_carl (299)
• Quezon City, Philippines
9 Nov 15
Yes, I'm happy with my life now.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
9 Nov 15
@intal_carl That is fantastic! I wish you happiness always ..
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@1hopefulman (45120)
• Canada
10 Nov 15
If we go by your definition that joy is "Great pleasure and happiness" then I have found it when I came to realize that God exists, he cares and has a beautiful future prepared for those that want it. That's the best joy that I have found. Also, many great people in my life, my children, nature and so on.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
10 Nov 15
Yes, like you, I have learned to know the true God and become friends with him. And of course - having good friends who care.
Our generous Father gives us so many good gifts and offers his children a wonderful future.
This is one of my favorite scriptures, and doing this gives me great joy.
"At that time those who fear Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. And a book of remembrance was written before him for those fearing Jehovah and for those meditating on his name." (Malachi 3:16)
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Nov 15
Thank you for sharing your thoughts @1hopefulman We all have different ways in finding joy. I am not a religious person and I do not think of God as a person who plan for my future. But I do understand where you are coming from..
We all have different ways in finding joy. I am not a religious person and I do not think of God as a person who plan for my future. But I do understand where you are coming from..1 person likes this
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Nov 15
@buenavida Thank you for stopping by to share your thoughts.. I am familiar with Jehovah's Witnesses teachings.. But the God I see in Nature is neither male nor female so I stopped belonging to any organised religions ..
@allknowing (136412)
• India
12 Nov 15
Joy is relative. For each of us it could be defined differently. I get joy in little things and so I could say I am fortunate that I find it ever so often.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
14 Nov 15
@allknowing . yes, we each have our own definition of joy. glad that you often find reason to be joyful. It is important to always try to find joy
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Nov 15
I thought I had once. It was for a very short moment, but since the source of that joy turned out to be a sham, I am thinking it was not true joy. So no, in my life, no I have not.
I have experienced something very close to it though when I stood at the sea shore and watched as the waves crashed against the sand and felt the wild wind on my face and in my lungs after having been in a really bad place..it was such a joy to be where I was. A sort of exhilaration.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
9 Nov 15
@TiarasOceanView Yes my friend, I have encountered real joy a few times but they were only short lived.. Maybe it's impossible to attain lasting real joy.. But those moments are comforting if we remember them in times of distress
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
8 Nov 15
@TiaraOceanView , those moments of real joy are rare that sometime w don't even remember them..
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@TiarasOceanView (70022)
• United States
8 Nov 15
@epiffanie Oh I remember them, but realize true joy is rare..have you had any dear Bess, surely I hope so.?
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@janeseyer (53)
• Makati, Philippines
9 Nov 15
Yes. My family are real joy of my life. Happy and blessed. :)
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
9 Nov 15
@janeseyer , that's really great that your family is your joy and that you feel blessed to have them. Not everyone is as fortunate and blessed like you.. May you be more blessed.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Nov 15
@just4him yes i guess it's the most important part of our life to search for joy . I am pleased for you that you found real joy in your faith..
@birjudanak (14320)
• India
11 Nov 15
Yes I find real joy so many times one of them is when I spend time with famy and. Relative while on vacation and that time enjoy life freely forget all thing at that time and just remember is happiness togather
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Nov 15
@birjudanak yes it brings joy to get together with family and extended relatives..
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@birjudanak (14320)
• India
12 Nov 15
@epiffanie as me they are best time when all these togather so your body language also chang and suddenly feel strong and energetic
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
10 Nov 15
@Auntylou ..That's wonderful! I feel joy just reading your comment
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
12 Nov 15
I have had an exciting life as a nomad..new places, new faces, challenges and excitement. Also hardships & struggles but thru it all there was joy. Joy of being alive, raising two children alone, joy of being loved by my children and loving myself. Joy is pleasure, yes, but it is also attitude. It is appreciation for life and nature and when that exists in you, even during the difficult times you can look at your life and feel joy. So yes, I would have to say I have found joy.
@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Nov 15
WOW! You have a very interesting and truly sounds exciting life.. I feel joy reading your comments here.. I am imagining those hardships and struggles you must have gone thru and yet found joy. You are right it is also the attitude. Thank you so much for sharing.. I appreciate so much.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
12 Nov 15
@salonga I am not religious but I am spiritual so I know what you mean. Thank you for sharing
@tuttiharris (1338)
• Chattanooga, Tennessee
11 Nov 15
@epiffanie (220), Yes, I have found joy. I can't ask for anything more, well, a few things I would like to happen, but since I have totally dedicated my life to Jesus, I have total joy. Even with things that seem hard, is so much easier than it was before. I have to say I have found joy and peace.
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@epiffanie (11326)
• Australia
11 Nov 15
@tuttiharris , that is awesome that you have found real joy and peace in your beliefs. I too found peace but outside of religions..
@Hannihar (130218)
• Israel
9 Nov 17
The joy that I have experienced in my life was when I could call myself my boss and my animals and not in that order. I would say my animals have given me so much joy to watch them as they grow up and how they entertained or entertain me with things they do.
