Joy

Joy is the state of being that allows one to experience feelings of intense, long-lasting happiness and contentment of life.

"[4] Michela Summa says that the distinction between joy and happiness is that joy "accompanies the process through and through, whereas happiness seems to be more strictly tied to the moment of achievement of the process... joy is not only a direct emotional response to an event that is embedded in our life-concerns but is also tightly bound to the present moment, whereas happiness presupposes an evaluative stance concerning one period of one's life or one's own life as a whole.

She wrote the book Joyful: The Surprising Power of Ordinary Things to Create Extraordinary Happiness,[6] and gave a TED talk on the subject, titled "Where joy hides and how to find it.

"[7] Joy is most commonly found through engagement, self-connection, and living in the moment.

[10] Experience of joy is increased through healthy habits such as sharing food, physical activity, writing, and self-connection.