Do we equate happiness from joy? At first glance they can be similar but if you will dig deep you will find the difference. According to Oxford English dictionary happiness is a vivid (external) emotion of pleasure for a certain period of time on an event or an occasion. Joy is an emotion that arises from within us and is not affected by the things that happened to us. And it is one notch up of being happy. Happiness doesn't last while joy is virtue which is a gift from God.
Lotto winner will experience happiness buying houses while hard-worker will experience joy building his/her home.
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It doesn't matter to me if happiness is different from joy. What important is that we are positive in everything we do. :) great to meet you at facebook Pinay Mommy Bloggers! visit me back at pinaymama(dot)com.
ReplyDeleteyeah right! although sometimes it's hard to be positive in everything. :)
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