Joy (questions)

  • Ask yourself: Is there joy, ease and lightness in what I’m doing? If there isn’t then time is covering up the present moment, and life is perceived as a burden or a struggle. Eckhart Tolle
  • When you’re tempted to be upset, ask yourself ‘Is this worth giving up my joy?’ Joel Osteen
  • What photo of myself as a child most captures the joy I felt at that age?
  • What are my most vivid memories of joy and wonder from my childhood?
  • What would a day of pure joy contain?
  • What would pure joy look and feel like?
  • What would I do if there was no fear and it was impossible to fail?
  • Can I remember moments of pure joy from my life? Who was I with? What was I doing?  How did it feel?  How did it effect me?
  • What makes me feel most fully alive? When was the last time I felt this way?
  • What do I feel most grateful for in my life? When am I filled up with so much gratitude it overwhelms me?
  • What if there were nobody left to offend, upset or disappoint? Who would I become?
  • Where in my life am I not living in integrity with my own intuition and soul?
  • What do I love to do so much I lose track of time?
  • What have been the “defining moments” in my life, the turning points that shaped who I am? Do these point to what gives me joy?
  • How can I bring more joy to others?
  • What are my natural talents that I enjoy using? How can I develop these talents and use them to bless the world?
  • In what areas of my life would I like to experience more joy?
  • What could I do more of in life to experience greater joy?
  • What is keeping me from experiencing joy right now?
  • What could I eliminate from my life to bring me greater joy?
  • What is blocking me from experiencing true joy in life? What pulls me out of joy?
  • Do I feel that I am growing or stagnating in life? Do I feel fulfilled or unfulfilled?
  • Do I feel that I am worthy of joy? Worthy of living a joyful life? If not, why not?
  • What new experiences can I try that are likely to bring me joy?
  • How can I bring more joy to my everyday activities and experiences?
  • How can I bring greater joy to my most valued relationships?
  • Do I feel that anyone in my life is consistently stealing my joy? Do I need them in my life?
  • How do I define and measure success? Has it anything to do with the amount of joy and peace I feel?  If not, why not?
  • How can I weave appreciation, effort and giving into a practice for my life?
  • There is nothing stopping me from experiencing joy right now except my resistance to it. In what way, right now, am I resisting joy?
  • What can I let go of right now to enhance my experience of joy?
  • What can I do or say right now to generate joy? Who can I contact in the next hour to share this joy?
  • When doing any task: How can I bring more joy to this? How could I enjoy it more? Make it more fun?
  • The only reason we want anything in our lives—more money, more freedom, more love, more friendships— is that we think we’ll experience more joy if we have those things. So, why not make the choice to experience more joy right now?
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