The Book of Joy. The Sunday Times Bestseller

stress is simply the brain’s way of signaling that something is important.

When you are grateful, you act out of a sense of enough and not out of a sense of scarcity, and you are willing to share.

life on our planet. This is the power we wield.

whenever we challenge ourselves, fear and doubt are inevitable.

Psychologist Kristin Neff has identified ways to express self-compassion:

When anger develops, think, what is the cause? And then also think, what will be the result of my anger, my angry face, or my shouting? Then you will realize that anger is not helpful.”

Research suggests that cultivating your own joy and happiness has benefits not just for you, but also for others in your life.

Generosity was so important for our survival that the reward centers of our brain light up as strongly when we give as when we receive, sometimes even more

necessary. They were necessary to remove the dross.

We people who care must be attractive, must be filled with joy, so that others recognize that caring, that helping and being generous are not a burden, they are a joy. Give the world your love, your service, your healing, but you can also give it your joy. This, too, is a great gift.”