Dinners with a Difference – Joy
Dinners with a Difference is a facilitated discussion over a meal that dips beneath the surface of everyday conversations.
Come solo or bring someone that you’d like to get to know better.
This month’s topic is JOY.
Joy is a profound, often fleeting emotion that brings lightness to the heart and warmth to the soul. It can arise from the simplest moments—laughter with a friend, the beauty of nature, or even an unexpected act of kindness. Unlike happiness, joy is not tied to external circumstances but emerges from within, often when we least expect it. Yet, it can also be hard to hold onto in the midst of life’s challenges. In this dinner, we’ll explore how joy shows up in our lives, how we can cultivate it, and the role it plays in our overall wellbeing.
Joy is a powerful force that impacts our health, relationships, and outlook on life. In tough times, it can offer resilience, shifting our focus from what’s missing to what’s present, and helping us appreciate life’s simple moments. Joy is contagious—it strengthens connections, deepens bonds, and creates communities where people thrive, not just survive. Cultivating joy is about embracing life’s richness, finding gratitude even in challenges, and allowing joy to exist alongside pain.
Some see apathy or indifference as the opposite of joy, viewing it as a lack of emotional engagement that can hinder connection. In a world that often feels numb to joy, apathy can block us from truly connecting with ourselves and others. This dinner invites you to reflect on how joy and apathy show up in your life and how fostering joy can help counteract emotional distance.
This dinner warmly invites anyone curious about the role of joy in their life. Together, we’ll explore the meaning, sources, and sustaining power of joy.
- What does joy look like to you?
- How do you find joy in difficult times?
- What role does joy play in our wellbeing?
- Can we train our brain to see joy more readily?
- How can we share and spread joy within our communities?
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