Women who overcame strife share their joy.
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What does joy mean amid hard times you cant control?
Our large community had banded together in the most beautiful, compassionate ways, says Dr. Manly.
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The love in the air was surely much thicker and more palpable than the smoke.
In fact, I felt as if I could not doenoughto help others.
The motivation and inspiration she derived from the positively felt from others lifted her up and mobilized her spirit.
The problem was and is always me, says Simkin.
We have no hope if we cant see ourselves truly.
The first joy I can remember was seeing myself truly for the first time.
I was broken, but I could see myself fully, and I knew there was hope.
We have no hope if we cant see ourselves.
Her company is based in Caracas, Venezuela, and was affected by a two-month power outage in 2019.
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I began practicing yoga two months after my diagnosis, Egana says.
I wasnt amused in the beginningit felt a little slow, boring, and uncomfortable.
The year of the blackout, she even spent her birthday practicing yoga with her husband and children.
Yoga gave me the calm I needed to accept strange feelings about this, and be able to flow.
Now, amid the pandemic, Egana is again leaning on yoga as part of her routine.
They believe in me so much, and that fuels my energy to the maximum.
What does joy mean for you, right now?
When the length of the tunnel is unknown, it remains dark.
Until, that is, we ignite our own small lights to lead us to the end.
Were in isolation, but we have each otherwhether in (very) close quarters or through screensand apps.
Acknowledging that is choosing to see joy.
Because, spoiler: The war ended, as all wars eventually do.
Surrounding herself with memories of her late husband keeps the joy he brought her alive.
Hes gone 17 years, she says of him.
You have to feel positive, because thats what life is.
Or thats at least what lifecanbe, and Im choosing to believe that.
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