Understanding the difference between joy and happiness can be beneficial to your well-being.
Read what two experts say the difference is.
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For example,motivation and inspirationdont at all mean the same thing.
Another pair of words that are often inaccurately used the same way?
Joy and happiness, which are not, in fact, synonyms.
a joy strategist, philanthropist, creative director, and life coach who believes “joy is your birthright”
And understanding the difference between joy and happiness is key for introducing more of each into your life.
I think of happiness as little sparks of joy that are triggered because of external stimuli, external forces.
Rochelle Gapere, happiness expert
Joy, on the other hand, is something that we create within ourselves.
Joy is an emotion, a feeling from the heart, says joy strategistGrace Harry.
We release our joy because the joy is connected to our authenticity and our uniqueness.
And that often doesnt work with the core [idea that] happiness is a state.
Joy just takes going back into the places that youve exercised this joy muscle before, says Harry.
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