Joy for Others and for the Self

What a wonderful gift from the universe that we can experience the emotion known as joy. It's a beautiful feeling. True joy can be experienced by opening our hearts up, loving ourselves and being truly happy for those around us. In many ways, it is the antidote to the competitive mind that many of us live most of our lives in. If we can experience pure joy for someone else's happiness that is true love in the highest sense. Joy in and of itself is not possible without the emotion of sadness. Sadness gives joy it's meaning and depth. There is always joy in the saddest of moments and always a touch of sadness in the most joyous moments.