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9 Powerful Ways to Find Joy in Ordinary Moments
Look for the sacred in the ordinary
It can be hard to find joy if you’re having a bad day. But even when life brings you down, there’s always the potential to lift your mood. It may take more effort than usual, and maybe even require you to look a little harder for it, but joy is there if you know where to look. Let’s look at some ways to restore joy to your life when you feel there’s a gray cloud surrounding you.
Look for a small silver lining
One of the easiest ways to find more joy in ordinary moments is to look for small silver linings. A silver lining is a positive aspect of a negative situation, a bright side you can see and feel, even if it doesn’t seem like much.
A small silver lining might be something as small as being grateful your car didn’t break down on the way home from work or finding a good parking space in front of your house. The little things can help make up for negative feelings about the situation.
Once you’ve found the silver lining(s), share it with others. The next time someone asks how things are going at work, tell them something positive that happened rather than complaining about what went wrong.
