Lavinia ErricoFounder, JOYLIFT · Co-Founder of Equinox

We can choose to feel more joy, even in the middle of chaos 💜

Name: We can choose to feel more joy, even in the middle of chaos 💜
Uploaded: 2025-06-05T17:16:16+00:00
Duration: 57 s
Channel: Lavinia Errico
Description: In this brief motivational monologue, the speaker shares a personal approach to emotional resilience and cultivating joy even during chaotic times. She…

5 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief motivational monologue, the speaker shares a personal approach to emotional resilience and cultivating joy even during chaotic times. She explains that while sometimes we need to "fake it till we make it," this does not mean suppressing genuine feelings like sadness or grief; instead, we can acknowledge those emotions and still move forward. She highlights concrete practices that help shift mood: wearing neutral colors versus adding bright colors, spending time in nature (e.g., standing barefoot on grass while on the phone), and creating a personal list of activities or items that reliably bring happiness. The overall message is that we have agency to choose more joy by identifying and deliberately engaging in these uplifting habits.

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Here's a secret. Some days we have to fake it to make it. Now, that doesn't mean that we're not connecting to our emotions, okay? That doesn't mean that we're not allowing ourselves to feel. To really feel sadness, to feel grief, okay? However, resilience lives in that we can still feel it and then move through it. I tend to like to wear very neutral colors. However, when I put color, it just makes me feel a little bit happier. When I'm in nature makes me feel good. So if I'm going to get on that phone, I go outside and I take it out in the grass barefoot. You have to know what are the things that you need to do to make you feel. Because we can choose to feel more joy, even in the middle of chaos. Make a list of what your things are that brings you to that happy place.