You Don’t Have to Settle for Joy

It’s time for a new kinda kick

Kelly Jo
Kelly Jo
Nov 1 · 3 min read
Photo by Johann Walter Bantz on Unsplash

Popular culture would have you believe the pursuit of joy, through gratitude and self-acceptance, is THE path to happiness. But joy isn’t the only happiness worth pursuing — its nonconforming sibling thrill is a heck of a ride — if you can keep up.

Aristotle described these two modes of happiness as hedonia and eudaimonia — one…

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