The Chemistry of Joy Quotes

“Then she grasped that suffering was universal, that what had happened to her, painful as it might be, was an inevitable part of life. I think of her as accepting the blow life dealt her—not fearfully, angrily, or passively, but simply, with all the fullness of her genuine grief. Her pain might continue to throb for the rest of her life—but it no longer determined her thoughts or actions. She found some freedom, and ultimately, some joy—not in spite of her pain, or even because of it, but simply alongside it. PAIN AND STRESS ARE UNAVOIDABLE; SUFFERING IS OPTIONAL”
― Henry Emmons, The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom

“Every day, we wake up empty and scared.” So start by accepting that it’s okay to suffer or to feel depressed at times. And then learn to distinguish between the pain that is unavoidable and the suffering that we create for ourselves.”
― Henry Emmons, The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom

“Surely joy is the condition of life. —HENRY DAVID THOREAU”
― Henry Emmons, The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom