Joy is one of the themes that runs through Nectar of Time. Below is everything in the Nectarium that touches on it.
Where it comes up 3
Within this theme 8
Concepts 2
- Moving the Goalposts
The 'I'll be happy when I hit this number' trap. People who reach the number report that nothing changes, they adapt, and the goal grows. Ian calls it building your own prison cell and…
- Life is a gift
Colin's answer to victimhood. Given the odds, roughly 2 trillion galaxies with hundreds of billions of stars each, being on this planet breathing is a rare gift that people barely respect.
People 3
- Brian Cox
British physicist. Colin recalls him saying the size of the universe is what blows him away: 100 to 200 billion stars in the Milky Way and about 2 trillion galaxies in the observable…
- Sheela's mother
Mother of six children whom Sheela never once saw with a serious face; Sheela says her own joyful disposition comes from her. It was a visit to her mother after an eye operation that…
- Ronaldinho
Former Brazilian soccer star remembered for always smiling and playing for fun, even as his team was being knocked out of the World Cup. Tamir compares Sheela's lightness and joy to him.
Insights 1
- Act for joy, not for blessings
Where Tamir sees purpose-driven flow, Sheela describes something simpler: she does what comes her way without deliberating yes or no, helps others because it gives her pleasure, and seeks…
Stories 2
- Mother of six monsters, never serious
Sheela's mother raised six children ('all monsters, one is talking to you'), yet Sheela never saw her with a serious face. Sheela's eye doctor used to say that when her mother walked in…
- Tamir's ever-positive 77-year-old father
Tamir sees Sheela's optimism in his father, about to turn 78, who had a very difficult childhood and life but was always positive and having fun, never depressed or dwelling on the past…