The phrase "authentic joy" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a genuine and deep sense of happiness or fulfillment.
Example: "After years of searching, she finally found authentic joy in her work and personal life."
Alternatives: "genuine happiness" or "true joy."
Most people can voluntarily lift the corners of the mouth, but authentic joy lives in the eyes.
She has more authentic joy in performance, and on-screen energy, than most; I hope that she gets it together and makes a quick return.
"I grew up here," Rondo said, exuding calm, authentic joy.
What is authentic joy and how do we find it?
Jai writes about love, life and the pursuit of authentic joy.
"There is a refreshing, simple, and authentic joy of dance that comes when non-dancers perform.
Would you share your conceptualization of "practical spirituality" as it relates to our creating more authentic success, joy and reward in our lives?
In the renewed America, the enthusiasm for our new president is authentic, outright joy, a torrent of emotion dammed by years of thuggery and arrogance that marked the Bush Administration's fraudulent reign.
Within an fMRI paradigm, participants judged either the authenticity (authentic or play acted) or emotional content (anger, fear, joy, or sadness) of recordings of spontaneous emotions and reenactments by professional actors.
Offering something you love to do (even something frivolous, like clothes shopping or a night at a comedy show) can create an authentic moment of joy or respite for someone going through a rough time.
In the Pulitzer Prize citation for "Life on Mars," judges lauded its "bold, skillful poems, taking readers into the universe and moving them to an authentic mix of joy and pain". Toi Derricotte, poet and Academy of American Poets chancellor, said: "The surfaces of a Tracy K. Smith poem are beautiful and serene, but underneath, there is always a sense of an unknown vastness.
