Sentence examples for present joy from inspiring English sources

The effect is extraordinarily poignant, creating a conduit between past and present, joy and loss.

To their countrymen, many of whom are deeply spiritual, the juxtaposition of past sorrow and present joy went a long way in healing old wounds.

The classic reasons that people have dogs — to feel loved unconditionally, and not for our appearance or net worth; to escape the knowledge of death for a moment with a creature who doesn't know about its existence; to have access to utterly present joy — are only intellectual concepts in the face of this squealing lunatic.

"Yes, I like school very much," proclaims Levan after relishing the praise of his classmates, letting the giant smile he wears on his face erase any further doubts of his present joy at being surrounded by other children.

It radiates optimism — not for a utopian future but for the endurance of present joys.

In essence, when one is feeling personally connected to life and engaged in the present moment, joy becomes a natural part of the experience.

Because it's so hard for overachievers to just live in the present, the joy that comes from something like a job promotion can be cut short by thoughts about what's next.

If the 1997 version was a little stiff and too professional, the new version suffers from presenting old "Joy" material as kitsch with a postmodern side of irony.

It is to say that being constricted makes all of those situations worse and robs you of present-moment joy.

Joy, joy, joy!

Critics routinely suppose that a sense of wonder informs science fiction, and yet how rarely is any sense of joy present there.