Have you ever felt joyfear? No, that was not a typo. It is one word.
As Leo Babauta of Zenhabits coined it, joyfear, is simply a marriage of joy and of fear. It is something that you feel at the same time -- which is joy but not just joy, which is also fear but not just fear -- but joy and fear in one. And I would like to put an emphasis on the importance of putting the word "joy" first before "fear" as the word joyfear is not completely a negative expression and that probably joy trumps whatever that fear is.
It could be the mixed feelings you had when your child is born -- and no, I have not given birth yet but just thinking about it gives me so much joyfear. When you cannot really pinpoint what exactly how you feel, or when one is overwhelmed for whatever reason -- there is excitement from joy but
My First Snow
by
Cristiane
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11:29 AM
Have you ever felt joyfear? No, that was not a typo. It is one word. As Leo Babauta of Zenhabits coined it, joyfear, is simply a mar...
