You Can't Get Free if You Don't Have Joy

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You can be going through really difficult things in your personal life, and you still can have joy. It is very important. And again, it's wa you come out o some of the protest, you see people dancing. You see peple hugging. Some of the chancs a bout like other freedoms in the future. Joy is how we are able to engage and strengthen and support each other. We don't live in these silod lives where we pick either or other.

With all the terrible things happening in the world lately, does the idea of maintaining a spark of joy in your day to day feel unrealistic? Or even inappropriate? Today’s guest, Miracle Jones, believes that all the collective tragedy makes the role of joy in our routines even more crucial. She is a community organizer and queer activist who currently serves as the director of policy and advocacy at 1Hood Media. In today’s episode, Miracle meditates on the importance of joy as a catalyst for resilience, growth, and collective action, and shares how we can cultivate its practice even (and perhaps especially) in the darkest of times. You can learn more about Miracle’s work at 1hood.org. To learn more about "How to Be a Better Human," host Chris Duffy, or find footnotes and additional resources, please visit: go.ted.com/betterhuman