Cultivating and Celebrating the Good with Natalie Hill Jensen
Feb 10, 2025
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Natalie Hill Jensen, known for her uplifting perspective on life's challenges, shares her insights on cultivating joy. She redefines repentance as a joyful experience that fosters forgiveness and healing. Natalie discusses how gratitude transforms mindset and enhances daily life, encouraging deeper connections through shared joy. She emphasizes creativity's role in personal fulfillment and highlights the spiritual importance of appreciation, urging listeners to engage with their communities and explore joy through personal practices.
Joy is both a birthright and a choice, requiring active practice in gratitude to overcome negativity and shame.
Creative expression serves as a vital means of connecting with others and finding joy, especially during life's difficulties.
Deep dives
The Choice of Joy
Joy is a fundamental aspect of human existence, yet many struggle to express it due to various influences. The conversation emphasizes that Satan attempts to strip people of joy, creating shame around concepts like repentance, which is instead framed as a means to attain peace and happiness. By recognizing joy as a birthright and a choice, individuals can overcome negative patterns deeply rooted in human nature that often lead to pessimism. Choosing joy involves actively practicing gratitude and redefining daily experiences, regardless of life's challenges.
Transforming Mindsets and Connections
Reframing how individuals bond is essential to cultivating joy within communities, especially among women. Although negative experiences often create common ground for connection, focusing on positive aspects and shared interests can lead to deeper and more uplifting relationships. Engagement in lighter, joyful conversations about everyday pleasures can facilitate a shift away from negativity, fostering stronger bonds. This positive focus can serve as a springboard to more profound discussions about faith and personal growth.
The Power of Creation and Consistency
Creativity plays a significant role in overcoming life's difficulties and inviting joy into daily existence. The act of creating, whether through art, hobbies, or new experiences, fosters a sense of accomplishment and appreciation for the beauty around us. This creative expression serves as a vital means of connecting with others and finding joy amid chaos. Consistency in practicing gratitude and engaging in joyful activities not only rewire the brain but also deepen one's spiritual journey, as illustrated through the comparison of attending the temple as a nourishing experience.
With the immediacy of today's world—the instant gratification, the ready made drive thru meals, the quick Google search for any little bump in our road—we can easily forget to let the good things come over time. So let's learn to forge the path of joy.
Brooke Walker joins Natalie Hill Jensen who has some wisdom on the subject of cultivating and celebrating the good. Natalie is someone who cares deeply about the things going on around her, be it her immediate circles or the country and the world at large, and yet she doesn't get bogged down by the tragedies. She makes her joy apparent.