Joyful

n. Staying up late and having an enjoyable time with friends.... more

v. Taking a break to enjoy coffee, pastries, and conversation with others.... more

n. The twinkle in your eye when meeting someone new.... more

n. The meditative atmosphere of being alone in a bathroom.... more

n. The paradoxical urge to avoid doing something you've been looking forward to.... more

n. The anxiety of not knowing "the real you".... more

n. The fear that your deepest connections with people are ultimately pretty shallow.... more

n. A hollow place in your psyche that can never be filled; a bottomless hunger for more.... more

n. The awareness that someone you've known for years still has a private and mysterious inner life.... more

n. A state of exhaustion with human cruelty, leading to appreciation for kindness and joy.... more

n. The inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends.... more

n. The hollow feeling of having gotten exactly what you thought you wanted, only to learn that it didn't make you happy.... more

n. The moment you consciously try to savor your current happiness, only to have it slowly dissolve into an aftertaste.... more

n. The fear that emotions are biologically driven rather than philosophical.... more

n. An activity loved since childhood that loses its enjoyment due to fanatics' obsession with technique.... more

adj. Feeling quietly overjoyed to be the only one awake in the middle of the night.... more

n. The wish for a trial run of life before experiencing it for real.... more

n. The sorrow of imagining the wealth of knowledge forever lost to history.... more

n. The frustration of not fully enjoying an experience.... more

n. Dieter's large midmorning meal.... more

n. Moment of false recognition in passageway.... more

n. Panic entering unwanted conversation.... more