Sometimes the body needs practice feeling safe inside happiness

Some people can hold joy easily.
Others experience it in very small doses.

You may notice yourself shrinking the moment.

Changing the subject.
Making a joke.
Finding a new task.

If happiness lasts too long, something tightens inside.

This response often develops when the nervous system has learned to scan for danger.
Joy can feel unfamiliar.
Even risky.

The good news is that emotional capacity can grow.

Small, repeated moments of safety slowly teach the body a new rhythm.

Joy becomes less startling.
And more sustainable.