🕯️ IFS and Joy

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Oct 21
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Joy is the body’s natural state when protectors rest and Self leads. In IFS, it’s not a fleeting high — it’s the quiet, radiant aliveness that emerges when the system feels safe.

A cautious part may tense when joy appears, fearing it will be taken away.

A grieving part may feel guilty for feeling good.

A numbing part may not recognize joy at all, confusing peace with emptiness.

IFS meets each with tenderness:

“Who’s afraid to feel this much light?”
“What would it mean if it were safe to enjoy this moment?”

When Self holds the system with steadiness, joy becomes permission — to play, to breathe, to be. It’s not performance; it’s presence.

In IFS, joy is the sound of inner harmony — the laughter that rises when every part knows it finally belongs.

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