Joy
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 Joy facts

• The reason for a joyful reaction is usually that some expectation or need has been satisfied
• Joy is usually expressed as a smile, a laughter or exclamation of joy
• Joy differs from happiness in that it is an emotion
• Happiness, on the other hand, is what we might think of as a feeling, which is more fleeting
• Joy may be thought of as "the emotional dimension of the good life, of a life that is both going well and is being lived well