MRINALINI, 62 years, India

Living with joy in difficult times is one of the most meaningful purposes of our life, it unlocks your innate powers, your inherent wisdom and your unrealized abilities to relate to you yourself and everything around you. It draws on your divinity, on your faith and on your belief in goodness and equilibrium prevailing in this universe. It makes one realise one's core capabilities, one's capacity to relearn, and one's desire to become more virtuous. Joy comes when you accept the circumstances, share experiences, be brave to challenge your shortcomings and remain open to new learnings. Open to replacing erroneous narratives with wise stories. This to me is a continual process, a journey and an everlasting goal of joyful living.