December 13, 2024 • 48 mins
Are you ready to unlock the profound vibration of joy and its ability to transform not only your life but the world? Join me in this soul-stirring episode with Halina Goldstein and Sheila Applegate from the Joy Keepers Network as we explore how joy is more than an emotion—it’s a healing frequency, a sacred mission, and a gateway to spiritual transformation.
Halina shares the origins of the Joy Keepers Network, revealing her incredible soul journey of finding joy after adversity and learning that joy isn’t something we chase but something we co-create. Sheila offers profound spirit guidance, explaining how joy is an intuitive power within us all that can lead to positive transformation and deeper soul connection.
Together, we discuss how lightworkers, spiritual guides, and visionaries can utilize the higher consciousness of joy for conscious co-creation and impact the world with love and positivity. You'll also hear heartfelt personal stories, practical tools, and divine messages to help you align with your spiritual path through the power of joy.
🌟 Key Topics Covered
- 00:00 - Welcome & Introduction
- 03:25 - Halina’s Soul Mission and the Birth of the Joy Keepers Network
- 07:40 - Joy as a Vibrational Energy and Sacred Mission for Transformation
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(00:00):
I wasjust done crying, and I had opened up and
and and that's for me, reallythe essence of joy.
I noticed in my life.
It's it's when I'm open, when I'm open,
it flows in and and it has no reason.
There's nothing.
There's no special reason when it comes.
(00:21):
It's just waiting for me to open up.
(01:01):
Hello, hello beautiful souls, and welcome
to the Spiritual Quest podcast,bringing joy to the world.
And today with the Joy Keepers Network.
I'm so grateful you're joining us todayfor this special holiday episode
this season that lights us up a time
when hearts open connects us deeply,and the spirit of joy
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has the power to weave us all togetherlike one great glowing tapestry.
And that's exactly why we're here.
To celebrate and amplify joy, not justfor ourselves, but as a gift to the world.
And today, I'm blessedto have two extraordinary guests with me
Halina Goldstein and Sheila Applegatefrom the Joy Keepers Network team.
(01:49):
And they'll help us not only explorewhat joy means, but shows how to grow it,
share it, and watch itripple across the globe.
This is more than a live stream,my friend.
It's a gathering of hearts.
Our time together today is a chanceto pause, reflect, and remember.
Joy is not something we simply feel.
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It's something we create.
And when we do, it's power is limitless.
So now imagine this hour as a sparking,igniting
countless flames, spreading hope and lightfar beyond what we can see.
So get comfortable and open your heartand get ready to be inspired.
The world needs more joyand today it starts with us.
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Together we can send waves of loveand happiness out into the universe.
So join me in welcoming Halina Goldstein
and Sheila Applegateto this Spiritual Quest podcast.
Welcome, ladies. Hello.
Thank you.
What a beautiful beginning.
Oh thank you.
(02:56):
I was when I wrote that I was thinkingabout, you know, that that was
I was in deep meditation feeling the joy.
And I said, give me somethingthat can be part of my, joy ness.
If you want to share that joythat I'm feeling
when we're doing this,spreading joy to the world.
So thank you for mentioning that, Helena.
(03:18):
But let us now dive into the Joy Keepersnetwork.
Let's start with how did you come upwith that and share that story for us?
Would you please?
Oh, yes.
I've been thinking about it todaybecause I was actually thinking
as I was kind of preparing withoutpreparing for our meeting yet I was like,
oh, this is happeningbecause of what happened seven years ago.
(03:42):
And what happenedseven years ago is that I went in for a
for a gathering with another wonderfulNorwegian,
Steiner Lifson and
and at the time I was,
I was going to some strangetransformation.
Strange in the sense that all I knew wasthat I was
(04:05):
everything I was doing was had to stop,and I.
And I had to start all over,and I had no idea in which way.
And then I came to the gathering and,
and I don't know, don't rememberwhat happened there.
But at the end of it, it came to methat I had was to create something
(04:25):
that was a it was a network,
a leadership network around Joy.
That's all I knew.
And then I came up with, with, withsomeone's help, came up with the with the,
the, the wording, the Joy keepers network,
and the and a very long journey
started to building somethingby someone who is not a networking person.
(04:50):
Not at all.
That's me.
And this,
and all that,but but but listening to guidance always.
So I started building it, and,
one thing at a time.
One person at a time, meeting peoplethat would support it,
such as one depending on,
(05:11):
who, who supported it,just planted the seed.
She understood what it was about.
And then it grew slowly but surely.
And at some point I realized now,
now it's to be led by a teamand not just by me.
And this is why Sheila showed up.
(05:35):
She share what happened?
Share the yours part about,
Well, I had,
met Helena because
from an from a conferencewe were on together, and then,
she interviewed mefor the Joy keepers network, and I.
(05:55):
I just have so much joyand love for Helena and the mission.
And so when she contacted me
and said, would you be interestedin being on the leadership team?
I was of course very busy,but that didn't matter.
I thought, yes, I will, I want to do that.
There's like thatsounds like an amazing thing to do.
And so we started the journey together.
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And one of the thingsthat is so important to me and my
I love the Joy keepers network in Helena,is that we have the same idea
of what joy is, thatit isn't something outside of ourselves
that we reach for or have,and fleeting moments based on,
what's happening in
(06:40):
our life,but that it's a frequency of vibration
and that is available to us at all times,and it's a healing vibration.
And when we learn to tap into it,
then transformation happens.
So true.
And you just answered my first questionbecause joy in itself is transformative.
(07:05):
The vibration of it, if you allow yourselfand create that opportunity
to feel the joy, because I believeit's like you said, it's a vibration.
You have to create it.
So having your mindsetthat is allowing you
to experience joy is essential.
And my personal experience is that
(07:27):
when I feel the mostjoyful is when I'm doing something
that I'm truly passionate aboutor that I truly love,
like spending time in natureor being with my family or,
you know, doing my work,doing this podcast with you or meeting
people, you know, doing thiskind of work in the world.
That makes me really, really happy.
(07:48):
I mean, it fulfills me in such a way.
So I thought, you know, Joy,why are we not speaking more about,
you know, the joy frequency we speakabout the love frequency all the time.
But I think joy is maybe easierfor a lot of people to connect
with based on limitation we might havewhen we're thinking about love.
(08:09):
So would you please share,both of you? You.
You probably have your own storiesof how you've experienced joy
in certain areas of your life.
That's been transformative.
Would you please inspire us and shareone of those stories if you can come up.
One with one.
I know I'm putting you on the spot.
You know, I think is the story that that
(08:30):
that I also cameto think about the other day.
And it kind of ties the love and joytogether in an interesting way,
because the story goes back towhen I, after eight years
of of marriage with the soul mate,it was time for us to part.
It wasn't an easy parting,but it had to happen. And,
(08:53):
and at the time, I was, I was
I have already been working a lot with,
with loving myselfwith taking care of myself.
Still, the divorce just happened,and I found myself in a tiny, tiny,
tiny apartment and for three weeks,I was immensely unhappy.
(09:15):
I was just cryingand crying and crying and.
And I got sick.
And that was pretty muchwhat's happened for three weeks.
And then
one morning
I woke up and I
was in pure joy, and I was like,what's happening
(09:35):
is, I,I was sure that there had to be a reason.
So I thought, well,maybe something, a gift is on its way
or a visitor or somethingis going to happen in my life.
And this is why I'm.
It's finally in the place of joyafter all these tears.
And so the whole day that dayhas been kind of waiting for something
(09:57):
to happen, and nothing happenedexcept I was a joy.
And the next day nothing happened.
And the next day nothing happened.
But but what became even more clear to me
at the time was that I was just done
crying, and I had opened up and
and and that's for me, reallythe essence of joy.
(10:21):
I noticed in my life.
It's it's when I'm open, when I'm open,
it flows in and and it has no reason.
There's nothing.
There's no special reason when it comes.
It's just waiting for me to open up.
I believe it'swaiting for all of us to open up.
That's a beautiful story, because it does.
(10:42):
It really does resonate also with mewhen I'm reflecting on episodes
that I've had throughout my life, iswhen I surrender whatever feels dark
or limiting in some waythat constricts my physical body.
When I'm able to surrender that
it's a natural state.
Your float, the flow that you receiveof being authentically you,
(11:05):
just being open to who you are.
That that's so beautiful.
It really, truly is. That's the joy.
And it's like your heart is flutteringis what I called bubbling with joy.
My heart is literally bubbling with joy.
That's it.
Thank you for sharing that, Helena.What about you, Sheila?
Any anything that you can remember,any experience?
Well, you know,I love Helena, but both of you just said.
(11:29):
And the piece where Helena you spoke of,you were done crying.
And so the joy had room to come in.
I love that, because my experience is
that if we block any emotion.
So if we're trying to block pain or angeror the emotions we don't think are good,
(11:51):
then it blocks of us offfrom all the emotions.
So joy can't come in as easily when we are
trying to suppress,the uncomfortable emotions.
And so the thought that I had prior to you
answering itthat way was very similar for me.
One of the things I've been noticinglately is that peace in grief,
(12:16):
if you've lost a loved one and my parentsboth died within the last few years,
and when I feel their presence,
I feel them with me, and that's a delight.
But sometimes I don't catch that.
And then,I feel the sadness, the grieving.
And then it's that reminding myselfyou can be in that.
(12:36):
But really, what just happenedis you had joy of being with them now.
And so that frequency is so delicateand intricate when it flows through us
that the awareness, the taking time
to be aware of the joy that is around
and then choosing whether to follow itor not, I think we have a choice there.
(12:57):
But to rememberwe have a choice, that it's there
and all of the emotionsand even more there.
When we're open to feeling those otheremotions that we might have suppressed.
And how you
explained it as the vibrationor the frequency of joy
and how that affects not only you, butthe environment, the people around you.
(13:20):
It's such a powerful,
thing to be aware of.
Like yousaid, the awareness that finding joy
is maybe the greatest giftthat we can give
our closest family membersand people we meet.
Just I, I was walking my dog.
That makes brings me joy, right?But I have to be present.
I have to be aware.
(13:40):
I can't be away in my mind or whatever,because I really need to be present and,
and, tune into our connectionand what's going on around me
and just feeling that flow,being open and receptive.
And I see these kids go to schooland it's a natural,
way for me to smileand say hello or good morning.
(14:03):
And many of them are like that.
Most of them say high and low,but you could sense that
they're more into their devicesor, you know, they're,
you know, and it it is
they're finding joy through the devices
instead of finding and experiencing joy.
Maybe by connecting like heart to heart,
(14:26):
if I could say it that way, likephysical connection, seeing each other
in the eyes, feeling the vibration,being in the presence of that.
So do you have any tips or ideas onhow what can we do?
How can we bewhen we know that the vibration of joys
is a beautiful vibrationthat we can share with people?
(14:46):
How can we as adultsbe a role models for people
we meet in order to share that and spreadthat and make people aware of it?
Any tips or ideas on how to do that?
It it,
as you said in the beginning,it does start with ourselves and
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and the as much as I have worked with Joy
most of my adult life,I keep working with it.
I keep I can be as, unaware as anyone.
I could be as lost in my thinkingas anyone.
But I keep coming back.
I know that this is the most importantthing I can do in my life,
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and in my day is keep coming back to joyagain and again and again.
And, and what Inotice more and more is that
that does affect my environment.
I don't have to do anything.
That was that was a funny experiencefor me because, you know, much of my life,
(15:53):
I came from a culturewhere it was important to be clever
and to be, you know,some have something clever to say.
Yeah.
So I cultivated thatquite a bit in my life
because I was feeling so insecure.
And then the more I,I got in touch with joy,
(16:14):
the more I got in touch
with who I really am and who I really amis not very intellectual.
Really.
Who I really amis more joyful and connecting.
And what I notice is that it'sI don't have to explain a whole lot.
I don't have to say, I don't have toconvince that people react,
to thevibration of joy when I'm present in it.
(16:36):
They really do.
I see them change along the way.
I see I work also, I don't have a dog,
so I just work myself.
That work. And and.
Yeah, and and andand I meet people there all the time.
And what I notice,
I think I notice people,they smile more and more as I meet them.
(16:58):
And I'm like, what's happening with.
Me reflection.
Right. It's
so it starts with this.
Yes, I love that.
What about you, Sheila?
Well, of course I agree with Helena.
That it is.
It's it's not so much of, telling people.
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It's about sharing that feeling.
And one of the ways I help people dothat is through the meditations
at the Joy Keepers Cafe.
But I do also just feel like
when we allow ourselves to be joyful,
to let that frequency flowthrough us consciously,
(17:41):
and that frequency has a whole spectrumwithin it that, you know, I think of,
like the fuchsia pink down to the soft,
you know, baby pink and,
and in that there'sa lot of different reflection.
So I'm thinking, like, you show upat an event, if it's solemn, that's okay.
(18:02):
You can still bring joy into that moment.
It's a gentle joythat you choose to be in.
I think that choosing to be in joyduring the difficult times,
when you know people are suffering,
is a very profound choice to make.
It's not an easy choice,because we sometimes feel like
(18:25):
we shouldn't show joyto people who aren't experiencing joy yet.
I believe if we allow ourselvestime to be in that frequency,
the more we dowhen people around us are suffering,
the more we are helping to change thatfor the people who are suffering.
(18:45):
Very true.
It is, you know, holding spaceand making that space
high frequency, if you wish, like a placewhere healing can occur,
like I, I know when when I'm feeling downand my husband is great at this,
and I have troublegetting into that state.
He has the weirdest humor.
(19:07):
Maybe that's why I chose it,because he always makes me laugh,
even if I'm way down.
And I think that's that's the power of,you know, we're next year in 2025.
You've been married for 20 years.
And it's reason because we do work on it,but also because of
the ability to,
support each other and hold that space,and for him to hold that space for me
(19:31):
because as a Scorpio, I can go deepand it can be like wallowing is like the
all the deepest shadows. Right?
So it's easy for him being a little Leo.
He's like, hey, come on up,let's have some fun.
So it kind of it stay.
Opposites attract if you wish.
But I so enjoy people who's able to,
(19:52):
you know,see the difficulty in a situation
and what people are going through,but still being able to hold that space
and just give room for whatever comes up.
I mean, not being affectedof that darkness, if you wish that you're
bringing into it, or in my case,that I brought into that situation,
(20:12):
but just allowing myselfto be open and vulnerable to receive.
So I think maybe that that comes in.
I'm thinking about what you said, Helena,because going through a divorce,
I haven't been through a divorce,but I would assume,
please correct me if I'm wrong,that it can be a lonely journey somehow.
I mean, you're questioning a lot.
(20:34):
So for you who has been down that path
and you just woken up and you were joyful,there must have been something
that allowed you or something,some mindset or.
And it's somethingthat you embody, Helena,
that we all embody,but that you were aware of or allowed,
would you please try to elaborate on that
(20:57):
emotion or that experiencea little bit more for those who might?
Going through difficult times right now.
I can try, but
it will be just another storybecause I'm not sure there's
so much to say, but but,
it's not complicated.
That's what I mean.
But it's so interestingthat you mentioned loneliness, because
(21:18):
sometimes I'm afraid thatbecause I speak so much about joy,
and we speak so much about joythat people can get
the wrong impression,that they get the impression that, oh,
you just have a DS, you just, you know,float on joy like a little bubble.
My joy came after 40 years of loneliness.
I spent like the first 40 years of my lifein deep loneliness
(21:39):
and the different versions of it,and working with the with that
really, really, really hard,
and all with all kinds of modalities.
It was a really hard journey.
And, at the end of that partof the journey,
I discovered somethingthat was totally new for me, back then.
And that was before the internetand before we all got so clever, so fast.
(22:03):
And the big discovery for mewas that that I was that I was lonely.
And even if I had relationships andthe connectivity to I was still lonely.
But my discovery was that the loveI was really,
really looking for,I could only find in myself.
That was like a big thing.
That was beforeit was common knowledge as it is, you
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know?
So, so, so then followed some yearswhere I, where I,
worked like day and night
and it learning to love myselfin all aspects of my life.
I did my best to treat myselfthe way I would if I was in love
with someone else.
And and so, so
(22:49):
the experience of joy built on that.
I don't even know anymoreif I'm answering your question, but yes.
And you are. It's beautiful.
Read that.
That is so important for me to againto to say that
the experience of joy built,the freedom that that grad Valley
(23:10):
took placebecause there was more and more love
for me and because there was love for me,there was also love for others
more and more.
So, so, so
to me, joy and love,they always dance together.
They and but, but what is really importantis that again,
(23:31):
because we are so enlightened today,
we know that there's somethingthat's called unconditional love
and that we can embrace anythingwith love.
Even things, experiences,
people that, that we maybe find horribly
painful or appalling,we can still embrace them with love.
The same is true for joy.
(23:52):
There is something that's calledunconditional joy.
It does so by nature.
And we can embrace that.
We can embrace people and thingsand experiences with love and with joy.
And it's immensely freeing.
And when we do it, the energy begins
to flow and transformationbegins to happen.
(24:13):
Yes. Beautiful.
Thank you for that. Helenaand I so agree with you.
I was just reflectingbecause I was thinking. So,
love and joy is.
I totally agreethat, you know, one of the,
you know, the frequency of itis I experience it
almost as same as in fragments or, Well,what did you say, Sheila?
(24:36):
I can't find the word now,but aspects, different aspects of that,
that I find that joy.
Joy is in, in love.
But I was thinking about.
So now I get it.
Like, because going walking in nature,being like it's
a natural state,like love is a natural state, right?
And I find myself,
(24:56):
even if I'm looking,
at the animals in natureor the wind or the seagulls or whatever
when I'm walking,or am I looking at the my iPhone
and I watch this animal videos, I'mone of those.
I'm like, that's what I.
Use my social media for. It's like, okay.
Let's look at the pandas.
And I look at.
All, you know, all the because that reallybrings me joy because I see they play.
(25:21):
So I was like, okay.
So every time I allow myself to play,I am joyful
when I'm not thinkingabout how I have to act
or how I have to, you know, be inany aspect, just allow myself.
I am playful
and that's when I feel most joyful
because that's such just huge,
(25:44):
unconditional love for who I amor that self-love
that radiates when I allow myselfto be playful and just be me.
Right?
So for me trying when I'm down, I use,
I usually say, well, what would I liketo do to get into a different state?
Like that could be working out,
that could be meditating,that could be something else.
(26:05):
But or watch animals.
Oh my.
I've always that'sthe only thing I can do at that moment.
But that shifts my energy and it's easier
to get into that self-love and not,you know,
discriminate on myself.
Because I think being a certain way,because it's easier.
We're adults, it's easier to be,see our children and hold space for them.
(26:28):
But holding space for ourselves iswe should learn that.
I mean,it took us quite a while to get there.
You said Halina, 40 years.
Was that what you said? 40.
40. So?
So, yeah, it can take a while.
So, Sheila, what about you?
What?
When will you cometo experiencing joy in your life?
(26:50):
What is,
the driving force behind that for you?
A lot of the things that you mentioned,I was going to talk about nature
for one thing, like,I think that if you walk out into nature
and touch a tree or really pay attentionto that connection, I feel like
(27:12):
I knowwe're talking about feeling frequencies
and if people aren't feeling those yet,that might be hard.
But if you just go be a tree hugger,you know, and see what that feels like
in you and find that vibrationand how it's outside of yourself.
Also, like you said, being being aroundchildren, that playfulness
and letting it in.
(27:32):
I know exactly.
And I get like just crazy goofyand that that freedom to let yourself
not be serious, to just be doofus,you know, like.
Just just.
Whatever silliness there is, you know,
and then the more you do that,it is the vibration.
(27:52):
Because if it starts with you, you'regoing to watch other people experience it.
And if you put yourself around peoplewho are giggly and, you know.
Yeah,
that is,
that is a vibration that just ripples out
if somebody's giggling, it'salmost impossible for people not to laugh,
(28:13):
even if they don't want to, you know,if it's a real, genuine giggle.
And that's a I think that releaseswhatever hormones we need,
whatever energy we need in our bodyto have the visceral reaction of it.
And then animals or, you know,like recently I had a little kitten
show up at my door and it was the giftI didn't know that I needed.
(28:36):
And I just, you know, I just starelike the joy that watching something
young, I think whether it's human or,like you said,
you watch the videoslike just watching Young Life,
the innocence of lifethat's around us and experiencing
that is a great way to tuneinto the frequency of joy,
(28:56):
because I haven't taught themselvesanatomy and joy yet.
You know.
True.
I was reflecting also about,
you know, how joyactually opens up connections
like we have because we're
so many different, religionsin this world.
(29:19):
It's easy to point fingers, it's easyto, you know, not
or discriminate one way or the other.
Right. Even color. Right.
But one thing that really bringspeople together,
if you can go togetherand have fun to have,
you know, just experience joy together,all of that just disappears.
(29:40):
It's a gateway.
So for me, I'm just reflectingbecause I've met a lot of people
and I love people.
I and I respect people,I respect their religion.
Whatever you want to believe,that's up to you.
I, you know, I don't.
It's the love that Iand it's that energy that you project.
It's what you bring to that connection
(30:01):
that, you know, I feel and I senseand that I appreciate.
Right.
And that way I feel, at least for me,
I remember we always have fun.
We always find a connection.
We are looking for that.We're at least I'm looking for that.
When I meet new peopleand maybe don't know how to act.
(30:23):
And when it comes to certainreligious beliefs or whatever.
Especially growing up,I always went to the joy I was looking at
how can we connect with joy?
And from that space we we were releasedor I'm trying to find the right words,
but I found myselfjust being peaceful with these people
(30:45):
and not having any conflictor discussions.
We could just.
Be together.
Do you know what I mean?
It's like I'm struggling
finding the words, to be honest,but I hope it resonates somehow.
It's just being having fun together,right?
Right.
Yeah, I'm thinking about that with like,I feel like I'm,
(31:07):
I know I seem very outgoingbecause when I'm working,
that's when I, you know, like,it doesn't matter, but,
social, like,you know, like cocktail conversation
or whatever they call it, that surfaceconversation is so hard for me.
I'm so uncomfortable because either
because I can connect to spirit,I know the answer or I don't care.
(31:29):
So I can't just ask the question,yeah, but.
I. Found that if I can walk inin that joy vibration
and then sort of scanto feel the other person, that's
maybe close to resonating with that,then that just amplifies.
And it doesn't matterwhat we're talking about.
This joy just comes over the situation
(31:50):
that I might have been uncomfortablebeing in.
So I think that that's similarto what you are talking about. Yes.
And that again,reminds me of how I connected with you,
because I saw an interview with you
at, wisdom from North,because I've also been a guest on wisdom.
Right.
And that's how I was like,oh, I need to connect with that.
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It was just this senseof knowingness and fun,
and it was just,you know, how we just what you said.
And I said, well, I'm reaching out.
I have to connect with her.
And that's a long time ago.
We've had connections.Quite a long. Time. Right.
So it is, and I did that out of joybecause I connected with you.
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And I sensed thatand that we were similar in that way.
And so I got to meet Helena through you,
and so see how, you know,when you meet at Ripple Vibration.
The door's open.
Right? Yeah, yeah.
And there,I must say, people having friends
who love being joyful,it's the best thing in the world.
(32:57):
Yeah, because we have phone conversations
right.
So that brings me
into the next topicthat I would like for us to discuss
and maybe share and hear whatmaybe people watching what they think
they might want to share in the chatif they did choose to,
how to generate more joy in this worldbecause we
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we see the world and I, we understand
that it might be difficultin a world of crisis.
So let's start there.
How can we generate
more joy in the world?
Helena, what about you?
Is this what I say here?
The answer.
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Stanley.
Yeah.
Maybe. Answers.
No, really?
It's a question that I thinkwe all have been asking ourselves,
for a while,but but but especially in recent years
and recent months,and and at some point, we
we got this, this idea of, of asking,
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different teachers, different healers,different,
joy keepers such as yourselfwhen you begin,
to contribute to a bookwhere we would ask that question,
how do you live in a world of crisis?
And the underlying question is,how do you find joy here?
And and where I am
blown away,but by the answers that we received,
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because each and every one of the authors,
shared a personal experience, and
and it hasn't been an easy journeyfor anyone.
We all had our challenges, but but,but each and everyone shares
the experiences and very specific ways,
showing what can you do in your own life?
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What can you do with other people? And,
and again,Joy and the world starts starts with us.
But it also that happens by us sharing it.
And but
I think again, what you said before that
we cannot,we can try to kind of tune in to joy.
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We can invite you.
We cannot push joy force in the world,
but we can attract you can we canwe can open to God.
We can do it with ourselves.
But because the the the lack of unitywithin the world, it's that's here too.
I know the places in me that fight,I know the places in me
that overthink or that are detrimental.
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And I also know that it's possible for meone moment to be judgmental.
It just said that and then remember,oh, and the joy comes in and
and the world,my inner world changes completely.
Like I see things differently.
Like I can totally let go of judgmentand that is not only true
for me, obviously,because we pretty much alike, all of us.
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So, so,so the more we can do it for ourselves
and then those around us,and then the more we can do it
in the world, things will start to change.
They have to. They have to,
Sheila, help me out of.
I don't know what.
Are we thinking?
Take it over, Sheila.
How do we generate more joy in the world?
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I think you're generating it right now,both of you.
But, hey.
All right.
Let's take it a step further, right?
Yeah.
Well, in the book that Helena'stalking about, I talked about imagination.
And to me, that's one of the key elementsto living the life and joy.
Love all of those frequenciesthat we want to dance. And,
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because we can't imagine
if we if we don't imagine,we can't get past the struggle.
We need to open ourselves upto the possibilities.
So guidedmeditation is one of the key ways that I,
find to get in tune with that.
And then I canliterally feel like earlier today
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I was in a meditation in thatit's it's to me, it is pink.
I don't know why joy is pink to mewhen it comes in, but it's like a
substance moving through my body,a frequency that I can just rest in
and allow that to transformand share that with the world.
And when we do meditations in the JoyKeepers Cafe,
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which I can always just feel,because we have people
coming from all over the worldand joining us, and we're
resting in a meditation of joy,just letting it flow through us.
And I always feel that shift in our world,that ability to
transform from focusingand putting our energy
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which is manifesting,and to what we don't like in the world,
and then shifting it to howwe want to feel and being those leaders
just by being in that vibration,we are leading
the world towards that frequencybecause we're keeping that energy.
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We're allowing that energyto flow through us into the world.
Yes, I love that.
Thank you for that, Sheila.
And for me, I personally I
when it comes to joy
and giving a smile,just being that person that shows up
with joy, it's kind of becomes something.
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It is me Iand if I forget it, it's like, okay,
something is going,I have to shift something, right?
I've to release whatever is keeping mefrom feeling that joy, that feeling.
But I'm pretty awareof what I bring into a situation,
whether I'm in the store,whether I'm speaking to people.
I always like to bring joyin any conversation.
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If it's talking to the the cashieror whatever
it is with a smile,it is seeing that person.
It's honoring that person, and it'sbringing positivity into the situation.
But of course,you see people being asleep,
of course,but I still don't let that bother me.
I still hold the frequency.
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You never knowwhat magic can come out of a situation
if you just keep yourselfin that space of joyfulness.
And I don't know how many timesI've experienced, you know,
by passing linesor getting upgraded or whatever.
Not because I'm doing it because of that,but because I'm bringing the energy,
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you know, things like the joy.
Right?
So suddenly you're like, I.
Did this in a basketball gamein, in, what was it in the in the Phoenix.
I was watching the Phoenix Sun,and we had tickets
all the way at the back,like all the way on the top, right?
And I was friendly with this personthat was custodian, that was sweeping
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the floors.
And I had a conversation where they weretold her that I was from Norway
and I was there with my husband,and we're so excited for the game.
And we had a great conversation.
And I went to the bathroomand she comes running up to me.
She said, look,do you see that man over there?
And I go, yeah, yeah, he's in the suit.
He's the owner of this.
He has tickets, VIP tickets.
You go over thereand you tell him what you told me.
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You get a ticket.
And I was over there.
Yes, I know, and I got.
Upgraded to the VIP.
So we were sitting with the playersright behind them.
And my husband,he was freaked out when I could see.
And it just happened because I'm just me.
I'm just I love meeting people.
I love bringing the joy.
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And this is. My.
So magical
things can come out of just being joyful.
Absolutely. Yeah.
Yeah. Perfect.
So, Halina,
you show this beautiful book that we allhave co-created with other authors,
and I just want you to share a little bitabout how people can get the book,
(40:54):
because this is a free book,and I want you to share why you chose this
to be free as an e-book.
And then I know there's a hardcover thatjust came out that you can also purchase,
and I think it's very little,but the the funding,
I think that goes from the bookgoes to the goalkeeper's network.
Right. To continue.
So would you share please,a little bit about that.
(41:15):
Yeah.
So so it was kind ofI think it was or it was a given.
It was not something we thought about thatof course the book should be free
because of the message, because we wantedso many people and we so do
to, to,
to get access to, to all these ideas,inspiration and,
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and tools that tons of tools in this book,the authors have been very generous
to both share the experiencebut also give some sort of tools.
So it was very clear to usit needs to be free.
And also, we decided that,
you can you can download it on your site.
Right? Rebecca.
And also added the joking aside and,
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and it is, the document that you don'teven have to give your email address.
You simply, click and to download it.
That is, there's nothing youyou have to give.
Just get the book and then read itand then and then, learn from it,
let it inspired, use what's best for youand share it, share it, share it.
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That's another wonderful thingthat it does.
All this thing with intellectualproperty, property which is important.
But, but but in this case we say, yes,it is intellectual property.
But please share it.
Share the join it.
There are no restrictions on that.
And as for the for the paperback,that's a very new creation because we
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we it's a fantastic thingto be able to hold a book
that's a very special experience.
And and it's now it's possible
to give it as a gift, for example,during the holiday season.
But we just want as many peopleas possible
to get to, to have the opportunity.
Perfect.
And I if you can see here,this is a QR code.
So if you're watching this,you can just scan this QR code and
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you will be taken right to your free pagewhere you can download it for free.
Alina.
So post the videoor just scan it right now
and you can get the book for free.
Or the link is also in the description,so you can go there as well.
Just but it's nice to share the QR code.
Yeah,
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it's so much.
Okay, well
time flies when we're having fun, right?
Spreading joy.
And during this holiday season, I,I feel like,
you know, this time of year, naturally,
we are going into a more peaceful placewithin our communities and families.
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But knowing what's going on in the worldand knowing that people do struggle
sometimes with their own family relationsand whatever's going on.
So we just wanted to be mindful of that.
But knowing that we can create that joy.
And so my recommendation,
if paying it forward, is
just smile and go out thereand do a little joyful deed
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by, you know, sharing a smileor saying hi or doing something
good for somebody elseand just see what that feels like
and what that brings into your lifeand to the other person.
So that is my hope for this holiday seasonthat we all can just give freely.
Like you, Halina and Sheila,you've given freely today, given
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wonderful practical tools to feel the joy.
And of course, that beautiful book that,their Joy keepers network.
And you have offered to all of us,and of course, all the authors
that has joined forces to get this out.
I just wanted to
say thank you,
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because it's beautiful and I'm so proudand honored to be part of it.
So thank. You.
Ladies,for making this available to all of us.
Any final words that you would like toshare with our viewers or listeners today?
Before we sign off?
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I want to say that
that because you said thank you.
And and to me, the shortest path to joygoes to gratitude.
That's so one thing is the smiledefinitely is.
The other thing is gratitude.
Every time we open to gratitude,we open to joy.
And there's always somethingyou can be grateful for.
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And along the way, we learn to be gratefulwith no reason at all.
So that's that's a final.
That's that's my invitation to everyone.
And I just see what you just said.
We begin with with people sending smilesat this seed, spreading this vision.
I know it's beautiful. Thank you.
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For me.
And I would say that
as beautiful as joyis, it's always there for you.
And if you're feeling other emotions,there's
no reason to feel guilty about that.
Just be in those emotions.
Like Helena talked aboutwhen she got through them.
She felt the joy.
But while you're in them, rememberthat Joy is still right there
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supporting you and availableany time that you want to make that shift.
I remember when I was a kid,I got sent to my room and my I was crying.
My mom came in and said,you can come out now and I crying.
She screamed, I'm not ready yet.
So I just. Keep that in mind.
Be ready before you come out of the roomwith a smile.
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Oh, that's. So. Beautiful.
I love that endingthat's so beautiful and so
raw and real so often.
Well, thank you so much, ladies,for joining me here today.
And you're always welcome back to spread
joy and love whenever you choose to.
So thank you both very much.
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And thank you everyonefor being here with us today.
It's been wonderful to share this spacewith Helena and Sheila,
and with all of you being there virtuallyand connecting with us through joy.
Thank you so much and I wish you all
a beautiful and happy holiday season.
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Thank you so much. Bye now.
(47:50):
And. Be.
I wasjust done crying, and I had opened up and
and and that's for me, reallythe essence of joy.
I noticed in my life.
It's it's when I'm open, when I'm open,
it flows in and and it has no reason.
There's nothing.
There's no special reason when it comes.
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It's just waiting for me to open up.
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Hello, hello beautiful souls, and welcome
to the Spiritual Quest podcast,bringing joy to the world.
And today with the Joy Keepers Network.
I'm so grateful you're joining us todayfor this special holiday episode
this season that lights us up a time
when hearts open connects us deeply,and the spirit of joy
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has the power to weave us all togetherlike one great glowing tapestry.
And that's exactly why we're here.
To celebrate and amplify joy, not justfor ourselves, but as a gift to the world.
And today, I'm blessedto have two extraordinary guests with me
Halina Goldstein and Sheila Applegatefrom the Joy Keepers Network team.
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And they'll help us not only explorewhat joy means, but shows how to grow it,
share it, and watch itripple across the globe.
This is more than a live stream,my friend.
It's a gathering of hearts.
Our time together today is a chanceto pause, reflect, and remember.
Joy is not something we simply feel.
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It's something we create.
And when we do, it's power is limitless.
So now imagine this hour as a sparking,igniting
countless flames, spreading hope and lightfar beyond what we can see.
So get comfortable and open your heartand get ready to be inspired.
The world needs more joyand today it starts with us.
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Together we can send waves of loveand happiness out into the universe.
So join me in welcoming Halina Goldstein
and Sheila Applegateto this Spiritual Quest podcast.
Welcome, ladies. Hello.
Thank you.
What a beautiful beginning.
Oh thank you.
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I was when I wrote that I was thinkingabout, you know, that that was
I was in deep meditation feeling the joy.
And I said, give me somethingthat can be part of my, joy ness.
If you want to share that joythat I'm feeling
when we're doing this,spreading joy to the world.
So thank you for mentioning that, Helena.
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But let us now dive into the Joy Keepersnetwork.
Let's start with how did you come upwith that and share that story for us?
Would you please?
Oh, yes.
I've been thinking about it todaybecause I was actually thinking
as I was kind of preparing withoutpreparing for our meeting yet I was like,
oh, this is happeningbecause of what happened seven years ago.
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And what happenedseven years ago is that I went in for a
for a gathering with another wonderfulNorwegian,
Steiner Lifson and
and at the time I was,
I was going to some strangetransformation.
Strange in the sense that all I knew wasthat I was
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everything I was doing was had to stop,and I.
And I had to start all over,and I had no idea in which way.
And then I came to the gathering and,
and I don't know, don't rememberwhat happened there.
But at the end of it, it came to methat I had was to create something
(04:25):
that was a it was a network,
a leadership network around Joy.
That's all I knew.
And then I came up with, with, withsomeone's help, came up with the with the,
the, the wording, the Joy keepers network,
and the and a very long journey
started to building somethingby someone who is not a networking person.
(04:50):
Not at all.
That's me.
And this,
and all that,but but but listening to guidance always.
So I started building it, and,
one thing at a time.
One person at a time, meeting peoplethat would support it,
such as one depending on,
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who, who supported it,just planted the seed.
She understood what it was about.
And then it grew slowly but surely.
And at some point I realized now,
now it's to be led by a teamand not just by me.
And this is why Sheila showed up.
(05:35):
She share what happened?
Share the yours part about,
Well, I had,
met Helena because
from an from a conferencewe were on together, and then,
she interviewed mefor the Joy keepers network, and I.
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I just have so much joyand love for Helena and the mission.
And so when she contacted me
and said, would you be interestedin being on the leadership team?
I was of course very busy,but that didn't matter.
I thought, yes, I will, I want to do that.
There's like thatsounds like an amazing thing to do.
And so we started the journey together.
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And one of the thingsthat is so important to me and my
I love the Joy keepers network in Helena,is that we have the same idea
of what joy is, thatit isn't something outside of ourselves
that we reach for or have,and fleeting moments based on,
what's happening in
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our life,but that it's a frequency of vibration
and that is available to us at all times,and it's a healing vibration.
And when we learn to tap into it,
then transformation happens.
So true.
And you just answered my first questionbecause joy in itself is transformative.
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The vibration of it, if you allow yourselfand create that opportunity
to feel the joy, because I believeit's like you said, it's a vibration.
You have to create it.
So having your mindsetthat is allowing you
to experience joy is essential.
And my personal experience is that
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when I feel the mostjoyful is when I'm doing something
that I'm truly passionate aboutor that I truly love,
like spending time in natureor being with my family or,
you know, doing my work,doing this podcast with you or meeting
people, you know, doing thiskind of work in the world.
That makes me really, really happy.
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I mean, it fulfills me in such a way.
So I thought, you know, Joy,why are we not speaking more about,
you know, the joy frequency we speakabout the love frequency all the time.
But I think joy is maybe easierfor a lot of people to connect
with based on limitation we might havewhen we're thinking about love.
(08:09):
So would you please share,both of you? You.
You probably have your own storiesof how you've experienced joy
in certain areas of your life.
That's been transformative.
Would you please inspire us and shareone of those stories if you can come up.
One with one.
I know I'm putting you on the spot.
You know, I think is the story that that
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that I also cameto think about the other day.
And it kind of ties the love and joytogether in an interesting way,
because the story goes back towhen I, after eight years
of of marriage with the soul mate,it was time for us to part.
It wasn't an easy parting,but it had to happen. And,
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and at the time, I was, I was
I have already been working a lot with,
with loving myselfwith taking care of myself.
Still, the divorce just happened,and I found myself in a tiny, tiny,
tiny apartment and for three weeks,I was immensely unhappy.
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I was just cryingand crying and crying and.
And I got sick.
And that was pretty muchwhat's happened for three weeks.
And then
one morning
I woke up and I
was in pure joy, and I was like,what's happening
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is, I,I was sure that there had to be a reason.
So I thought, well,maybe something, a gift is on its way
or a visitor or somethingis going to happen in my life.
And this is why I'm.
It's finally in the place of joyafter all these tears.
And so the whole day that dayhas been kind of waiting for something
(09:57):
to happen, and nothing happenedexcept I was a joy.
And the next day nothing happened.
And the next day nothing happened.
But but what became even more clear to me
at the time was that I was just done
crying, and I had opened up and
and and that's for me, reallythe essence of joy.
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I noticed in my life.
It's it's when I'm open, when I'm open,
it flows in and and it has no reason.
There's nothing.
There's no special reason when it comes.
It's just waiting for me to open up.
I believe it'swaiting for all of us to open up.
That's a beautiful story, because it does.
(10:42):
It really does resonate also with mewhen I'm reflecting on episodes
that I've had throughout my life, iswhen I surrender whatever feels dark
or limiting in some waythat constricts my physical body.
When I'm able to surrender that
it's a natural state.
Your float, the flow that you receiveof being authentically you,
(11:05):
just being open to who you are.
That that's so beautiful.
It really, truly is. That's the joy.
And it's like your heart is flutteringis what I called bubbling with joy.
My heart is literally bubbling with joy.
That's it.
Thank you for sharing that, Helena.What about you, Sheila?
Any anything that you can remember,any experience?
Well, you know,I love Helena, but both of you just said.
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And the piece where Helena you spoke of,you were done crying.
And so the joy had room to come in.
I love that, because my experience is
that if we block any emotion.
So if we're trying to block pain or angeror the emotions we don't think are good,
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then it blocks of us offfrom all the emotions.
So joy can't come in as easily when we are
trying to suppress,the uncomfortable emotions.
And so the thought that I had prior to you
answering itthat way was very similar for me.
One of the things I've been noticinglately is that peace in grief,
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if you've lost a loved one and my parentsboth died within the last few years,
and when I feel their presence,
I feel them with me, and that's a delight.
But sometimes I don't catch that.
And then,I feel the sadness, the grieving.
And then it's that reminding myselfyou can be in that.
(12:36):
But really, what just happenedis you had joy of being with them now.
And so that frequency is so delicateand intricate when it flows through us
that the awareness, the taking time
to be aware of the joy that is around
and then choosing whether to follow itor not, I think we have a choice there.
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But to rememberwe have a choice, that it's there
and all of the emotionsand even more there.
When we're open to feeling those otheremotions that we might have suppressed.
And how you
explained it as the vibrationor the frequency of joy
and how that affects not only you, butthe environment, the people around you.
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It's such a powerful,
thing to be aware of.
Like yousaid, the awareness that finding joy
is maybe the greatest giftthat we can give
our closest family membersand people we meet.
Just I, I was walking my dog.
That makes brings me joy, right?But I have to be present.
I have to be aware.
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I can't be away in my mind or whatever,because I really need to be present and,
and, tune into our connectionand what's going on around me
and just feeling that flow,being open and receptive.
And I see these kids go to schooland it's a natural,
way for me to smileand say hello or good morning.
(14:03):
And many of them are like that.
Most of them say high and low,but you could sense that
they're more into their devicesor, you know, they're,
you know, and it it is
they're finding joy through the devices
instead of finding and experiencing joy.
Maybe by connecting like heart to heart,
(14:26):
if I could say it that way, likephysical connection, seeing each other
in the eyes, feeling the vibration,being in the presence of that.
So do you have any tips or ideas onhow what can we do?
How can we bewhen we know that the vibration of joys
is a beautiful vibrationthat we can share with people?
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How can we as adultsbe a role models for people
we meet in order to share that and spreadthat and make people aware of it?
Any tips or ideas on how to do that?
It it,
as you said in the beginning,it does start with ourselves and
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and the as much as I have worked with Joy
most of my adult life,I keep working with it.
I keep I can be as, unaware as anyone.
I could be as lost in my thinkingas anyone.
But I keep coming back.
I know that this is the most importantthing I can do in my life,
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and in my day is keep coming back to joyagain and again and again.
And, and what Inotice more and more is that
that does affect my environment.
I don't have to do anything.
That was that was a funny experiencefor me because, you know, much of my life,
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I came from a culturewhere it was important to be clever
and to be, you know,some have something clever to say.
Yeah.
So I cultivated thatquite a bit in my life
because I was feeling so insecure.
And then the more I,I got in touch with joy,
(16:14):
the more I got in touch
with who I really am and who I really amis not very intellectual.
Really.
Who I really amis more joyful and connecting.
And what I notice is that it'sI don't have to explain a whole lot.
I don't have to say, I don't have toconvince that people react,
to thevibration of joy when I'm present in it.
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They really do.
I see them change along the way.
I see I work also, I don't have a dog,
so I just work myself.
That work. And and.
Yeah, and and andand I meet people there all the time.
And what I notice,
I think I notice people,they smile more and more as I meet them.
(16:58):
And I'm like, what's happening with.
Me reflection.
Right. It's
so it starts with this.
Yes, I love that.
What about you, Sheila?
Well, of course I agree with Helena.
That it is.
It's it's not so much of, telling people.
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It's about sharing that feeling.
And one of the ways I help people dothat is through the meditations
at the Joy Keepers Cafe.
But I do also just feel like
when we allow ourselves to be joyful,
to let that frequency flowthrough us consciously,
(17:41):
and that frequency has a whole spectrumwithin it that, you know, I think of,
like the fuchsia pink down to the soft,
you know, baby pink and,
and in that there'sa lot of different reflection.
So I'm thinking, like, you show upat an event, if it's solemn, that's okay.
(18:02):
You can still bring joy into that moment.
It's a gentle joythat you choose to be in.
I think that choosing to be in joyduring the difficult times,
when you know people are suffering,
is a very profound choice to make.
It's not an easy choice,because we sometimes feel like
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we shouldn't show joyto people who aren't experiencing joy yet.
I believe if we allow ourselvestime to be in that frequency,
the more we dowhen people around us are suffering,
the more we are helping to change thatfor the people who are suffering.
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Very true.
It is, you know, holding spaceand making that space
high frequency, if you wish, like a placewhere healing can occur,
like I, I know when when I'm feeling downand my husband is great at this,
and I have troublegetting into that state.
He has the weirdest humor.
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Maybe that's why I chose it,because he always makes me laugh,
even if I'm way down.
And I think that's that's the power of,you know, we're next year in 2025.
You've been married for 20 years.
And it's reason because we do work on it,but also because of
the ability to,
support each other and hold that space,and for him to hold that space for me
(19:31):
because as a Scorpio, I can go deepand it can be like wallowing is like the
all the deepest shadows. Right?
So it's easy for him being a little Leo.
He's like, hey, come on up,let's have some fun.
So it kind of it stay.
Opposites attract if you wish.
But I so enjoy people who's able to,
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you know,see the difficulty in a situation
and what people are going through,but still being able to hold that space
and just give room for whatever comes up.
I mean, not being affectedof that darkness, if you wish that you're
bringing into it, or in my case,that I brought into that situation,
(20:12):
but just allowing myselfto be open and vulnerable to receive.
So I think maybe that that comes in.
I'm thinking about what you said, Helena,because going through a divorce,
I haven't been through a divorce,but I would assume,
please correct me if I'm wrong,that it can be a lonely journey somehow.
I mean, you're questioning a lot.
(20:34):
So for you who has been down that path
and you just woken up and you were joyful,there must have been something
that allowed you or something,some mindset or.
And it's somethingthat you embody, Helena,
that we all embody,but that you were aware of or allowed,
would you please try to elaborate on that
(20:57):
emotion or that experiencea little bit more for those who might?
Going through difficult times right now.
I can try, but
it will be just another storybecause I'm not sure there's
so much to say, but but,
it's not complicated.
That's what I mean.
But it's so interestingthat you mentioned loneliness, because
(21:18):
sometimes I'm afraid thatbecause I speak so much about joy,
and we speak so much about joythat people can get
the wrong impression,that they get the impression that, oh,
you just have a DS, you just, you know,float on joy like a little bubble.
My joy came after 40 years of loneliness.
I spent like the first 40 years of my lifein deep loneliness
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and the different versions of it,and working with the with that
really, really, really hard,
and all with all kinds of modalities.
It was a really hard journey.
And, at the end of that partof the journey,
I discovered somethingthat was totally new for me, back then.
And that was before the internetand before we all got so clever, so fast.
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And the big discovery for mewas that that I was that I was lonely.
And even if I had relationships andthe connectivity to I was still lonely.
But my discovery was that the loveI was really,
really looking for,I could only find in myself.
That was like a big thing.
That was beforeit was common knowledge as it is, you
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know?
So, so, so then followed some yearswhere I, where I,
worked like day and night
and it learning to love myselfin all aspects of my life.
I did my best to treat myselfthe way I would if I was in love
with someone else.
And and so, so
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the experience of joy built on that.
I don't even know anymoreif I'm answering your question, but yes.
And you are. It's beautiful.
Read that.
That is so important for me to againto to say that
the experience of joy built,the freedom that that grad Valley
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took placebecause there was more and more love
for me and because there was love for me,there was also love for others
more and more.
So, so, so
to me, joy and love,they always dance together.
They and but, but what is really importantis that again,
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because we are so enlightened today,
we know that there's somethingthat's called unconditional love
and that we can embrace anythingwith love.
Even things, experiences,
people that, that we maybe find horribly
painful or appalling,we can still embrace them with love.
The same is true for joy.
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There is something that's calledunconditional joy.
It does so by nature.
And we can embrace that.
We can embrace people and thingsand experiences with love and with joy.
And it's immensely freeing.
And when we do it, the energy begins
to flow and transformationbegins to happen.
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Yes. Beautiful.
Thank you for that. Helenaand I so agree with you.
I was just reflectingbecause I was thinking. So,
love and joy is.
I totally agreethat, you know, one of the,
you know, the frequency of itis I experience it
almost as same as in fragments or, Well,what did you say, Sheila?
(24:36):
I can't find the word now,but aspects, different aspects of that,
that I find that joy.
Joy is in, in love.
But I was thinking about.
So now I get it.
Like, because going walking in nature,being like it's
a natural state,like love is a natural state, right?
And I find myself,
(24:56):
even if I'm looking,
at the animals in natureor the wind or the seagulls or whatever
when I'm walking,or am I looking at the my iPhone
and I watch this animal videos, I'mone of those.
I'm like, that's what I.
Use my social media for. It's like, okay.
Let's look at the pandas.
And I look at.
All, you know, all the because that reallybrings me joy because I see they play.
(25:21):
So I was like, okay.
So every time I allow myself to play,I am joyful
when I'm not thinkingabout how I have to act
or how I have to, you know, be inany aspect, just allow myself.
I am playful
and that's when I feel most joyful
because that's such just huge,
(25:44):
unconditional love for who I amor that self-love
that radiates when I allow myselfto be playful and just be me.
Right?
So for me trying when I'm down, I use,
I usually say, well, what would I liketo do to get into a different state?
Like that could be working out,
that could be meditating,that could be something else.
(26:05):
But or watch animals.
Oh my.
I've always that'sthe only thing I can do at that moment.
But that shifts my energy and it's easier
to get into that self-love and not,you know,
discriminate on myself.
Because I think being a certain way,because it's easier.
We're adults, it's easier to be,see our children and hold space for them.
(26:28):
But holding space for ourselves iswe should learn that.
I mean,it took us quite a while to get there.
You said Halina, 40 years.
Was that what you said? 40.
40. So?
So, yeah, it can take a while.
So, Sheila, what about you?
What?
When will you cometo experiencing joy in your life?
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What is,
the driving force behind that for you?
A lot of the things that you mentioned,I was going to talk about nature
for one thing, like,I think that if you walk out into nature
and touch a tree or really pay attentionto that connection, I feel like
(27:12):
I knowwe're talking about feeling frequencies
and if people aren't feeling those yet,that might be hard.
But if you just go be a tree hugger,you know, and see what that feels like
in you and find that vibrationand how it's outside of yourself.
Also, like you said, being being aroundchildren, that playfulness
and letting it in.
(27:32):
I know exactly.
And I get like just crazy goofyand that that freedom to let yourself
not be serious, to just be doofus,you know, like.
Just just.
Whatever silliness there is, you know,
and then the more you do that,it is the vibration.
(27:52):
Because if it starts with you, you'regoing to watch other people experience it.
And if you put yourself around peoplewho are giggly and, you know.
Yeah,
that is,
that is a vibration that just ripples out
if somebody's giggling, it'salmost impossible for people not to laugh,
(28:13):
even if they don't want to, you know,if it's a real, genuine giggle.
And that's a I think that releaseswhatever hormones we need,
whatever energy we need in our bodyto have the visceral reaction of it.
And then animals or, you know,like recently I had a little kitten
show up at my door and it was the giftI didn't know that I needed.
(28:36):
And I just, you know, I just starelike the joy that watching something
young, I think whether it's human or,like you said,
you watch the videoslike just watching Young Life,
the innocence of lifethat's around us and experiencing
that is a great way to tuneinto the frequency of joy,
(28:56):
because I haven't taught themselvesanatomy and joy yet.
You know.
True.
I was reflecting also about,
you know, how joyactually opens up connections
like we have because we're
so many different, religionsin this world.
(29:19):
It's easy to point fingers, it's easyto, you know, not
or discriminate one way or the other.
Right. Even color. Right.
But one thing that really bringspeople together,
if you can go togetherand have fun to have,
you know, just experience joy together,all of that just disappears.
(29:40):
It's a gateway.
So for me, I'm just reflectingbecause I've met a lot of people
and I love people.
I and I respect people,I respect their religion.
Whatever you want to believe,that's up to you.
I, you know, I don't.
It's the love that Iand it's that energy that you project.
It's what you bring to that connection
(30:01):
that, you know, I feel and I senseand that I appreciate.
Right.
And that way I feel, at least for me,
I remember we always have fun.
We always find a connection.
We are looking for that.We're at least I'm looking for that.
When I meet new peopleand maybe don't know how to act.
(30:23):
And when it comes to certainreligious beliefs or whatever.
Especially growing up,I always went to the joy I was looking at
how can we connect with joy?
And from that space we we were releasedor I'm trying to find the right words,
but I found myselfjust being peaceful with these people
(30:45):
and not having any conflictor discussions.
We could just.
Be together.
Do you know what I mean?
It's like I'm struggling
finding the words, to be honest,but I hope it resonates somehow.
It's just being having fun together,right?
Right.
Yeah, I'm thinking about that with like,I feel like I'm,
(31:07):
I know I seem very outgoingbecause when I'm working,
that's when I, you know, like,it doesn't matter, but,
social, like,you know, like cocktail conversation
or whatever they call it, that surfaceconversation is so hard for me.
I'm so uncomfortable because either
because I can connect to spirit,I know the answer or I don't care.
(31:29):
So I can't just ask the question,yeah, but.
I. Found that if I can walk inin that joy vibration
and then sort of scanto feel the other person, that's
maybe close to resonating with that,then that just amplifies.
And it doesn't matterwhat we're talking about.
This joy just comes over the situation
(31:50):
that I might have been uncomfortablebeing in.
So I think that that's similarto what you are talking about. Yes.
And that again,reminds me of how I connected with you,
because I saw an interview with you
at, wisdom from North,because I've also been a guest on wisdom.
Right.
And that's how I was like,oh, I need to connect with that.
(32:13):
It was just this senseof knowingness and fun,
and it was just,you know, how we just what you said.
And I said, well, I'm reaching out.
I have to connect with her.
And that's a long time ago.
We've had connections.Quite a long. Time. Right.
So it is, and I did that out of joybecause I connected with you.
(32:33):
And I sensed thatand that we were similar in that way.
And so I got to meet Helena through you,
and so see how, you know,when you meet at Ripple Vibration.
The door's open.
Right? Yeah, yeah.
And there,I must say, people having friends
who love being joyful,it's the best thing in the world.
(32:57):
Yeah, because we have phone conversations
right.
So that brings me
into the next topicthat I would like for us to discuss
and maybe share and hear whatmaybe people watching what they think
they might want to share in the chatif they did choose to,
how to generate more joy in this worldbecause we
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we see the world and I, we understand
that it might be difficultin a world of crisis.
So let's start there.
How can we generate
more joy in the world?
Helena, what about you?
Is this what I say here?
The answer.
(33:42):
Stanley.
Yeah.
Maybe. Answers.
No, really?
It's a question that I thinkwe all have been asking ourselves,
for a while,but but but especially in recent years
and recent months,and and at some point, we
we got this, this idea of, of asking,
(34:03):
different teachers, different healers,different,
joy keepers such as yourselfwhen you begin,
to contribute to a bookwhere we would ask that question,
how do you live in a world of crisis?
And the underlying question is,how do you find joy here?
And and where I am
blown away,but by the answers that we received,
(34:26):
because each and every one of the authors,
shared a personal experience, and
and it hasn't been an easy journeyfor anyone.
We all had our challenges, but but,but each and everyone shares
the experiences and very specific ways,
showing what can you do in your own life?
(34:47):
What can you do with other people? And,
and again,Joy and the world starts starts with us.
But it also that happens by us sharing it.
And but
I think again, what you said before that
we cannot,we can try to kind of tune in to joy.
(35:09):
We can invite you.
We cannot push joy force in the world,
but we can attract you can we canwe can open to God.
We can do it with ourselves.
But because the the the lack of unitywithin the world, it's that's here too.
I know the places in me that fight,I know the places in me
that overthink or that are detrimental.
(35:30):
And I also know that it's possible for meone moment to be judgmental.
It just said that and then remember,oh, and the joy comes in and
and the world,my inner world changes completely.
Like I see things differently.
Like I can totally let go of judgmentand that is not only true
for me, obviously,because we pretty much alike, all of us.
(35:52):
So, so,so the more we can do it for ourselves
and then those around us,and then the more we can do it
in the world, things will start to change.
They have to. They have to,
Sheila, help me out of.
I don't know what.
Are we thinking?
Take it over, Sheila.
How do we generate more joy in the world?
(36:14):
I think you're generating it right now,both of you.
But, hey.
All right.
Let's take it a step further, right?
Yeah.
Well, in the book that Helena'stalking about, I talked about imagination.
And to me, that's one of the key elementsto living the life and joy.
Love all of those frequenciesthat we want to dance. And,
(36:37):
because we can't imagine
if we if we don't imagine,we can't get past the struggle.
We need to open ourselves upto the possibilities.
So guidedmeditation is one of the key ways that I,
find to get in tune with that.
And then I canliterally feel like earlier today
(36:59):
I was in a meditation in thatit's it's to me, it is pink.
I don't know why joy is pink to mewhen it comes in, but it's like a
substance moving through my body,a frequency that I can just rest in
and allow that to transformand share that with the world.
And when we do meditations in the JoyKeepers Cafe,
(37:20):
which I can always just feel,because we have people
coming from all over the worldand joining us, and we're
resting in a meditation of joy,just letting it flow through us.
And I always feel that shift in our world,that ability to
transform from focusingand putting our energy
(37:43):
which is manifesting,and to what we don't like in the world,
and then shifting it to howwe want to feel and being those leaders
just by being in that vibration,we are leading
the world towards that frequencybecause we're keeping that energy.
(38:03):
We're allowing that energyto flow through us into the world.
Yes, I love that.
Thank you for that, Sheila.
And for me, I personally I
when it comes to joy
and giving a smile,just being that person that shows up
with joy, it's kind of becomes something.
(38:26):
It is me Iand if I forget it, it's like, okay,
something is going,I have to shift something, right?
I've to release whatever is keeping mefrom feeling that joy, that feeling.
But I'm pretty awareof what I bring into a situation,
whether I'm in the store,whether I'm speaking to people.
I always like to bring joyin any conversation.
(38:48):
If it's talking to the the cashieror whatever
it is with a smile,it is seeing that person.
It's honoring that person, and it'sbringing positivity into the situation.
But of course,you see people being asleep,
of course,but I still don't let that bother me.
I still hold the frequency.
(39:08):
You never knowwhat magic can come out of a situation
if you just keep yourselfin that space of joyfulness.
And I don't know how many timesI've experienced, you know,
by passing linesor getting upgraded or whatever.
Not because I'm doing it because of that,but because I'm bringing the energy,
(39:30):
you know, things like the joy.
Right?
So suddenly you're like, I.
Did this in a basketball gamein, in, what was it in the in the Phoenix.
I was watching the Phoenix Sun,and we had tickets
all the way at the back,like all the way on the top, right?
And I was friendly with this personthat was custodian, that was sweeping
(39:50):
the floors.
And I had a conversation where they weretold her that I was from Norway
and I was there with my husband,and we're so excited for the game.
And we had a great conversation.
And I went to the bathroomand she comes running up to me.
She said, look,do you see that man over there?
And I go, yeah, yeah, he's in the suit.
He's the owner of this.
He has tickets, VIP tickets.
You go over thereand you tell him what you told me.
(40:12):
You get a ticket.
And I was over there.
Yes, I know, and I got.
Upgraded to the VIP.
So we were sitting with the playersright behind them.
And my husband,he was freaked out when I could see.
And it just happened because I'm just me.
I'm just I love meeting people.
I love bringing the joy.
(40:33):
And this is. My.
So magical
things can come out of just being joyful.
Absolutely. Yeah.
Yeah. Perfect.
So, Halina,
you show this beautiful book that we allhave co-created with other authors,
and I just want you to share a little bitabout how people can get the book,
(40:54):
because this is a free book,and I want you to share why you chose this
to be free as an e-book.
And then I know there's a hardcover thatjust came out that you can also purchase,
and I think it's very little,but the the funding,
I think that goes from the bookgoes to the goalkeeper's network.
Right. To continue.
So would you share please,a little bit about that.
(41:15):
Yeah.
So so it was kind ofI think it was or it was a given.
It was not something we thought about thatof course the book should be free
because of the message, because we wantedso many people and we so do
to, to,
to get access to, to all these ideas,inspiration and,
(41:36):
and tools that tons of tools in this book,the authors have been very generous
to both share the experiencebut also give some sort of tools.
So it was very clear to usit needs to be free.
And also, we decided that,
you can you can download it on your site.
Right? Rebecca.
And also added the joking aside and,
(41:59):
and it is, the document that you don'teven have to give your email address.
You simply, click and to download it.
That is, there's nothing youyou have to give.
Just get the book and then read itand then and then, learn from it,
let it inspired, use what's best for youand share it, share it, share it.
(42:20):
That's another wonderful thingthat it does.
All this thing with intellectualproperty, property which is important.
But, but but in this case we say, yes,it is intellectual property.
But please share it.
Share the join it.
There are no restrictions on that.
And as for the for the paperback,that's a very new creation because we
(42:42):
we it's a fantastic thingto be able to hold a book
that's a very special experience.
And and it's now it's possible
to give it as a gift, for example,during the holiday season.
But we just want as many peopleas possible
to get to, to have the opportunity.
Perfect.
And I if you can see here,this is a QR code.
So if you're watching this,you can just scan this QR code and
(43:06):
you will be taken right to your free pagewhere you can download it for free.
Alina.
So post the videoor just scan it right now
and you can get the book for free.
Or the link is also in the description,so you can go there as well.
Just but it's nice to share the QR code.
Yeah,
(43:26):
it's so much.
Okay, well
time flies when we're having fun, right?
Spreading joy.
And during this holiday season, I,I feel like,
you know, this time of year, naturally,
we are going into a more peaceful placewithin our communities and families.
(43:49):
But knowing what's going on in the worldand knowing that people do struggle
sometimes with their own family relationsand whatever's going on.
So we just wanted to be mindful of that.
But knowing that we can create that joy.
And so my recommendation,
if paying it forward, is
just smile and go out thereand do a little joyful deed
(44:13):
by, you know, sharing a smileor saying hi or doing something
good for somebody elseand just see what that feels like
and what that brings into your lifeand to the other person.
So that is my hope for this holiday seasonthat we all can just give freely.
Like you, Halina and Sheila,you've given freely today, given
(44:35):
wonderful practical tools to feel the joy.
And of course, that beautiful book that,their Joy keepers network.
And you have offered to all of us,and of course, all the authors
that has joined forces to get this out.
I just wanted to
say thank you,
(44:55):
because it's beautiful and I'm so proudand honored to be part of it.
So thank. You.
Ladies,for making this available to all of us.
Any final words that you would like toshare with our viewers or listeners today?
Before we sign off?
(45:16):
I want to say that
that because you said thank you.
And and to me, the shortest path to joygoes to gratitude.
That's so one thing is the smiledefinitely is.
The other thing is gratitude.
Every time we open to gratitude,we open to joy.
And there's always somethingyou can be grateful for.
(45:37):
And along the way, we learn to be gratefulwith no reason at all.
So that's that's a final.
That's that's my invitation to everyone.
And I just see what you just said.
We begin with with people sending smilesat this seed, spreading this vision.
I know it's beautiful. Thank you.
(45:57):
For me.
And I would say that
as beautiful as joyis, it's always there for you.
And if you're feeling other emotions,there's
no reason to feel guilty about that.
Just be in those emotions.
Like Helena talked aboutwhen she got through them.
She felt the joy.
But while you're in them, rememberthat Joy is still right there
(46:20):
supporting you and availableany time that you want to make that shift.
I remember when I was a kid,I got sent to my room and my I was crying.
My mom came in and said,you can come out now and I crying.
She screamed, I'm not ready yet.
So I just. Keep that in mind.
Be ready before you come out of the roomwith a smile.
(46:41):
Oh, that's. So. Beautiful.
I love that endingthat's so beautiful and so
raw and real so often.
Well, thank you so much, ladies,for joining me here today.
And you're always welcome back to spread
joy and love whenever you choose to.
So thank you both very much.
(47:01):
And thank you everyonefor being here with us today.
It's been wonderful to share this spacewith Helena and Sheila,
and with all of you being there virtuallyand connecting with us through joy.
Thank you so much and I wish you all
a beautiful and happy holiday season.
(47:22):
Thank you so much. Bye now.
(47:50):
And. Be.
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