Day 7: You Are Still Allowed Joy

“Joy is not a betrayal of grief — it is a companion to it.” — Walk the Hidden Path

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It can feel strange when joy returns.

Like laughter might mean you’ve moved on. Or worse — that you’ve let go.

But joy doesn’t erase grief. It holds its hand.

You are not betraying your love by smiling. You are honoring it by continuing to live.

Grief isn’t a wall — it’s a doorway. And sometimes, through that doorway, light finds its way back in.

You might hear a song and sing along without crying. You might notice a flower blooming and actually feel glad it exists. You might laugh. Not because you forgot. But because your heart is making space for all of it now — sorrow and sweetness together.

This is not disloyalty. This is survival. This is what it means to be whole.

Let joy visit when it does. Welcome it like an old friend you’d given up on. It’s not here to replace your grief — just to sit beside it.

Perspectives from the Masters

Neville Goddard Learn More

"You are free to feel — both the ache and the light."

Joel Goldsmith Learn More

"Joy is not separate from the Presence. It is part of its song."

Emma Curtis Hopkins Learn More

"I claim the fullness of life, even through tears."

Thomas Troward Learn More

"Spirit is never diminished by sorrow — it expands through it."

Florence Scovel Shinn Learn More

"I do not apologize for joy — it is part of divine order."

Ralph Waldo Emerson Learn More

"The soul always rises — not in defiance, but in nature."

Ernest Holmes Learn More

"To feel joy again is to remember the eternal nature of love."

James Allen Learn More

"He who walks through sorrow and still smiles has touched the depths of peace."