“What is joy? We can say, as the dictionary does, that it is ‘an exultation of the spirit, the beatitude of paradise.’ We can say that, unlike the ephemeral state of happiness, it is a lasting value that nourishes and sustains the spirit as well as the body. Joy does not induce a craving for more, because it is enough.”
~ Robert A. Johnson, Ecstasy: Understanding the Psychology of Joy