Nobody is continuously joyful. The function of joy is to signal to people that whatever they are doing is very good and should be continued now or repeated later. The Being part of joy is bliss. Bliss happens when someone is joyfully involved in present experience and free from anxiety, guilt, obligation, judgment, doubt, obsession, and distraction. Bliss is a state of inner contentment that validates the self.
Several words help describe the Belonging state of joy.
Each refers to times when people feel deeply connected with others. Love is the most powerful but least specific of these terms. The feeling is a joyous bonding of souls. Such joinings generate loyalty because those who are joyfully bonded naturally care about each other. Although all relationships take effort to maintain and improve, the energy that goes into these unions doesn t feel like work.