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10 things that made us smile this week I recently and one of the things we talked about was cynicism
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10 things that made us smile this week
I recently [sat down with Rainn Wilson to talk about his book, "Soul Boom: Why We Need a Spiritual Revolution," for the Upworthy Book Club,]( one of the things we talked about was cynicism. We live in a world where it's so easy to be cynical, to toss up our hands and say, "People suck, so why bother?" However, when we become cynical, we allow the negative forces in the world win. So what do we do instead? Wilson posits that the opposite of cynicism isn't optimism, but joy. Optimism too easily becomes "toxic positivity," which is insensitive to the real difficulties people face. But as Wilson writes, joy "doesn't disregard the hard stuff. Joy knows that negativity is a part of life as well. Joy says that life is hard but there is a place you can go, a tool you can use. Joy is a force. A choice. Something that can be harnessed. A decision to be made." There are lots of ways to foster joy in our lives, from being of service to others to spending time with loved ones to appreciating nature to finding wholesome reasons to smile and laugh. Joy is powerful, and however small a measure of it [this week's roundup]( provides, I hope it helps you battle away cynicism and offers some hope and peace to your soul. :) Annie from Upworthy [Read the story](
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