3: How to find joy even when I'm stressed | Suitcase

August 18, 2026
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There are a lot of stressed out, frazzled, on-edge people these days. Most of us are familiar with stress because we all live under a certain amount of stress. Not all stress is bad as in proper amounts and under control stress is productive.
The problem comes when stress is excessive with things like too much work, too many responsibilities, too many pressures – then it becomes destructive. And as a society we spend a lot of money on relieving stress in our lives because of the impact it has. Stress impacts us in many ways and can affect us both physically and mentally. But ultimately it discourages and robs us of joy. However, joy is possible even when we are stressed. But how?  

In the message we look at a number of principles about being a joyful person and it comes from a person who was in a very stressful situation and time in their life.

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