Prioritize joy.

[@emersonlee5146]

Recently I took an early morning moped ride on one of the Penghu islands. No big buildings, limited technology, no people in sight except my driver, and gosh what a fulfilling and joyous experience. There is something transcendently meaningful about that experience that goes beyond the material. I believe that God gifted me that moment because he wanted to show me something and I think I learned something about myself on that remote idyllic island. I also have a newfound love of small sparsely populated islands lol.
Romans 14:17 "For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking but of righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."

[@allygong]

that’s amazing!! i’m so glad to hear you had an amazing experience. it sounds extremely serene and i’ve had similar experience finding a lot of peace in more remote places as well :) thank you for sharing Emerson!

[@777Looper]

Yes, "the eyes are the light of the body".
And "Whatever is true, right, honorable, worthy of praise, etc..., we are to think upon these things."

[@emersonlee5146]

Philippians 4:8 Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.
Great verse friend. Complete it!
Acts 4:29 Now, Lord, consider their threats and enable your servants to speak your word with great boldness.

[@777Looper]

(You mean commodify.)
And yes, the bedrock of the consumerist economy is people buying in to the belief that buying things is the way to buy happiness. You are purchasing permission to feel good about yourself.
The solution is to establish a rational basis for joy and peace that goes beyond the material, or at least the commercial.

[@allygong]

yesss 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@allygong]

i love how you put that- “purchasing permission to feel good about yourself”

[@marie_s_hn]

I really wanna thank u Ally for this priceless video, I was searching for this topic a lot and finally find it.
For me, I have been betrayed and hated by almost everyone in the past 3 or 4 years and that affected me and brought me a trust issue and made me hating all people around me! I still have a bestfriend I'm not alone or isoliting myself but i feel like i can't find joy again I even start to forget all the best memories of joy that i had in the past
Anyway i just wanna share my feelings i hope you read my comment and thank u so much again for this video💓i'm new follower in your channel

[@allygong]

welcome welcome!!! thank you for sharing your experience ❤️ i’m sure that was difficult but it’s great that you are looking and finding all these ways to move forward!! you seem like such a positive person 🥰✨

[@anthonycook6213]

Have a joyous week Ally!

[@allygong]

thank you anthony!! you as well 🤗✨✨

[@777Looper]

Why? Because I always root for someone being relentlessly optimistic in current internet economy.

[@allygong]

it’s important nowadays, truly

[@777Looper]

I mean, you definitely want to believe that the material universe and the moral universe are in accord to at least some degree. The prospect of our internal experience being a thing independent of the greater reality is both bleak and burdensome. And pretty narcissistic.
For our joy to be stable, nonreductionist, and proportional (humble), it needs to have a foundation in, or *at least* relation to, the things that exist that are not us.

[@emersonlee5146]

I agree things don't have any true meaning or at least good meaning unless they have the transcendental properties. Without God happiness is just scientific causation and neurological chemicals which happen to react in a certain way.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

[@diegosandoval9948]

Loved your video and your energy ! Please keep on doing them! ❤

[@allygong]

thanks so much!! i appreciate it

[@LsBrigandes]

Because I want to know what your doing after alphasights

[@suna__27]

0:05 it was on my main page

[@allygong]

ooo gotcha thanks for letting me know 😊

[@Groundedrootshealing]

333 views, popped into my feed.

[@allygong]

333!! 💙