How do you keep your joy with all the worries of the world bombarding you continuously? You pay attention to your thought life.
Naturally an introvert, I was an extremely shy child. Introverts naturally think with more pessimism whereas extroverts naturally think with more optimism. Aside from when I was outside exploring, looking for lizards and fascinating insects, my memories of childhood were that I was scared of everything and everyone.
When I was in high school I decided I wanted to be positive & when I became an adult I decided that since I was such a serious child that I wanted to enjoy life like children are intended to. There’s been a lot of hardships since..