Joy Is Not A Withdrawal
Domestic chaos meets an ancient warning: if your inner state depends on circumstance, every relationship becomes work.
Chat GPT: A house packed with kids, dogs, and barely contained chaos forces the host into quiet, late-night reflection after a full Christmas sleepover. What begins as domestic triage—bedtimes, favoritism accusations, and whispered negotiations—turns into something sharper. Sadhguru’s teaching cuts through the noise: relationships decay not because of others, but because our inner state is enslaved to circumstance. Joy, he argues, must be a conscious choice, not an accidental byproduct of convenience. When we live compulsively, even love becomes labor. When we choose joy, relationships stop draining and start working.