Originally from Alternatives to the High Cost of Litigation

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When you enter a state of mind dominated by joy, you usually feel all is right and good.

In this state, your body undergoes chemical changes with the release of specific neurotransmitters. As the complex mix of chemicals and context interact, and if there is no crisis or urgent need on the immediate horizon, people typically feel tranquility and peace of mind.

It is being in the state where you feel relaxed, and where you are calm, optimistic, and satisfied.

If you apply the mediation goals of transformation and, the ultimate success, the transcendence of the dispute, serenity is an outcome. Although serenity can be reached in life and mediation without the precondition of joy, my experience is that the joy following beating the challenges of conflict precedes serenity.