When Savoring a Pleasant Moment is a Radical Act | Ari Honarvar | TEDxSDSU

[@carolyneouya8009]

A "war on joy" ...it's hard to even conceptualize what this would feel like. You make such a great point about how when joy is restricted, so is our essential coping mechanisms for the hardest experiences in life. I truly believe that joy is resistance...it has saved me time and time again.... and I thank you for reminding us of that! Reminding us how expression and the choice/ability to savor is revolutionary. Joy is care. And as Audre Lorde says.. "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." Loved this talk! 🔥 ❤️ 🐐 💃🏿 🎉

[@fan.im.not.hacker7825]

Poetry has saved my life. The rooftop scene is so vivid and heartbreaking. It makes me want to compose again.

[@KristinPedemonti]

Thank you, Ari. I deeply resonate with your work in spreading savoring pleasant moments and joy as a healing tool and a way through trauma. Joy & sharing joy saved my life. As a Narrative Therapy Practitioner & Storyteller and survivor of abuse who works with survivors of abuse and trauma, I've personally & professionally lived how joy and savoring pleasant moments can heal and through neuroplasticity rewire our brains. Thank you again!

[@rumiwithaview]

Thank you Kristin for your kind words and for sharing a bit about your important work. Please keep sharing your gift-the world needs it now more than ever!

[@KristinPedemonti]

@rumiwithaview thank you. I will do my best to comtinue the work. I hope you do too. ♡

[@dr_carlamanly_imperfect_love]

Gorgeous! Thank you for this rich, heartfelt journey into the art of creating and savoring joy.

[@rumiwithaview]

Many thanks, Dr. Manly for watching this talk. I continue to learn so much from you.

[@mrgamer-eq5xn]

Creativity is so important in getting through hard times.

[@selenedavid914]

What the world needs now! Thank you.

[@rumiwithaview]

I'm so glad this talk resonated with you. Thank you for this comment.

[@MikaelaSmith-rr4ii]

This is such a thought-provoking invitation: Let us practice and become well-versed at summoning joy. And as we engage in savoring joyful moments, we can then allow ourselves to be more present with suffering-so we are not denying either. We are present in ourselves and with others. And with the awareness that the oppressive forces mentioned are not isolated to the Iranian regime, but present themselves in many forms. Let us resist with savoring. Thank you.

[@rumiwithaview]

Thank you, dear Mika! Wishing you numerous joyful moments throughout the day.

[@mindyswanson8218]

I love your story telling, your resilience and your shared savouring. Keep inspiring us all! Love you 🕹️🐐

[@rumiwithaview]

Thank you dear Mindy for listening to this talk. May you find many moments of respite and joy throughout your day.

[@سأكتفيبكحلماً-ب5ر]

It brings tears to my eyes to learn about the bravery and resilience of Iranian people. Thank you for this informative talk??????

[@marijkemccandless2335]

Ari has done such an amazing job of educating us not only about the plight of Iranian woman who must face the morality police but also of allowing us to see this outward expression as a reflection of what might be happening inside of us. Are we reigning in joy because we are listening to our own "morality police"? I appreciate, too, her drawing attention to the "negativity bias" we harbor. A zen teacher once said something similar. He said, "We are wired to suffer". It takes courage and focus to draw attention away from the mind's propensity to find only problems and instead notice all the tiny little moments of delight that we feel. Delight may feel like an inappropriate feeling when we see so much suffering in the world, but as Ari demonstrates here in her work with refugee children, feeling our own delight and helping others tune into whatever pockets of joy are available helps all of us develop the resilience needed to heal--to change our focus from negativity and fear to connection and joy. And, we don't have to swing the pendulum over to "toxic positivism." When we look closely, we discover that a moment of delight is simply the experience of being completely present in the moment, attuned to the senses, noticing, noticing the vibrancy of life itself. It does not require us to adopt a positive mindset. Thank you Ari for this powerful interwoven talk that brings us from outward atrocities to the joyful heart of life. As I sit here, I allow myself for five seconds to feel this joy, to allow an "inner smile" to pulse from my heart outward and upward, reaching my cheeks, reaching you.

[@GertrudeDriftwood]

So well put! We are wired to suffer but we can rewire ourselves to transform the suffering too. I had to look up "inner smile meditation" that I'm going to start practicing. Thanks for the introduction.

[@rumiwithaview]

@@GertrudeDriftwood wonderful!

[@rumiwithaview]

What an insightful reflection, Marjike! I love the connection you made between delight and presence. May you continue to bloom and prune in the best way possible.

[@Chosengamer999]

Thank you Ari for teaching us we can savor life even in the middle of difficult times.

[@Byalysonshelton]

I love this topic. It is so essential to find joy in our daily lives. Thank you for sharing, Ari!

[@rumiwithaview]

Thank you for your kind words, Alyson!

[@tuanquang1821]

This is a talk to listen to over and over again!

[@afsarkhonsari1543]

Beautiful speech.

[@explorerhut3402]

My favorite Talk this year!

[@Abdul_Qakim]

Dancing with refugees sounds like lovely work.

[@afsarkhonsari1543]

آفرین..ادامه گسترش..فرهنگ..هنر..وآگاهی ازتاریخ..نتیجه تعلیم وتربیت.والدین والای آری خانم است..*****

[@rumiwithaview]

سپاسگزارم🙏🏾

[@GertrudeDriftwood]

I love the idea of savoring intervention, especially when I'm really caught in the stress cycle. I'm going to start a savoring practice every morning. Thanks!

[@rumiwithaview]

Happy savoring!

[@bumikita24]

Thank you

[@corvair7503]

Great talk and presentation Ari. I am using some of your tips about savoring and joy. It makes a big difference. Highly recommend.

[@rumiwithaview]

Thanks so much!

[@zdsfdaf6926]

Ive shared this talk with family and friends. We need to pay attention to good times with loved ones more.

[@rumiwithaview]

Wonderful!

[@maryamghadiri3474]

Growing up in Iran, we have so many practices to resist the oppression and strengthen our soul… we use any opportunity to dance, any opportunity that we can get together and forget the difficulties of life and restriction of living in Iran and dealing with morality police. instead we get together, we dance, we sing, we have mixed paries of men and women, we make wine and share it with friends… all of these are illigal in Iran because being joyful brings hope and the oppressive regime does not want that.

[@afsarkhonsari1543]

Yes. Victory is ours!

[@rumiwithaview]

Thank you for sharing your perspective and experience, Maryam joon.

[@10.5billion]

Poetry sounds lovely in the native language!

[@ayankitipstricks8516]

Rumi with a view is such a great name☺️

[@praveeneditzofficial]

Its such a beautiful culture!

[@oojihonarvar5829]

Great Talk!

[@arhamgaming6395]

Yes!

[@starthome5442]

Good meditative delivery

[@ArianaSarahaFlightBehavior]

19:09 🙌🏼🥹💓

[@anandubla1681]

That jacket rocks ❤️

[@harshithraovlogs2007]

Such a lovely way to make the case for savoring ??

[@vickiwagher8853]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@idogabay1039]

Good talk!

[@sikeyt8510]

Good and useful information

Im going to go savor petting my dog now!

[@vickiwagher8853]

Beauty

[@novoatheproducer]

I had never thought of an inner morality police. I guess its like the inner critic?

[@loveteam8165]

I need to dance more!

[@Ak-by8dd]

When there is a war on joy there is a war on coping mechanisms.

[@vickiwagher8853]

I can dance anywhere

[@GertrudeDriftwood]

Yes!!!

[@محمد-د4ح6ز]

Wow! Those rumi verses in Persian ?

[@mayankverma8027]

How do you develop a habit to savor? I get so busy and forget.

[@malikyoutube351]

How do you savor doing chores?

[@مصري-س5ب]

Womens rights are human rights!!!

[@dua4807]

I need to check my negativity bias.

[@namadefault5827]

Bravo ?

[@lovetalks143]

I wonder if we can develop a positivity bias or is that just toxic positivity?

[@lizethchaher1417]

???

[@HustlersVerse]

why is the iranian regime so anti joy?

[@niningnarsih3320]

Savoring intervention, negativity bias, inner morality police... 3 useful phrases ??