Conjoyment

I'm reading the Geography of Bliss by Eric Weiner.  He invents the word Conjoyment, a word for the melding of joy and contentment.  Though the word doesn't flow for me rhythmically, I do love the concept.

Contentment is: all is well in this very moment.  Joy is appreciating my aliveness in this moment.  I get to do this instead of I have to do this.  Choosing, being, appreciating.

He also says that all languages have far more words for unpleasant emotional states than pleasant.  As I have suspected, it's human nature to spend more time noticing our worries than when we're peacefully in the moment with birds and trees and stars.  The experiment is to stretch into, love and repeat over and over images of joy.  Images of joy like kids playing, dogs playing, rainbow bouquets of tulips, a hug.  The experiment is to remember and accept the compliments 85 times more than the criticisms.