Joe reframes enjoyment not as hedonism but as the most reliable gauge of how deeply you’re surrendering to your calling. He compares it to a baby surrendering to a cry — there’s a movement happening, and enjoyment is the signal that you’re aligned with it. This is the gravity of internal exploration, divinity, or whatever you call that pull.
This shifts the question from “what should I accomplish?” to “what deeply enlivens me?” Joe notes he used to frame his work as wanting to change the world and create happiness, but that motivation fell away in favor of something simpler: this is what I enjoy. The deeper the enjoyment, the deeper the surrender.
“My enjoyment is the way that I get to gauge how deeply I’m surrendering.”
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