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What if joy isn’t a bonus but the baseline? We take you into Adar—the month of Purim—and explore why our sages call for increasing happiness now and what that reveals about living with trust year-round. Instead of treating emotions like weather, we make a bold claim: the default is joy, tuned up for celebration and turned down to honour grief, yet never abandoned.

We unpack a practical theology of trust. If a precise, loving Creator guides events, then sadness, jealousy, and chronic anger aren’t just moods; they’re signals that we’ve slipped into trying to run the world. That’s a heavy job description. Letting one King lead lightens it. We talk about how to build daily joy habits—micro-practices that take minutes but reset your posture toward life—so you can feel the Adar lift and carry it beyond the holiday.

Spiritual dry spells get honest attention. We explore two lenses: sometimes the delay atones for seasons we lived without awareness; other times it protects us from elevations we’re not strong enough to hold. Like a child behind a safety gate, timing is mercy. We dig into ego, readiness, and the Sinai model—still a mountain, yet low—showing how humility creates room for guidance without turning you into a doormat. Expect clear language, real-world anchors, and a few challenges to your inner control freak.

If you’re ready to swap exhaustion for trust and make joy your trained reflex, this conversation offers both vision and tools. Subscribe, share with someone who needs a lift, and leave a review with one practice you’re trying this Adar—we’ll read our favourites on a future show.

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