Appreciative Joy or mudita is the third face of love. It is the delight that springs from an open heart for our own or someone else’s joy and good fortune. We just feel good in our guts and hearts without having to think about or analyze anything. And yet, our conditioning obscures these feelings of joy and instead feelings of jealousy, envy, and unworthiness arise in us. Appreciation and gratitude are the antidotes to these negative mind states and release the joy that is always there in us.