Life Struggle and Self finding

http://au.figu.org/content/FLAU%20B-28.pdf “Lebensfreude” Life Struggle and Self-finding… Recently I spoke at length with a childhood friend from Germany and one thing in particular she mentioned during our conversation stuck with me. When we talked about all the Covid restrictions and keeping ourselves healthy during these challenging times, she said, “the main thing to strengthen your immune system is ‘Lebensfreude’”. In the FIGU dictionary online, ‘Lebensfreude’ is translated as ‘joy of living’, and in the online dictionary ‘dict.cc’ we can also find ‘vitality’, ‘soulfulness’, ‘high spirits’, ‘enjoyment of life’, or ‘zest for life’ as translations for Lebensfreude. And this friend seems to have a great zest for life regardless of the many tragedies she encountered in her life. However, how can one develop joy of living or a zest for life when one feels overwhelmed with the struggles of life?