"Even in the pit of hell, it's a mitzvah to be joyful." So said Rabbi Nachman of Breslov, a mystic in the Hasidic tradition. A mitzvah is an act that honors the Divine. Even in hell, it is possible to be joyful, because both heaven and hell are on earth, created by our minds and actions. Transformation is always possible. We can transform pain to joy by keeping our hearts open.

Miriam Greenspan, Healing Through the Dark Emotions