At this time of year the word joy is used often. We will sing about it, we might sign our name to it on our christmas cards, it surrounds us. It no wonder that I thought a great deal about joy in the last two days, I wonder why it was that I am not more joyful or full or joy on a daily basis. With so much going on in our world today, we all need to be reminded to find joy, yes we have to seek it out. The first place to look, is when we wake up in the morning, we are alive, there is such a pure and simple joy in being alive. Joy is defined as the response to feelings of happiness, experiences of pleasure, and awareness of abundance. Celebrate the moments of happiness you notice as you go through your day. When something good happens, call a friend and share the joy. Dance at your Christmas party, jump for joy, laugh heartly, as often as possible. Feel yourself become full with joy.
Exeprience pleasure, one way we can do this is by inviting joy in to our lives this holiday season by giving more than we receive, yes more. Give without expecting to get in return -- you know, "There is more joy in giving than there is in receiving".
Next become aware of our abundance, remember how extremely lucky we are to have all the things we possess. Feelings of gratitude creates a true sense of joy, the joy of being blessed. Then remember we have the power as to how much joy we create in our lives....Enjoy!
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