Videos of dogs…or
cats…or comedians…or old sitcoms from your youth…or bad jokes like this one:
Three people are
stuck on an island. One day, the three of them are walking along the beach and
discover a magic lamp. They rub and rub, and sure enough, out pops a genie.
The genie says:
“Since I can only grant three wishes, you may each have one.”
The first says:
“I’ve been stuck here for years. I miss my family, my husband, and my life. I
just want to go home.” Poof, he’s gone!
Then the second
says: “I’ve been stuck here for years as well. I miss my family, my husband,
and my life. I wish I could go home too.” Poof, she’s gone!
The third man
starts crying uncontrollably. The genie asks: “My dear, what’s the matter?”
The man whimpers:
“I miss my two friends who just left, I wish they were still here.”
I’ll wait while
you laugh…or groan…or both.
Today, I want to
encourage you to keep tending and turning toward that which brings you
joy. Each day if we would do one
act that brings us joy, what a difference that might make. What if, rather than using “joy” as a reward,
you start with joy. What if you started
the day with what brings a smile to your face, warms your heart, and stirs your
soul. As one author put it in the title
of his book, “Eat Dessert First.” Or
sing out loud. Or sit silently in the
shade of a tree.
If we do not
cultivate and create space for joy, the voices of the world ~ the demands of
our inner and our outer voices ~ will keep telling us to defer or delay our
joy. Yet, joy is here. Joy is not a destination; joy is the
way we can choose to go. May you
seek out joy and discover joy was right beside you all along.
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