Often people come to me during troubled times in their lives. It's easy to get focused on what we long for, what we don't have. And we do discuss during our readings, what is it we are doing (or not) to help us get what we want. And what are we doing that may get in our own way.
But this is about joy. Sometimes in our longings, we forget about focusing on things that give us joy. They don't have to be huge or complicated. Buying fresh flowers for ourselves, developing a new hobby, looking at beautiful images.
The reason this came to mind is because I follow the National Geographic photos on face book. And often those images are so amazing, it just makes you heart sing, makes you smile. Someone else has spent hours of their life capturing that one perfect image, and I think of them with gratitude and then send that photo on to friends and family.
So it's not about money, or even time, but about knowing what gives you pleasure and setting up life to give you some surprising joyous notes.
So much of our day to day life is habit. Getting into the habit of giving yourself 5 minutes of joy a day, you will be amazed how much impact that will have on the rest of your day!
All photos by Swedish-Dutch photographer Geert Weggen (who I found on the national geographic facebook page)
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