February 1, 2010
JOY
My daughter and I went to church last night, somewhat languidly, but it ended up, as always, a good thing. The message was something I needed to hear. It was about “joy” – being joyful. I have heard this before, this encouragement to be joyful, because if you are, there is no room to be anxious, depressed, or angry since we can only accept one emotion at time. True; the challenge is to be joyful. It seems there is something in this adult life to always “distract” you. The answer to this conundrum, according to those who know, is to live in the moment. Again, so true, but sometimes so difficult. I think of children; they are evidence of this suggestion. They are usually happy, joyful; they live in the moment. I agree with all of this, I just have trouble doing it. For instance, I have to tend to something “negative” today so in my apprehension, worry, and dread; I lived it about three times last night. I did this instead of enjoying my peaceful night’s sleep in my comfortable bed in my safe house. So, today, I still have this negative situation to deal with and now I am not rested. I get “it”; I just need to do “it”. Be joyful, for when I am joyful, there is no room for anything else and live in the present, enjoy the moment, tomorrow will take care of itself. My mom was always telling me “take one day at a time”. Anyway, these are my humble ramblings for this day, this moment that I am in, the only moment that I have.
"Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart."
— Erma Bombeck
— Erma Bombeck
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