My Joy Is Back!

We all go through periods in life where we wonder, where is my bright self? It is part of living this experience so filled with challenge, crisis, unexpected turns and insane adventures. I have been in a transition for some time and although I have had great joy, there was a weighted view of things that seemed to heavy my life.

Upon returning from my latest adventure to Colorado, I was a bit tired and felt I needed to get back to life. Today, a few days later, after unpacking, regrouping and creating order, suddenly a new form of me and sparkle came forward. I had a great adventure but spent time nourishing my beautiful girl. It was filled with beauty, realizations, managing grown up issues and a tad of stress to get all complete. I also had a clearing as we call it, an epiphany on my transition journey. I came back settled yet thinking,  I need to get my ducks in a row.

One of the greatest epiphanies I had was that all is truly perfect in timing. I had felt the impatience like I needed to move quicker, get going, find my path in this new life of mine. When I was there, I realized I am going on this new path and have been. It is often ourselves that set up restrictions and judgments to how things are going. I believe I had alot of expectations on me and certainly others as I grow and become in this new phase.

Just like today, I felt like I needed to get myself organized. It took all of 15 minutes, unpacking, reviewing bills and putting order to my ski things.You would of thought I had days of work to catch up on by the feeling I felt. I sat down to meditate and in my break from things, I landed back in such joy. I thought what are you so concerned about anyway?

I know I put such pressure on myself to get here or there. This insatiable desire we have to accomplish, create order, get things done, constantly behind the eight ball is just a mindset we have created. Is there really that much pressure in life? Is it so important to do, be and achieve that we miss the wonder of what is occurring and how much we have done? I believe we truly have ridiculous expectations from the world and miss much of life in this minding. Accomplish, do, move to the next, don't forget this, oh yes you better get on that, too many voices of hurry about us.

As we walk into one of the craziest seasons of the year it is important that we review these voices and get a true handle on our joy. My joy is so easy for me when I am not listening to these voices in my head. The season of gratitude, giving is upon us and it begins with us feeling good so we can share the good. Finding our joy first seems healthy as we enter this rush. Taking stock of where we are, what we have done and what the point is of this December seems vitally important. How can we share love, light, laughter and community in joy if we don't start from our center filled with these things?

I know life is moving at high speeds for most of us daily. However, if you want joy, you must slow it down. There is no way we can experience this high vibration when our minds filled with activities, expectations, pressures and demands. Joy simply doesn't exist when you are in that. The states don't match. Joy exists when there is freedom to life. When whatever you do, whatever comes forward, you roll with peace and trust in good coming forth. You can't feel that freedom with pressure whether it is self created or from outside.

Take the breath and moment to get your joy back. You are doing perfect where ever you are. You have gone through much and taking the moment to revel in where you are in this moment is key to joy. It doesn't have to do with getting any where or doing anything. Joy is just feeling high about living. It involves gratitude for what is, peace that you will find your way and trust that at some point all will be well. Laughter is an entrance to joy. So laugh at the insanity, the voices, the pressure, the things you seem to criticize your self for or the expectations you put upon yourself.

Each moment is a gift. Whether strife, heaviness, hardship or challenge, they lead us to our joy. They are like the down side so we can find the upside. We all go through these moments and then suddenly, the pressure just lifts and we realize all is well. We will make it. Things are grooving forward and life is filled with pleasure. Shift yourself to that. Find your way there as you enter this holiday season. Remember the wonder of the year, the goodness, the joy you will find tomorrow. This vibration needs nothing but your attention that it already exists inside.

Today I found mine again in a deeper level. I inspire and invite you to do the same. Get your joy back for there is no other way to find it. It is already within you awaiting your remembrance.

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