Do You Feel the Joy?

When you think of the word "joy", what comes to mind?  Your children or grandchildren?  You wedding day?  Maybe graduating from college or getting that long-awaited promotion at work?  Although these are each wonderful things that may bring us happiness, I would argue that they do not truly bring us joy.

You see, all of the things I mentioned above are external.  Joy comes from the inside and radiates out.  When you look outwardly for your joy, what happens when something goes wrong?  What happens if you don't get the job or your child disappoints you or your marriage ends in divorce?

Joy is a sense of peace and contentment.  It is the knowledge that no matter what happens, everything will be okay.  Joy is the satisfaction of knowing that God (or whatever higher power you believe in) loves you and wants what is best for you. Joy is a love of life and a thankfulness for waking up to see another day.

So, look inward for your joy.  As you look inside, feel those feelings of happiness that you experience when you think of your children, your wedding day, or the day you landed that job.  Then multiply that happiness by 100.  That's joy!  Make a habit of feeling the joy each and every day!

Taking Action and the Law of Attraction

Twice within the past week, once while reading a book about writing and again while reading a daily meditation, I came upon the topic of pursuing dreams. The gist of each of these writings is that if you have a dream, once you set your mind to achieving it by taking action, the universe moves and makes resources (creativity, insight, money, people, etc.) available to you that you may never have believed possible. It's the law of attraction at its best and most powerful!

I've experienced this myself. A few months ago, I was given the gift of some free software called Promoter Full. To be honest, it is not the most user friendly software. After downloading it to my computer and fooling around with it for several hours, I became frustrated and moved on to other tasks. Well, I did not even think about Promoter Full for a week or so. Then one night as I lay in bed, it hit me. I knew exactly how to use that software!

The next morning, I got up, turned on my computer, and pulled up Promoter Full. And sure enough, I had it all figured out. I immediately used that software to post to a couple of Google Groups and other sites to which I belong. I taught three of my Success Blueprint colleagues how to use it. Somehow, I had become proficient at Promoter Full! It was incredible and the only explanation is the universe (God) at work!

It truly is incredible how we become inspired or, better, how inspiration finds its way into our hearts and minds. So, the next time you have an idea, take action and see what tools and resources the universe makes available to you and BE THANKFUL for them.