Roses and grasses.
Clover flowers.
Reminds me of freshness.
Clean laundry.
Summer breezes.
Fresh. New.
It all pleases.
Fragrant summer air.
A buzz with bees and butterflies.
Flying insects. Crawling spiders.
Alive now! Fragrant air.
Tag: joy
Open. Always Open.
The sign in the door glowed open.
As it was, the store was always open.
We did not ask how?
Who? Or at what cost?
We came and went.
Buying. Needing. Aquiring.
Open. Always open.
Until one day it wasn’t…
Cultivating Joy
Look at the world!
Full! Full of wonder!
Full of joy!
How can one learn to employ?
It is such a simple sounding concept, cultivating joy. Yet, some days it can be very elusive. Finding joy in a moment when the day is so rushed. There is so much to do. So much…
Yet on those days, when I pause for a moment to watch a bird or gaze at the sky, I feel the joy. Deep inside. Pulling up a smile. A laugh. The lightness of it all.
It is those moments I look back on when I feel tense or stressed in the day. Because I can reflect on how one moment was full of joy.
Some days those moments are a shared laugh, the joy of completing a task, or the quiet time between the needs of the children.
All the time consciously cultivating joy through gratitude, understanding, and sheer will.
How do you cultivate joy in your life?
Bringing Up Joy
She was raised on sunshine, rainbows, and moonbeams.
Hearts full of wonder, she left to find her dreams.
The road was paved in many things, from gold, to stardust, to dirt.
She found it all enchanting.
Enlivened by the breadth of life.
Her love had shone on and on, until the last had come.
She layed her head upon the earth and spoke that she was done.
The flowers rose around her.
The bird sang heartily.
Animals and fairies stopped to have their say.
She quietly received them.
Smiling as they say,
how much her very life had brought sunshine to their day.
The Truth Will Find You.
Cloaked in misted veils of illusion.
Dabbled in the arts.
Not fully knowing what would come.
He sought a different part.
Something lighter and more airy.
Something to lift his heart with joy.
The truth of all to unfold
Creating his world to enjoy.
Joy
Simple in the word.
Simple in the world.
Simple life. Simple.
Joy. When joy is here
it all feels so simple.
It All Started
With a gasp
a giggle bubbled up.
Filling all the places
the fear left behind.
Bringing to the mind.
Love and clarity.
Bursts of laughter and joy.
Held together now with faith
for all to enjoy.
The Open Door
Gazing at the light pouring in.
It’s bright. Inviting. Lovely light.
It calls us forward. Asking.
Do come now, for all will be brand new.
So it is.
Brand new. Doors open. Some close.
We focus on the ones we see.
Realizing the world holds all kinds of magic
beyond that open door.
Stepping through. No memories haunt us anymore.
Cool, vibrant thoughts. Memories of laughter and joy.
Fully expand us.
So when the sadness seeps in, we see it.
We watch it. Acknowledge it. Help it bloom into joy again.
So it continues. Open door. Moving forward.
Closing those we choose, or are chosen for us.
Either way it all works out.
We find our way. Stumbling, skipping, jumping, running, limping.
Whatever works in the moment. As it all is.
A door open.
Full Of Laughter. Full Of Jest.
On this wonderful, magical quest
ones full of laughter, full of jest.
It Comes Around
There is no beginning.
There is no end.
It all comes back,
To circle around.
Spiral us up,
Or knock us down.
It all happens.
Round and round.
The days will move differently.
We promise you this
When you get a handle
In this little bit.
Joy.
Radiate it out.
Pull it in.
Sparkle for the world.
Shine from your skin.
Only then will the world come around.
Sparkling diamonds.
Love all around.
So if you are feeling down,
Remember,
It all comes around.
The joy will resurface.
The light will emerge.
The dark days do end.
You have our word.
Love and blessings to you. đź’• Carrie 2019
