Has anyone ever asked you \u2013 or have you asked yourself, more importantly, what brings you joy? I\u2019m not talking about happiness. That\u2019s brief and fleeting. Joy is something that you do or experience that fills your heart long after the event has concluded. Joy is something that accumulates like a sticky ball in the sand. Or, like a piggy bank that never empties.<\/p>\n
Joy accumulates over time and you are a better person for it\u2019s wealth. You can draw on it\u2019s power when in need.<\/p>\n
But, what brings you joy? It\u2019s a question I\u2019ve been asking myself for a few weeks now. I haven\u2019t figured it out. Not entirely anyway. Specifically, I\u2019m trying to think of things that I enJOY doing. I figure that\u2019s a beginning. If I can do that, then the rest of my personal definition should define itself.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not a selfish person. I\u2019m a gift giver. I can be creative. I\u2019m a thinker. I imagine. I am dutiful. I try to be organized. But, I also think too far ahead. I hold what stresses me inside me and don\u2019t let it out. I collect things. I am disappointed when I inevitably forget something for which I had thought about. I prioritize, but not always efficiently. I have trouble delegating. I don\u2019t make time for just me or I waste it (watching Netflix or playing iPad games comes to mind).<\/p>\n
What brings me Joy? Think about what brings you Joy. Is it Joy or Happiness? Is it enough?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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