Author: clfuu

Deep calls unto deep, joy calls unto joy, light calls unto light. -Gordon B. McKeeman

Where are you being called by joy?

I feel like in the COVID world joy is like an overly polite guest who might be waiting for you to invite them to call you after texting. We might feel a fleeting moment of joy, and then too often squash it instead of acknowledging the moment. It takes work to be present for joy in the everyday life, and more so in the life we face right now.

Relish a moment of fleeting joy today.

My dog brings me so much joy! The way she is so happy to see me. The way she spends every evening on my lap.  The way she snuggles next to me when we go to sleep. Whenever I am feeling low, I just cuddle with her and I feel better!

What brings you reliable joy?

Amidst the harshness of our world, it is an important spiritual practice to claim (or reclaim) joy. To wrap it around us like a blanket against the coldness of our world. Joy keeps the ember of our soul burning when forces outside of us would conspire to snuff it out.

Find something today that makes you rejoice. Find something that makes you feel warm and alive.

In the Chinese calendar, the Year of the Tiger starts on February 1. In the New Year’s customs of China, it is considered an invitation to bad luck to begin the year by arguing or fighting with others.

What is one argument you can put aside (even if just for the day) today?