Collecting Moments of Joy

Wow, some moments in your life just make your heart swell with joy.  They come into your life and take right over.  Today reminded me that it was all about collecting those moments of joy.  Like picking up shells on a beach somewhere that the sunshine kisses your face. You are right there in that moment, fully present. Feeling the sun on your face and the sand on your feet, your heart feeling as expansive as the ocean that rolls up onto the shore.  You are here in the present - nothing less - nothing more.

I heard somewhere this week that the past and the future exist only in our thoughts.  Maybe I made it up.  Who knows.  But think about it for a minute if the past and the future don't exist...why do we spend so much energy on such a thing?  We can focus that energy on being present and engaged.  We could lead life joyfully in that precise moment collecting moments of joy.  After all - isn't that what life is about?

How much time and energy do you spend worrying about your actions from the past?  The person you used to be?  And how much energy goes into what you want from the future? The person you will become once the unit ships? The House sells? The Divorce goes through? You sign your next big deal? You lose that last 10 pounds?  You win the lottery?
How much of your life slips away while you are waiting for those things to come into fruition?

What would happen if you just relaxed and just let go?  What if you just appreciated the sound birds make as they sing outside your window? The sound that your child makes as she laughs at a joke her imaginary friend told her? The silence that occurs when no one else in the house is awake and you are able to read your book and sip coffee without any disturbance at all?

Spend time each day collecting these moments of Joy.  In the evening before you go to bed recount these moments and give thanks for them. Don't spend time worrying about the things you didn't get accomplished or what the future may hold. Be grateful for today. Make this shift in attitude and awareness and see how more Love and Joy flow into your life with ease.

Lead Life Joyfully,

Much Love,
Lisa