A Simple Story

Create JOY in your Life

Awhile back Gibbs and our little dog, Piper, and I took a stroll down to the beach of sunset. It was one of those spectacular displays that casts a rosy glow, seemingly over the entire creation. There were a few wisps of white clouds in the sky, and the sun sank lower on the horizon, the clouds became tinged with pink. Within a few moments, they had changed color entirely as they totally absorbed the brilliant hue of the sun. Venus began to be visible in the western sky. We looked to the east, and saw the nearly full moon rising huge and golden. We sat and watched as the sky changed from one glorious shade to another. We were so enthralled with this exquisite display that we felt nearly full to overflowing with what I can only call unbounded joy. The next day I found myself starting to succumb to a difficult moment in my work. Perhaps because this irksome note was in such contrast to the continued delight I had been feeling from the previous evening, and because that enjoyment had been so complete, I immediately recalled the sunset. Instantly the difficulty was overshadowed by the recreation of the joy I'd experienced the night before. It wasn't that I was living in the past, but that I was somehow able to bring that joy to the present. As the days and weeks passed, I found i was able to tap into that joy again and again, and to absorb it to the present moment. Even now, months later, I'm still getting mileage from that sunset. We all have this moments in our lives. They are available to us in one degree or another every single day. We can find them in the smile of someone we love, or in the smile of someone we don't even know. We can find them in the hug of a child, in the presence of a friend or the touch of the lover. Think about the times in your life when you've been overcome with joy. It's in those moments that you're in love with yourself and everyone else. It's in those moments you believed you can conquer the world. It's in those moments that you dare to imagine how you want your life to be. It's from that imagination and that belief and that love that we can and do create our lives. Think about the things that bring you joy, then make a point of connecting with as many of them as possible, as often as possible.

: This story came from a book entitled "Inner Simplicity" which tells us about the 100 ways to regain Peace and nourish your Soul. The title "Create a Joy in your Life" is one of the several titles here in this book which is under the no. 6 topic "The Real Stuff". I really love this book because it taught us to discover things in which we can regain peace and nourish our soul. It is a simple book with simple thoughts that taught us how to smile, cry and laugh, how to conquer our fears, and how to figure out our big issues.

As what Oprah Winfrey said, " If you're searching for a remedy to the frenzied pace of today's world, read Simplify your Life and discover how to sift through personal obligations and commitments so you can eliminate the clutter and get in touch with the things that really matter."
So what are you waiting for?..Read and discover the real meaning of Simplicity!..^^: