Joy – Live Now

It seems to me that you get to a point in life when you realise that you’ve been ‘doing life stuff’ and losing focus on the joy of living. The joy of life is in the moment – you knew this as a child before you set off down this journey of life. Is it now time to reconnect with your joy?

How are you going to do that?

Money is not the answer, stuff is not the answer. It’s good to have money – as it is good to have ‘stuff’– but when that point of enough is reached do you need to switch focus?

I totally get it that for many their purpose and therefore their joy is intertwined with their belongings – and indeed their money-making activities, and this is great! I guess the question has to be ‘would you work as hard as you do now if you had all you need for the rest of your life’. And then ask yourself honestly – have I reached that point now?

Does your day to day life bring you joy?

Does your day to day life bring you joy? Joy – that feeling that can only be achieved by living here and now – in the present. Free of concerns from the past, and free of worry from the future.

The past

– where time (and money) spent has to be put down to experience. Where holding onto the feelings or burdens only creates weight in the body and its energy. Learn from it, truly learn from it – and let it go. How often have you heard that – do you have the tools to do that? Living with the weight of past mistakes will make you ill – cause you discomfort (often physical) – dis-ease, if you will. Let it go. Find joy.

The future

– where we can focus our dreams, our plans, our hopes – but all too often where we hang our worries. Where is all going? Will it all be OK? What if…..

The future is yet to happen. Set your intention – pitch your path – work towards those goals. And live now. Live now with the joy your dreams bring you. Live now because it’s where you are in this moment.

The present

– is called the present for a reason. It’s a gift. It’s the only gift you have. Live now and enjoy the moment as it happens – not as a memory after careful consideration. Live now with the gay abandonment of a child opening their birthday gifts. The gift of the present is joy. Live now.