UNREASONABLE JOY
As infants we spontaneously kicked our legs,
wiggled our toes and squealed joyfully.
But as we get older we seem to express this great feeling of being alive
less and less. Sure, we may have good times but we may not allow ourselves to feel
joy as often and fully as we might; aging seems to stunt our happiness
potential.
Perhaps we become afraid to spontaneously feel
joy or begin to think that you’re not entitled to feel so good without a
specific reason. If you've become
captured by such ideas, my suggestion is not to let them stand in your
way. Allow yourself the freedom to
experience joy, unconditionally – for no reason at all.
What’s at stake is your full aliveness. At core we’re beings with great loving and
joyous capacities that need regular expression.
If we don’t express the full depth of ourselves, the experience of
living can become very dry. We may feel a constant hunger for something which
never comes, because we’re seeking something outside ourselves when it’s
experiencing our own soul that we’re in need of. And love and joy are two powerful ways in
which we may experience our deepest soul-self.
To experience more joy, we don’t have to undergo
years of psychotherapy or have a near-death experience. We can do it right now - for no reason at
all! Simply take a deep breath, and then as you exhale throw up your arms and
jump toward the sky and squeal with total abandon. Any child feels free enough
to do this, and so we should too; there’s no age limit for experiencing one’s
joyful spirit.
If others are around and it seems inappropriate, you
may still do it secretly in your mind’s eye – visualize yourself jumping for
joy through a sunshiny meadow. The
effect will be the same.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
SPREAD AWARENESS ... FORWARD THESE THOUGHTS TO A
FRIEND.
