During Easter supper, we heard a crash upstairs--our walk-in closet shelves had collapsed. Forced me to get rid of stuff I didn't need. There is joy in decluttering.
I loved the reminder about JOY. Circumstances should never overshadow our JOY. I also appreciate the lesson about time and blessings. Time will continue to move on and once gone, we can never get it back. With that in mind, and knowing that we can not grow or receive if our hands are closed tightly and minds firmly focused on the past, we should try to keep our hands and minds open to JOY.
I love serendipity. Like your flight delay. A couple of years ago while on a family vacation in Italy, we missed getting off at the correct train stop for Pompeii. We had to get off at the next stop and take a train back to the correct stop. I was initially worried about missing the guided tour we had booked with an archaeologist, but the train we got to travel back a stop was a small regional train with old wooden seats and wood framing painted a bright shade of yellow (what I now call Pompeii lemon yellow). There was an accordion player in our train car serenading the passengers. How could you not be happy surrounded by sunny yellow while listening to quintessential Italian accordion music in community with a bunch of strangers bonding over having missed the same train stop in Italy? It was serendipity, and it was lovely! We still made our tour and had one of the best days ever.
Thanks. I needed that.
Which calls to mind Ross Gay's "Inciting Joy"...and some of the memorable and ordinary experiences that elicited joy for him.
and Julia Cameron's "Jerusalem is Walking in this World"
This is a great happiness.
The air is silk.
There is milk in the looks
That come from strangers.
I could not be happier
If I were bread and you could eat me.
Joy is dangerous.
It fills me with secrets.
“Yes” hisses in my veins.
The pains I take to hide myself
Are sheer as glass.
Surely this will pass,
The wind like kisses,
The music in the soup,
The group of trees,
Laughing as I say their names.
It is all hosannah.
It is all prayer.
Jerusalem is walking in this world.
Jerusalem is walking in this world.
During Easter supper, we heard a crash upstairs--our walk-in closet shelves had collapsed. Forced me to get rid of stuff I didn't need. There is joy in decluttering.
Yes. I did a deep declutter too. 📦📦📦📦📦
I loved the reminder about JOY. Circumstances should never overshadow our JOY. I also appreciate the lesson about time and blessings. Time will continue to move on and once gone, we can never get it back. With that in mind, and knowing that we can not grow or receive if our hands are closed tightly and minds firmly focused on the past, we should try to keep our hands and minds open to JOY.
❤️ Always open minded. I believe that unlocks hidden levels of joy!
I love serendipity. Like your flight delay. A couple of years ago while on a family vacation in Italy, we missed getting off at the correct train stop for Pompeii. We had to get off at the next stop and take a train back to the correct stop. I was initially worried about missing the guided tour we had booked with an archaeologist, but the train we got to travel back a stop was a small regional train with old wooden seats and wood framing painted a bright shade of yellow (what I now call Pompeii lemon yellow). There was an accordion player in our train car serenading the passengers. How could you not be happy surrounded by sunny yellow while listening to quintessential Italian accordion music in community with a bunch of strangers bonding over having missed the same train stop in Italy? It was serendipity, and it was lovely! We still made our tour and had one of the best days ever.
I love that. Great travel attitude.