We do get to choose!

I have been thinking about this alot lately. But more, I've been living it!

What I am talking about here is the choice to choose joy.

It is obvious that we have plenty of opportunities in this life to choose fear, to choose despair, to choose etc. etc. etc. But the funny thing is, most of the time we don't realize we are choosing it! It just seems to be what is "happening" to us, right?

Well, although there is much that seems to "happen" in life & many have very legitimate reasons to fear, or feel despair or worry, consider that in the moment of these experience, you have the opportunity to choose hope, to be willing to experience the joy available to you, even though whatever is going in your life.

The thing I have experienced so vividly that last several months of my life, is that even in the midst of everything seeming so dark or confusing, there is ALWAYS the same abundant source of light available!!! Maybe even more so! And when I acknowledge this, bit by bit, it begins to grow within my life & I experience it more & more! Funny how it all works huh!

Whatever your current challenges may be, there is also, in this very moment, the opportunity & the "seeds" available to experience joy, to experience peace. Regardless of "what is", be open to remembering, to feeling, to seeing the gifts of joy. The more you do, the more you'll experience & the more you are giving life to it.

Just remember this one thing....keep moving forward. And more, please remember that not a single being is meant to live this life alone. Reach out to those around you. Talk with someone. Give a hug. You just may be answering another's prayer to!!!