Seek Joy in Life

"When you take the problems of the world on your shoulders, your body doesn’t feel good. It’s just that simple. Leave the problems of the world to the individual problem-makers of the world, and you be the joy-seeker that you are."

Excerpted from the workshop in Philadelphia, PA on Monday, May 3rd, 2004
©1997-2009 Abraham-Hicks Publications.

Simply said but so difficult to apply. Isn't our first tendency to jump in, to voice our opinion, to form alliances, to criticize, to blame, to know better .... our ego in full bloom! A thought: next time when it happens, step back, take a deep breath and look around you and be grateful for what you see. The beautiful majestic mountains, the breeze on your face, the sun's warming rays on your skin ... being alive!

Our Choices

In the long run, we shape our lives, and we shape ourselves. The process never ends until we die. And the choices we make are ultimately our responsibility

Eleanor Roosevelt

That's what we call "free will" and "free choice". We are the creators of our realities, of our lives. No one kills our dreams but ourselves. We are the captain of our ship, we steer it any way we want, into calm or troubled waters, at slow or high speed or we decide to just let it drift. Whatever is our decision, it is ours. So there is no one to blame. It is just a decision we made and we can make a different one at this moment and our ship sails again, into waters of of our choice and headed for a destination of our dreams. So what are we waiting for?

Enthusiasm, the key to a joyful life

"Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul"

Samuel Ullman

What a wise and deep observation and how true! Life without enthusiasm is like being paralyzed or dead. There is no life without feelings, desires and dreams. They keep us young, the keep us vibrating and they make us grow! It is not important that feelings get hurt, desires vanish and dreams do not come true. The important thing is that we keep on feeling, desiring and dreaming and that we maintain the enthusiasm for life. Sometimes it is hard to keep that smile and energy going, but how rewarding when we go on and feel that we can fly again, that we have embraced life and life has embraced us!