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We feel crushed that such a lovely person had to endure such a cruel illness and that our friend has lost the love of his life. Today we choose to feel joy that such a wonderful person was in our lives for a time, joy that our two friends became lovers. Joy can be found in the company and remembrance of the people we love. Despite what many others might think, I don't believe in the simple and momentary happiness of life. I don't believe people when they say one must live in the moment and forget about the future and the past. To be more precise, I don't believe in the linear time we have been told about.
And then sometimes I can see myself without her, or more accurately, I see myself after her. If vintage handbags melbourne I get to die first I won't know it, but there is a possibility that I will outlive her. I don't experience joy much from the situation on earth obviously. In the sense of happiness I find it in lessons I receive from God, Jesus and the holy spirit. These lessons come unexpected, are crystal clear and very helpfull.
At other times reaching, as we say, with the breeze on the beam, the bow and 85 tons of oak shouldering waves aside. We have to take care because there can be times when the wind and tides can teach us that without humility we will surely and deservedly get our arses kicked. Unlike most modern humans we often aren’t able to go where we want when we want. Sometimes we have to stand and get pelted by the wind and the rain but by negotiating and collaborating with Nature we can rediscover our place in the actual order of things. We may get to where we set out for, we may get to somewhere else.
I read your question and immediately I felt I disagreed. Joy cannot be found as if it’s hiding under a rug, and it cannot be summoned with a bell. We can find a manufactured, almost synthetic kind of joy quite easily. It can be bought in a supermarket in the form of a slice of cake, or we can sing along to our favourite song - but these joys are fleeting and tepid - a photograph of the sun with none of its warmth. I wish we could wake up in the morning and pick out our emotions like we do our clothes, but if that were possible, they would simply not be worth a single thing. I think of all the days I woke up and locked myself inside my house because of all the anxiety I felt, or the despair, or even the love.
I felt it in the Sydney Town Hall when the Dali Lama entered the room, the stillness of the audience and the love he emanated were palpable. I wasn't the only one whose eyes were leaking that day. It's in the noticing of small perfect moments...moments that make your heart crack. I actually find joy in contemplating death.
I'm still learning how to be joyful. After recovering from a mental breakdown many years ago, I can say I start to get glimpses of joy again. It can be a feeling of satisfaction when I manage to bring 3 bottles of mineral water home from the shop instead of 2, as 3 are always discounted. It can be walking the dog or the process of writing a poem. Right now I'm on a tram and the sun rays are burning my skin.
I have never had a relationship as profound as this before outside my family. I think I have missed out a lot so far in my life. The big joys come from working my arse off. For me, being at uni 10 hours a day patternmaking and sewing, then going home for 5 or so more.
But I am bone-tired and broken-hearted. And I find joy absolutely fucking everywhere. No amount of privilege could have protected me from this pain, but my body works, I'm permanently stuck to my best friend, the raddest person on the planet, and I get to travel through this shit with her.
Along with your music (thank you, Nick), I have recently been enjoying new music from Godspeed You! Black Emperor, The The, Jack White, David Holmes & Peter Gabriel and much more. It might sound trite but the joy of music is so beneficial to my mental and physical wellbeing. I even do some Dad-dancing in the privacy of my living room occasionally! I am so grateful to you and everyone who is kind and brave enough to put their music out into the world. For me the thing is to be open to joy, then it finds me, often in small things.
A tip of the hat for this splendid question. But first, this word “Joy,” it needs a definition. The new album from your favorite artist. It’s not something that just comes upon you like nice weather. I find that Joy is usually waiting there in the dark.
The meanings I've found seem to have them as interchangeableJoy was described as being of the moment, short-lived. But joy seems to have the upper hand as a more 'worthy' emotion. I can't say I remember feeling joy in a particular moment, but I can say I've felt happy. And I think maybe that's OK.Time, money , health, work - these, and other less tangible things, can all stand in the way of joy. I guess I choose to be happy/joyful with what I can affect.Playing djembe with friends, reading a book, knowing my kids are happy and safe, a nice cheese. I'm writing this from my phone while I lay next to the biggest source of joy in my life.She is just my girlfriend now as we are still pretty young, but I know I will marry her because when I listen to a beautiful song all I see is her.
To be reminded, to share in and catch a spark of such curiosity is profound and utterly joyful. I have always found joy doing certain things alone (being in nature, drawing) but increasingly I find it by doing things with and for others. I love planning parties, cooking for people, bringing my mom flowers. Bringing others joy is how I feel it the most. This may seem taboo to say, but hear me out.
I hadn't ridden a bicycle for ten years. For some reason, I had begun to fear that I’ll lose my balance. I had often dreamed that I would dare. I live near a big forest with sand roads.
But when I am open and feeling at peace with myself then I can see the world for what it is, a true collection of beauty and wonder of which I am forever in awe of. It is in those moments I that I can truly feel joy. So, when I am not joyful, or even happy, I have learnt to first look inward rather than point fingers at the world and those around me. When I need or want to feel joy, or when I notice I haven't been noticing joy as much as I want to, or I've been trying hard to and feel that drowning from all of the other things, from loss, from stress, from insecurity and fear. Then I try to remember I can always find joy in the zooming out.