7 Reasons Why We Wait For Joy

Joy can seem so elusive and often, we hold ourselves back because we have pre-conditions to Joy that we're not even consciously aware of.  Take a look at these 7 reasons that I'm sharing here and see which ones ring true for you. I'd love to have you take a moment and share your thoughts about Joy and what you might be waiting for!

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Will You Light the Advent Candle?

Advent literally brings a week by week brightening as each candle is lit - first one, then two, then three, then four. Each week as we light another candle we can be reminded to slow down, turn our gaze inward and “enlighten” ourselves from within. If we embrace this fully – we’ll experience a week by week brightening within us and a Lightening around us. In the culmination of the season, we will bear witness to this beautiful candleLIGHT – a full Illumination of exquisite clarity that cannot be seen in any other light. CandleLight brings with it the softness, the tenderness, the subtleness of LOVE. It offers compassion and peace - a respite for the weary.

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The Flowing Well of Compassion

~"Often in our normal daily life, we find it very hard to be compassionate to ourselves, let alone others. One of the reasons we find this so hard to do is because our mind, body and energy are like fro...zen water – frozen with jealousy, fear, worry, anger, ignorance, etc. If a well is frozen, we can not drink from it, let alone share its water with others."~ Frans Stiene

Here's a link to the full article to read more about the important practices of meditation and compassion in our everyday lives.

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