Positivity: Joy
Joy is one of the ultimate expressions of love.
We tend to not do nearly enough things that bring us joy. We believe the lie that joyful things should only come in small doses, and that it is a limited achievement that should be particularly savored.
Why is this true? Because we have accepted it as so. Yet, really, it is not the truth. Joy can and should be one of the driving motivations for everything we do.
Are we here on this planet, running around in these meat suits, simply so that we can labor and toil in sometimes unpleasant situations to earn currency to buy the essentials, let alone everything else? Or are we here to experience life, to live as fully and abundantly as we can, with new adventures on a frequent basis?
If consciousness creates reality, and we live in an abundant Universe – and I am certain this is the truth of how it really is – then joy is not something that you store away like retirement money in an IRA. Joy is an experience to be had as frequently as possible.
What is joy? Joy is a feeling of tremendous happiness and excitement. It is the thrill a dog shows its owner every single time they return home, no matter how long or not they have been gone. The obvious pleasure and happiness as a dog squeaks and rumbles and wags their whole butt in addition to their tail, hardly able to contain his or her self. That is a perfect example of joy.
What brings you joy? There are things that we often take for granted, like listening to a cat purr as you pet it; savoring the flavor of the perfect chocolate mousse; the excitement as the trumpets blare at the opening credits of your favorite movie; the ding of a text message on your phone from your sweetie; all of these can bring us joy, and make us feel good.
Why does this matter? Because we live in a world where our society is inundated with messages of lack, of sorrow, of fear and anger. Changing this has to start small, and that means we can and should start with ourselves. If consciousness creates reality, and everyone and everything is energy, then we all vibrate at various frequencies. If we resonate joy, we draw more joyful things to us. Joy being positive, it will draw more good things our way. The end result is that we will be happier, and when each of us can be happier we can then strive to share that with others and change society.
Love is the ultimate in drawing positive energies our way. Joy is an expression of love, and I know I prefer joyful things to sorrowful…don’t you?
Finding positivity is not hard, but it does require action. Knowing that joy is an expression of love, which draws more good things to us, we can work to experience more joyful things. When we work with things that bring us joy, we make ourselves happier, and when we are happier we empower ourselves. When we feel empowered, we often spread that feeling to others around us, and as such can build more positive feelings in the collective consciousness. We can use the positive feelings this generates to dissolve negative feelings. When we take away negative feelings, we open up space to let in positive feelings, and that is something we can be grateful for. Gratitude leads to happiness. Happiness is the ultimate positive attitude. Positive attitude begets positive energy, and that is always a good thing.
This is the one hundred seventy-first entry of my Positivity series. It is my hope these weekly messages might help spread positive energies for everyone. Feel free to share, re-blog and spread the positivity.
In relation to Positivity, check out my Five Easy Steps to Change the World for the Better.
