Dailey Dose #8
1/27/12
The
Joy Connection
Joy
is supposed to be the norm. I believe
that. When I remain connected to my
Source, I feel an abiding sense of gratefulness and thanksgiving. My blessings and the overwhelming evidence of
grace pervades everything I think, see, feel, and do. Being “in the Spirit” is a phrase which
conjures up all manner of strange and bizarre images, but I believe that it is
simply a condition in which we are in touch with our spiritual Source, open to
seeing and being thankful for the grace in our lives.
When
I lose touch with Source, I become dis-Spirited. Spirit never leaves, but I lose my focus upon
it. Like the old adage about computers,
“garbage in, garbage out,” the data I permit into my brain has a profound
effect on how I feel. The media, and
even the people I pal around with, are either drawing my attention to the
positive drum beat of grace, or the banging cacophony of the dis-Spirited.
TV news, more and more, runs an endless cycle
of the same sad stories. Newspapers long
ago learned that “if it bleeds, it leads.” But there aren’t enough hours in the day, even
for dedicated all day news stations, to tell a fraction of the good news:
stories about neighbors helping neighbors, young people making good decisions,
teachers reaching kids and making them want to learn, and people being kind just
because they are kind.
Today
I will strive to maintain my connection to joy.
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