That's what my first ASTAW is going to be about: JOY
Have you ever thought about the difference between happiness and joy?
I believe that happiness is the little moments that brighten our day, like a text saying how much someone cares about you, or seeing someone do something nice for someone else, or any of the other hundreds that could fill in the blank.
While Joy is something much deeper, it is almost it's own planet, it's own emotion really.
Joy are those moments that leave an impression on our lives. Those moments where when we look back to them give us the hope that life really is worth fighting for and that the journey is always continuing.
No matter how badly we did on a test, or if our boyfriend dumps us, or if the sun hasn't shone it's beautiful face for a matter of weeks.
Joy is the sunshine in the hard moments of our lives.
Joy can come in multiple ways and I believe it is special and personal for everyone, the hard part sometimes is remembering those moments of pure joy.
When we stop and give thought to it, those moments of pure joy usually surround those times when we were surrounded by those who we love and cherish.
Don't let them go to waste.
Live for these people, give for these people.
Charity and Joy go hand in hand.
When we have Charity we have Joy and we spread it farther than we could ever comprehend, it's only a matter of taking one step out of comfort zone to "comfort" someone else.
Trust in it, Learn from it, Grow from it, and you can Live Joy.
"And for this cause ye shall have fullness of joy;
and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father;
yea, your joy shall be full,
even as the Father hath given me fullness of joy;
and ye shall be even as I am,
and I am even as the Father;
and the Father and I are one;"
Have you ever thought about the difference between happiness and joy?
I believe that happiness is the little moments that brighten our day, like a text saying how much someone cares about you, or seeing someone do something nice for someone else, or any of the other hundreds that could fill in the blank.
While Joy is something much deeper, it is almost it's own planet, it's own emotion really.
Joy are those moments that leave an impression on our lives. Those moments where when we look back to them give us the hope that life really is worth fighting for and that the journey is always continuing.
No matter how badly we did on a test, or if our boyfriend dumps us, or if the sun hasn't shone it's beautiful face for a matter of weeks.
Joy is the sunshine in the hard moments of our lives.
Joy can come in multiple ways and I believe it is special and personal for everyone, the hard part sometimes is remembering those moments of pure joy.
When we stop and give thought to it, those moments of pure joy usually surround those times when we were surrounded by those who we love and cherish.
Don't let them go to waste.
Live for these people, give for these people.
Charity and Joy go hand in hand.
When we have Charity we have Joy and we spread it farther than we could ever comprehend, it's only a matter of taking one step out of comfort zone to "comfort" someone else.
Trust in it, Learn from it, Grow from it, and you can Live Joy.
"And for this cause ye shall have fullness of joy;
and ye shall sit down in the kingdom of my Father;
yea, your joy shall be full,
even as the Father hath given me fullness of joy;
and ye shall be even as I am,
and I am even as the Father;
and the Father and I are one;"
-3 Nephi 28:10
1 comment:
Another thought I had on this: Joy is long lasting. So much of our lives is constant change. Joy is something that exists in us also in those dark times. We hold onto those true moments of joy. Thanks for this!
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