It is quite often that you can find me hugging a tree or waving at the leaves that wave to me when I walk close to a tree. As I wave and say hello back to the trees, most people with me don't think twice. They know I say hello to all of God's living creatures. I say hello to the birds, the bees, and yes, even the leaves of a tree!
If you want to read the soul joy message for you, scroll down to the next bold large heading ... "The Message for You 👀"
The other day I decided to sit down and have a chat with the metaphysical world, if you will. This is essentially sitting down in a quiet space, with the mind clear, a candle or incense burning, and seeing what flows to me. I typically do this with a tool, or with nature - I miss my old favorite writing tree in Berlin, NH but it's a drive to get there these days, and so I haven't made it over in a long while - that said, I live on many acres with trees galore, so I can surely find a new favorite old tree to send her wisdom down from God to me.
Anyway, if this sounds a little too coo-coo or off-beat for you, and isn't your cup of tea, remember that this process isn't much different than trusting your gut instincts. I've written about that subject for many years, but as time went on, I've come to realize that this gut instinct is more of a nudge from some guides or God out there in another space that we cannot see with our human eyes.
Some people feel that space, some hear it, and others can do both - each of us is built with this magical process to detect things unknown to us. That gut instinct, when done properly with a healthier gut/body/mind connection, allows you to trust what direction to go in this lifetime.
I believe keeping a healthy life is more about a proper connection between mind, body, and spirit. This means your mental and physical health play a key role in how you perceive the world around you. You must focus on letting go of things you cannot change, giving yourself grace or asking God for such grace, and learning that what you consume (food, media, friends, conversations, etc) is all a part of the whole that makes YOU who YOU are in this lifetime.
The Message for You 👀
The other night, for the first time in a year, I sat down and had a little pause to see what messages flowed over to me to share with you ... I pray this message lands with those people out there who need to hear it. If it doesn't resonate with you, pass it along to someone else; there are share buttons here so you can share it, or drop me a coffee if you truly feel that this message has helped you today!
Thank you.
What is it that you can gift to the world?
Oh, my dear friend, you can gift so much to the world. Pause for a moment to ask yourself, "What do my closest friends or relatives say that I make them feel or think of me in this world?" Perhaps your beloved friends or family have noted your loving nature with animals, or maybe they praise you for your ability to get them to see another view of a situation, or maybe it's something else.
You have a gift to give to the world; pause to think about what this gift might be. Tell me, what is YOUR special gift?
What can you illuminate in others?
For me, I've learned that I can illuminate in others their rigidity about a subject. For example, if you're too firm in your belief system when discussing an opposing view, you will come off as attacking, and the person you're speaking to will shut down.
I can illuminate the need for others to be curious and ask questions to see a situation from a new perspective. Now, they don't have to take the other person's view as their own, but they can lend grace, curiosity, and kindness to them for having the confidence to share their view.
You too have a way of lighting up the skills in other people; what do you light up in others? Here's a fun spoiler: what you illuminate in others is often something that you struggle/struggled with and have seen within yourself over the years of being more self-reflective.
Where can lessons of joy be uncovered?
I wonder if you ever pause to find your way through life by uncovering the joy in your life? Sure, it's easy to be consumed with the darkness of the world, and in your life, but what if I told you there is still joy to be seen and felt? It is true!
The biggest way to feel joy in your life TODAY is to remind yourself that you have some form of shelter, some form of food, and some form of clothing. You have breath to breathe, and you have a body that, no matter the shape it's in, is here with a chance to live life a little bit.
From my experiences, I've begun to realize that the lessons of joy are often uncovered in the moments we make a decision on what path to take. My beloved friends, no matter what path you choose with confidence, life will unfold as it is meant to. You will experience all that God intends you to experience on that path, and perhaps you'll pick up some nuggets of joy from the world during this adventure on that path.
As long as you are here, breathing, you get a new day to uncover the JOY in this life of yours. IF you're upset about the dark in the world, find that thing that you can illuminate in others and combine it with the gift you have to offer this world to make REAL CHANGE in your community.
I pray you find your way today, and trust that today is the present you've asked for in the past. Cherish the moment. Sending love and light to you.
Chin up ....