You and I need to learn to have “joy in the moment”. The sooner we start living that way the sooner the less likely we are to miss some of our best times in life. Many of us tend to live for the “moments” that are “special”; the celebrated or bigger than normal times to keep us happy in life. We need to begin to appreciate the joy that each moment can bring.
Take just one day of your life for example. Let’s say we have to work an 8 or 10 hour stress-filled day, only get a few minutes for lunch and miss our breaks because we are so busy. That’s miserable, especially if it describes most day, but we need to learn to enjoy the moments of joy often hidden amongst a day like that. Times when we get a text from our spouse signed “I love you” or an email from a special friend or when someone we work with makes a funny comment. We should enjoy the smile the cashier or waitress gives us (or the smile we give them) or the memories of loved ones who quickly pass through our minds. We should appreciate the moment that our dog wags his tail and gets excited when we get home that day.
Don’t wait for the major “moments” to enjoy life. Those times are wonderful, but they are too infrequent to allow our joy to rest there. Some people wait so passionately for the “super” moments of life that they miss the mundane joys of life. Sometimes the major moments never come and if they do, they often don’t measure up to the expectations we set for them. Why not learn to love everyday routine life?
Consider your life as it is right now. If nothing ever changed aren’t you already blessed beyond what you probably deserve? Most of us are.
Enjoy your moments; even today! The smallest moments of your life are worth celebrating! Sorry to be cliché’ but “you really do have a wonderful life”.
My little piece of joy came to me in a red starbucks cup this morning!