"I thank You God for this most amazing day...
for everything which is natural which is infinite which is yes."
                        ~  e.e. cummings

Can you feel the joy in this quote?

If it reflects your present experience of living, great! Repeat e.e. cummings words or say it in your own style. You may very well be lifted higher. 

But if you are feeling low, tune in to something for which you can sincerely say, "I thank you."  

Not matter what's happening in our lives, it's possible to experience joy. Really. It may be an exuberant, zestful joy. Or it may be soft and subtle. Happiness may or may not accompany it.

But joy always accompanies real gratitude, and it's always possible to feel appreciation. If things seem so dark and heavy that, at this moment, you feel no gratitude at all, pause. Breathe deeply. Intend to notice authentic gratitude. Tune in to your senses and your sensing. Something will stir your gratitude. Give thanks. And notice further. 

Joy rising,

Charlene