Joy is not the absence of challenge, pain, the messiness of being human- joy is the blossoming that happens when aligned with soul’s purpose and secure in belonging and connection (to self and Other).
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Taken together, these guides remind us that joy is a practice. That envy points us to what our heart longs for. That we are not islands and it’s only through balancing listening with action that we can dance.
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Where in your life may you be feeling jealous and what might that jealousy show you about your heart’s true longings? What actions can you then take or practices can you engage in that will start your feet moving in that direction... with integrity? Where your dreams are met with resistance from people or circumstances outside your control, where can you shift your own dance to acknowledge others (without giving up what makes you, you)? Who in your life is dancing similarly right now and can you move towards them? Where in your life does joy already exist? And where there is pain and struggle, what might those things be showing you about your relationship to joy?
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Courage, dear hearts. What you seek is seeking you.
July 20, 2020