Thursday, March 28, 2013

Joy in the Moment

     What do you do in your life to find joy? Do you dance, sing, play an instrument, go for a walk? Are you spending your life waiting to be happy? Are you saying to yourself " I'll be happy when we buy our house", or "I'll be happy when I graduate college" or " When I retire then I can really enjoy my life,"  It seems like a lot of us plan on being happy tomorrow or in the future. What about now?
     Unfortunately, tomorrow is never guranteed. Do you really want to live your life waiting to be happy and to find joy later only to find out your too late?  I want you to watch this video up above a few times. Watch a different person each time. There are adults, children and even missionaries living in the moment. What you don't realize is it took me three weeks to convince them this would be fun. I did a lesson on finding joy and this went along with it.  Immediately after we did this they all wanted to see the video. It was posted on Youtube and Facebook. The kids who didn't really want to do it where happy they did and where smiling.
 Earlier when I asked what they did today to find joy none of them could answer me.  Joy is a super simple concept.  What is something simple you can do to make your self smile each day?  My joy wont necessarily be your joy.  It doesnt have to be a big and elaborate thing. I find joy in music, bubble baths, pets, my kids, sunsets, good deeds, and so many more things.
     I want to challenge you to try to find joy in your life again.  Don't wait till tomorrow. Live your life for you now and find Joy in the Moment!