Joy

Everyday we communicate with words.  Yet, how little we think about those words and what they really mean.  For instance -- what is the difference between happiness and joy;  between saddness and sorrow?  I have not turned to the dictionary to see what it has to say -- this I speak from my journey. 

Happiness and saddness have a more fleeting nature.  How often do we think, "I would be so happy if .....";  but, do we think, "I would be so joyful if . . . "?  I don't think we do say that, because so often happiness is conditional, and its opposite sadness is conditional.  Certainly, we have known people who could be sooo happy one minute, and sooo sad the next.  The conditions change and we move quickly from happiness to sadness -- as I think about it, it is much like the weather! 

Joy and sorrow are different.  Joy and sorrow penetrate deep into the heart -- they are connected to God.  I can be filled with joy and sorrow at the same time -- they are both attached to Divine Love.  When we reach a state of being that is "Joy", it is very difficult to ever truly leave that state of being.  Why?  Because to leave it, we must disconnect from the Divine.  When we feel "sorrow", we are acknowledging that Divine Love within us that we hold for God's Creation, and we are experiencing a small taste of Divine Sorrow.  Sorrow is Love overflowing in tears of the heart.   

Check your emotional barometer today and see if it registers happiness, sadness, joy, or sorrow.    Consider what that means. Reach out to the Divine.   And then, watch for God's Joyful Surprise in your life! 

God's Creatures

This morning as I sit and consider the wonders of the universe, I gaze upon my golden retriever, Grace, and my my siamese cat, Royal.  The two lie curled-up together at my feet.  Peacefully, Grace rests while Royal with eyes closed, blissfully washes her.  It is a routine that happens at least once every day.  The relationship between these two creatures is truly beautiful.  There is much to be learned from the creatures that surround us.  May we all have this peace and caring for those we encounter.
Blessings of Light!

After Easter

Isn't this time of year wonderful!  Easter arrives and we celebrate the darkness being overcome by Light -- the Light of Christ in the Ressurection!   And, as if to shout, "Yes!" out of the brown decay of winter, the flowers burst forth.  Be reminded of God's presence in your life when you see the flowers of spring!

Celebrate the Light of All Faiths This Easter!

As we are nearing Easter, let us celebrate the Love that the Creator has for all of us!  Let us celebrate that this Divine Source, whether known as God, Goddess, Christ, Adonai . . ., has met each of us where we are, and in that meeting in Time faith traditions have grown.  God is so awesome, so BIG, so all encompassing, that we cannot begin to comprehend all that She is, and all that He has been and will be in a Time that has no beginning and no ending.  But, what we do know is that we are greatly Loved by the Divine Source.  We know that there really was a man named Jesus who walked this earth, that he is Jesus, The Christ, and that the Christ is there for us!  We know that while all do not agree on who Jesus was, most traditions recognize that at the very least He achieved Enlightenment;  many see Jesus the Christ as an Avatar -- not the only one, but one who was truly God walking among us; and, for traditional Christians, Jesus is the Light, the Way, our Savior. 

This Easter, let us celebrate that Light of the Divine that has touched humanity throughout this planet, planting seeds for faith traditions that have grown into our world religions. 

Let us Celebrate that indeed God Is With Us!