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March 18, 2008 |
Daily Soul Retreat at SoulfulLiving.com |
Vol. I, Issue 347 |
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Joyful Living
by Salle Merrill Redfield
 Have you ever had an experience where you felt joyful and wise? Maybe you went through a divorce or you lost a loved one and you grew from the pain and developed a new outlook on life. Or maybe you accomplished something like loosing those extra ten pounds or improving your golf swing. For awhile you felt in the flow of life. Connected. As if everything was going to be all right forever. Then something came along that left you feeling out of balance.
Why does this happen? How can we feel so connected to everyone and everything one moment and equally disconnected the next? And what can we do when this occurs? How can we get back into the flow, and how can we be OK when regaining our happiness takes longer than we want?
Perhaps the answer is following the strategies of people who stay joyful most of the time. After observing and interviewing joyful people over the past ten years I have noticed they share strategies that enable them to navigate life with a positive attitude. Through experience, they have come to the realization that opportunities as well as emotions cycle through ups and downs. During hard times this awareness gives them the faith that "this too shall pass." Because they recognize the preciousness of the good times, rarely do they worry obsessively or lament the past. Instead, they keep their focus on moving through life with a sense of joy and wonder.
One of the most valuable techniques they adopt is not buying into the belief that their problems are special or unchangeable. While many people allow the thoughts "This will never get better" or "I can not survive" or "Nobody understands what I am going through" to continuously run though their minds, joyful people stop the chatter before it becomes consuming. They prefer to step back and evaluate the problem. Experience has taught them that they can survive difficulties...
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Copyright Salle Merrill Redfield. This article was originally
published at our website, SoulfulLiving.com,
in July 2000, as part of Soulful Living's "Finding Joy" Issue.
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"Joyful people earn wisdom and inner peace. Each time they face a new challenge, they learn. They grow. And they deepen their understanding of the divine plan of the Universe. They are not without bumps, bruises, and scars. They have discouraging moments. And they are not above asking the question "Why me?" Yet, despite momentary frustrations and regardless of unpleasant past experiences, or difficult current life situations, they take responsibility for their own happiness."
--Salle Merrill Redfield |
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