Comments on: Finding Joy in Life

By: mehdi jahanshahi

mehdi jahanshahi — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:07:32 +0000

it is not just money that bring us prosperity. pay attention to the other enjoyments beside financial freedom will bring us prosperity.

By: douglas

douglas — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 14:59:55 +0000

My eyes are open, I’m paying attention.

-djm

By: Genesta

Genesta — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:42:31 +0000

Wow, thanks for this post, as I live most of my days with joy.
Happy to see one doesn’t have to be a rich successful person, which I have known, but most people do not realize.
The saying, when challenges come our way is, if it doesn’t kill you it will make you stronger!! :-)

By: Francisco Sousa (Braga - Portugal)

Francisco Sousa (Braga - Portugal) — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:33:34 +0000

Randy,
quite so.
When you’re sitting down, relaxing, watching the sun go down and feeling the breeze and even the trees can you hear… there’s joy in your life.
Have a fantastic (it surely is, you woke up din’t you ;) )

Francisco

By: Helen Prince

Helen Prince — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 08:15:35 +0000

Thanks Randy – I have been needing this reminder!
I am grateful x

By: Angela M.C. D'Alton

Angela M.C. D'Alton — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 07:15:41 +0000

Great post…..Joy to you……with love Angie :))

By: Angela Brooks

Angela Brooks — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:31:04 +0000

and now I am singing “Jeremiah was a bullfrog” in my head :-)

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 04:14:18 +0000

Boy does this come at a good time! I spent most of the day enthralled in a very unpleasant situation with one error after anothe being made and nobody taking responsiblity.

It’s these times where finding Joy can be the most difficult. But once you take that deep breath and step away, you find Joy.

Thanks Randy.

By: Norm

Norm — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:03:46 +0000

We have to train ourselves to pause in the midst of a pressure situation, adversity, or just the circumstances that surround us each day. During that pause, take a deep breath, look around for something to appreciate or enjoy, then with a prayer of thanksgiving, allow joy to take the place of whatever your feelings have been. This can become a habit and you will experience joy much more often.

By: SAACHI I'Mamura

SAACHI I'Mamura — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:00:22 +0000

This is another interesting subject, Randy. Thank you.

I once heard the speaker talk about our strifes and difficulties in life and how we can overcome and turn the incidents that are negative to our senses to such precious treasures – positive ones – simply by switching our thought pattern.

It is absolutely true that our everyday lives often bring us things that are difficult on us, trouble us, and frustrate us. However, our lives also teach us things to be very grateful for and happy about. I think we need only to find and select these good things, and to learn to separate them from the bad ones – dross. Then, we learn to focus our hearts on the treasures we can find.

If we are to stand before a crowd that will start throwing at us stones and precious jewels at us, wouldn’t we choose to learn how to maneuver to avoid stones and then would try to catch as many precious jewels as we could. Would we be sad and weep because of those stones being thrown at us, or would we be full of joy for those precious jewels that we found.

I believe, the time will come someday when our joy stands steadily in our hearts that we will be able even to turn those stones crossing our paths into diamonds, pearls, gold, into the absolute precious treasures beyond any measure.

I haven’t visited your blog page for a while due to my busy work, but as always, I enjoyed very minute of it. Thank you, Randy.

Saachi