A cup of Joy
We don’t see or touch joy, only feel it.
This mysterious, quixotic emotion is intangible. Still, it arises from tangible sources.
Why?
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Every passing day, we are chasing shadows, collecting our achievements perhaps ‘moments of validation’, like trophies on a shelf.
In this busyness, sunrise has become a reminder of meeting deadlines.
The afternoon is a battlefield of completing to-do lists, and sunset is just a fleeting afterthought before exhaustion engulfs us once again.
Unknowingly or not, we overlook the simplest forms of joy that lie within our reach. Within our very being, patiently waiting to be discovered.
While it is true that buying a new car or receiving a paycheck can bring joy (& it is natural and acceptable). But, if we tie our sense of joy exclusively to external achievements, we may find ourselves constantly chasing the next big thing.
And big things take time, so will finding joy.
What if we were to pause for a moment?
Take a break from our screens? Sit quietly in front of our window, with a cup of chai, and let our gaze wander the dancing trees outside.
What will happen?
Within that stillness, as we sip our chai, we may unearth a profound truth.
We may find ourselves in the present. The present that belongs to us and vice versa.
The present that is always here. Even now while you are reading this.
In this intangible realm of the present, joy resides as a hidden gem, waiting to be discovered.
The more we immerse ourselves in the present, the more alive we become and feel. It is within this state of presence that the echoes of our loved ones’ voices reverberate, the flavors of our favorite foods burst with intensity, and the beauty of nature unfolds before our eyes.
Try it.
In this realm of presence, maybe a cup of chai can become your cup of joy.
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