Choosing Joy

A middle-aged client who has been struggling recently to get his life together after relapsing, nearly losing his marriage and having to close down his company went home to help his mother through an illness. During their visit he asked her how she had gone through so much and still seemed so faithful and at peace. She had lost her husband many years before, had to go back to work, and was most recently dealing with another illness.

After only a brief pause, she simply said, “Choose joy.”

“Each morning when I open my eyes I decide to choose joy.”

I encourage us each to do the same starting today. Decide that you will walk in the light and hope that comes from choosing joy.

No matter what you struggle with or feel, let’s decide today that the best way to most optimal outcomes in your life is to choose joy. Take note of all that is beautiful, rich, abundant and delicious in your life and joy will abound. Feed your soul with the nourishing and healing thoughts of all that is and that is becoming in your life.

Let go of discouragement, negativity, fear, doubt and strife.

Make room for the joy that is ready to inhabit your life!