Joy in the Present Moment

I've recently come to understand something about joy... it can ONLY be felt and experienced and savored in the present moment.

Think about it...

If your thoughts are mucking it up back in the past, or flying around the future... where is there room for JOY to fit in? It's HERE and NOW, and only here and now. Look around you... what joy is there for you RIGHT NOW?

For me, I am pausing this writing.... I can feel joy in the softening afternoon sunlight, in the scent of warm cinnamon from the candle I lit earlier, in the attentive tilt of my dog's head, in the footsteps of my husband as he approaches from the stairs. I feel joy in the rhythm of my fingers on the keyboard, in the learning of this important lesson down deep in my soul.

I will be trying to focus on this... staying in the present moment... in order to be more and more open to JOY.