Find Joy in Times of Global Crisis

In times of crisis, whether it’s COVID-19 or the looming financial crisis, where is joy? Where did that illustrious angel of vibrancy go? Did she disappear?

No. You just missed her. 

Joy is only found in the present moment, really being 100% fully in the present moment.

She is rarely found in the past for she is either tainted with “what could have been” or “what should have been” or “what would have been.”

And she is rarely found in the future, where Fear is a stakeholder in monopolizing your thoughts. 

No, joy is in the present. She lives and breathes there, praying that you will tap into her.

She’s in the whisper of the wind against your skin. She’s in the experience of your partner’s touch as he passes you. She’s is in the burrowing of the large bowling ball of your child’s head into your chest as he says “mama, cuddle me.”

Yes, joy lives in the moment - in being fully fucking in it, present in the experience of life, both in what you do and who you be. 

You’re breathing aren’t you? Find joy in that. 

Your hearts beating, isn’t it, find joy in that. 

You have decent wifi (if you’re reading this) find joy in that.

Dig a little deeper into the present moment and you’ll find her to bring forth into the world. 

WHEN YOU NOTICE HER, HOLD ONTO HER FOR AS LONG AS POSSIBLE, SO YOU TRAIN YOURSELF TO EXPERIENCE HER MORE OFTEN. 

Our fear-based brains are WIRED to seek out danger so we can survive. So, I challenge you today, to train your brain to thrive. 

That is done in the moments, in the present, in the experience of joy. Hold that smile a few moments longer. Gaze into the eyes of your lover a few more. Let that number in your bank account, no matter whether it’s $35 or $35,000, fill you with an appreciation for having, period. What you appreciate appreciates, after all. 

At first, this will feel uncomfortable, certainly a little weird, because holding for moments of glorious entanglement with joy is the light in the darkness.

Yet, that is what we are.

And, we have the power to be luminescent in the present with Joy.

Live in it and you will experience her.

Remember, your reign is now.

P.S. If you have a friend or a loved one who is struggling through this crisis, be the badass, bold, courageous leader that you are and share this with them.

Leaders inspire leaders. Be the leader of your family, your community needs right now. 

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