Joy Rising
Posted by Joy M at 10/24/2009 6:05 PM 
Categories: Health, Motivation, Inspiration, Mental Health
Tags: Transformation Fitness Health Blessings
Categories: Health, Motivation, Inspiration, Mental Health
Tags: Transformation Fitness Health Blessings
1 Thessalonians 5:16 Be joyful always.
On Friday's Oprah, the discussed her kickoff party that started this season. If you didn't see that show, you should really check out the dance. The Black Eye Peas performed and the entire audience on Chicago's miracle mile joined together in what is called a flash mob. This was a very choreographed dance to "I Gotta Feeling." It was great to see all of the people, strangers, join together for the dance. This is a very positive and festive song that begins, "That tonight’s gonna be a good night. That tonight’s gonna be a good good night."
A couple of the dancing participants were in the audience and told how wonderful they thought the experience to be. The people truly came together and were unified in purpose. There were no issues even for the part of the dance where each dancer put his or her hands on another. One man described the feeling as 'joy rising.' He could feel the joy and excitement around him.
I'm sure that many of the participants has issues in their lives that they would like to change. However, at that moment, they were experiencing joy. To be joyful during the worst of times can be challenging and is beneficial to getting to better times sooner. I recently told a friend that I was annoyed when in response to a difficulty I was having someone told me that "this too will pass." It seemed to me, I was being told to "grin and bear" it and eventually, this challenge will be over. This approach seems to put my happiness in the future and there is no guarantee a future without this issue or others will exist. Instead, I think I should focus on creating joy in the present moment. My present joy will help me deal with whatever life has in store for me as well as help me to see positive outcomes. Joy will bring me a healthy present and future as well. We should all have joy rising. Individually and collectively more joy will help us all.
On Friday's Oprah, the discussed her kickoff party that started this season. If you didn't see that show, you should really check out the dance. The Black Eye Peas performed and the entire audience on Chicago's miracle mile joined together in what is called a flash mob. This was a very choreographed dance to "I Gotta Feeling." It was great to see all of the people, strangers, join together for the dance. This is a very positive and festive song that begins, "That tonight’s gonna be a good night. That tonight’s gonna be a good good night."A couple of the dancing participants were in the audience and told how wonderful they thought the experience to be. The people truly came together and were unified in purpose. There were no issues even for the part of the dance where each dancer put his or her hands on another. One man described the feeling as 'joy rising.' He could feel the joy and excitement around him.
I'm sure that many of the participants has issues in their lives that they would like to change. However, at that moment, they were experiencing joy. To be joyful during the worst of times can be challenging and is beneficial to getting to better times sooner. I recently told a friend that I was annoyed when in response to a difficulty I was having someone told me that "this too will pass." It seemed to me, I was being told to "grin and bear" it and eventually, this challenge will be over. This approach seems to put my happiness in the future and there is no guarantee a future without this issue or others will exist. Instead, I think I should focus on creating joy in the present moment. My present joy will help me deal with whatever life has in store for me as well as help me to see positive outcomes. Joy will bring me a healthy present and future as well. We should all have joy rising. Individually and collectively more joy will help us all.
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