I’m very excited to launch this blog to enable Joyfinders like me who are awakening to their true joy and purpose to share their journeys, and their ways of finding this kind of joy. Over the next few weeks I hope to share some of my paths and experiences, because I am so amazed and happy that I’m finally beginning to experience something of what we read and hear about ‘out there’, about raising our levels of joy and ‘consciousness!!’
Also, my intention is to connect with all you other marvellous people out there who feel that you are on a similar kind of ‘spiritual’ journey of awakening to joy, or any other blissed-out core states you’d like to mention. It’s mainly for people who are interested in non-religious paths, as there are plenty of other avenues for you all to explore how different religions could help you to experience joy but you could share very briefly exactly what has helped you feel joy- if you are really feeling highly joyful all the time!!
I’m interested to know what sort of techniques or sources of inspiration you use, that could be used by anyone and everyone to find joyful states -rather than things, objects or people that are very specific to you… and definitely not about anything that most of us would find distasteful or reprehensible! However that still gives us a fairly broad remit and of course any unsuitable entries would be moderated and deleted..
Some ideas or CATEGORIES I had in mind might be:
Techniques (NLP); Techniques (Other);
Seminars; Workshops;
Meditation (we could create different categories for different types if necessary)
Sources of inspiration for joyful moments/feelings such:
Uplifting films that are positive and hopeful (particularly ones where the protaganists triumph over adversity or are heroes!)
Great websites or web-clips
Outstandingly joyful people (famous or not)
Great & unusual sporting moments (particularly as above!)
Personal Stories (of our own-or others but only if you have their permission..)
Links to websites or people that have helped you to connect to your joy!
Any other useful categories or ideas…
Well, that’s probably enough for now -just to let you know what my vision for the blog is…
Unfortunately I will have to stop here as, although I woke up feeling an unusual kind of bliss sweeping through me countering the normal not so joyful state(!), I haven’t been able to keep at bay the unblissful cold now sweeping over me-despite feeling joyful at the possibility of connecting with other like minded journeyers! Well I guess it just goes to show that it really IS a learning curve probably with a few back-tracks and hiccups along the way and hey!… I never promised you instant enlightenment!!! In fact while I think about it, perhaps I should clarify that this blog is for mere mortals on the journey, not any smart alecs or gurus offering instant fixes or nirvana in the next moment….although ideas/stories of rapid change are welcome! Neither is it for any kill-joys or anti-this or thats who insist that if we all did it ONLY their way & gave up whatever their pet-peeves are, we’d all be more joyful….blah..moan..blah! And here I am thinking of some authors in particular who just seem ANTI but don’t have any positive agendas ideas or ways forward..
This blog is really about a mutually respectful sharing of positive, uplifting and inspirational ideas, sources and techniques for us all to become Joyfinders in increasingly greater depths and dimensions…well- they do say “Aim for the stars..” don’t they?! And if anyone knows who the ‘they’ is who first coined or used that phrase-let me know..it might be kind of interesting..
Well- I’m off for a rest..sometimes that really is the best option for finding all kinds of joy, including the joy that comes from being really healthy and refreshed- after all, no matter how blissful we feel we still need our bodies to do things now and then!!
Authentically joyfully
Mrs Magnificent Joyfullyfabulous….who as a relative beginner is off to take her cough mixture and thereby minimize her risk of being slapped by all the pollyanna haters out there…!!
