WE ARE EXPLORING THE PRACTICE
OF DELIGHT
+ Happy people see
life as an opportunity. Challenges are blessings in disguise. When we feel
happy, our minds are open and expansive. Conversely, when we're open and
expansive we feel happy. Happiness is an “upward spiral,” as one researcher
describes it. It makes us not only feel better but be better — better able to
forge fulfilling relationships, find meaningful pursuits, and handle the
vicissitudes of life. Happiness helps us stay healthy and whole no matter what
the circumstances. Best of all, we can pass it on to those around us.
+ I have often shared a Chinese translation of our word
Crisis. They use 2 symbols for a crisis:
Danger & Opportunity. No matter what
happens in life, we can practice Delight. It is a decision. It is an attitude. It definitely is a practice, a discipline, a
continuing commitment. Delight opens us up to all
kinds of new opportunities and even dangers as we continue on our amazing
journey. The challenge is to put the
emphasis on opportunity rather than danger.
+ Delight
is not one of the 37 Spirituality & Practice practices BUT put Delight in
their Search Engine and you come up with 85 items including 67 quotes, 16
books, 1 practice, and 1 film as of 6/14/16.
Go to http://www.spiritualityandpractice.com/search/?q=Delight. However, it is clear that Mary Ann &
Frederic Brussat are big fans of Joy.
Therefore, put Joy in their
Search Engine and you come up with 2057 items including 867 quotes, 835
books, 160 practices, 11 teachers, 24 arts links, 29 e-courses, 98 films, 26
blogs and 4 traditions as of 6/14/16. Oh, and Joy IS
one of the 37 spiritual practices. You can also be inspired by their
Twelves Gallery on Joy. The meme here comes from that gallery.
+ Joy will
come up again very soon in these explorations since it is the second of 9
heavenly attributes we will be exploring.
+ I would love it if you offered a guest post on this
practice or any practice. And, I have
work to do on my Delight page. Maybe you can help. Send an email with the subject “Delight”
or “Guest Post” to John@abundancetrek.com.
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