Journeying with Joy joy with them, forgetting everything else, we journey into their state of joy, held completely raptured out of everything else around us. By Devanie Conrad
Joy
is innate. Children don’t have to be taught joy because they exude it. Ever in the present moment, unconcerned about their past or present, they are free to focus all their energies on what is right in front of their faces or on their pathways: a chewed piece of gum on a sidewalk is an object of awe; the squishy texture of mud; a slithering worm; or a shiny penny gets the full focus of delight of what’s new in their moment. Big smiles, squeals of excitement, and happy body movements often accompany these experiences. Unless they are experiencing physical discomfort, this is where they live. This is their constant state of being. And we are carried into this bubble of
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Journeying With Joy
Why are we drawn to their joy? Why do we try and recreate it? Why does it seem so elusive? What is it that we are truly seeking? When we reflect on these questions, the answers come. Sometimes the answers just arrive, seemingly out of nowhere. Other times
