This week’s blog will talk about joy and love in our everyday. The trick is never to give up, regardless of how tough it seems at the moment. Life can be something great and glorious, and it should be for everyone. The thing about attaining Joyful living is that even if you get to where you wish to be, sadness will always be a part of life. As humans, we are not always meant to be happy. I think this is important to remember because the sad moments will help you appreciate the happy and good times even more. Join me as I describe a moment in love and joy.

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It was hard waking up this morning until I realized that I was the only one who could handle my day. My bed once again held me captive with its warm embrace. Once the day started to roll, things seemed to all fall into place. My routine and good habits set me up for success. As the day began, I tried to stay aware of all my choices. Decision fatigue is accurate, and you must use that limited number of choices wisely. I make sure that my choices reflect what I stand for: joy and love. I want to help others, and I know joy/love is always an option, so I do that with intent each day.

I now go off to explore the world. I was excited for every minute I would go on my adventure. I told my girlfriend, now fiance, that I would take some time to watch movies and play video games. At one point during my “me time,” I imagined someone next to me. It was her! I wanted to share the feeling of contentment while I was doing this. She had no interest in games, but what I love about her is that she understands that I have an agenda and need to recharge from time to time. She knows my mindset to fulfill my obligations to work, her, and life, so she doesn’t fret if I get one day for myself.

I then noticed the day was flying by. I had to choose, having spent the whole day relaxing. The day was coming to a close, and bedtime was approaching in just a few hours. Bedtime was not a time I would play around with. I know the importance of a good night’s rest, and I understood the possibility of what would come from a late-night text. It would be a long conversation that did not include following my bedtime routine. I was willing to lose some hours of sleep to converse with her.

As I said my final goodnight to her, I lay on the soft sofa and started to drift off into dreamland. Before my eyes closed for the night, I told myself to get up and do the last bit of dishes in the sink. I knew I would wake up in a better mood, knowing I did not have to do anything when I awoke. Setting off to do the dishes gave me the option now to go to my bed instead of choosing the sofa for my slumber. So I got up, anticipating that it would only take a short time for me to accomplish these tasks. Sure enough, it was easy as one, two, three. That night, my bed has never felt so soft. I noticed the rain just as I closed my eyes for the final time that night.

As the rain fell to the Earth, I could hear the clap of lighting in the distance. The rain makes its incredible rain pattern sound on my roof and window panes. It was music for my soul, and I thought again about sharing that moment with her. There were blinding white flashes of lightning that would fill my bedroom for a brief moment and disappear without a farewell. The sound of the rain was ever present.

I slept for hours until a loud shot of thunder danced in the heavens and awoke me. I lay in the darkness for a moment and reveled at the moment I was in. I felt the air in my lungs and my body’s calmness, and I admired the darkness of the night in my unlit room. Then I looked over to the other side of the bed and thought about her being there again for such a wonderful moment.

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Love is one of those things we all seek out in some way. It can be attention seeking or finding our soul mate. The one thing about love is that it has no cap. You can love as much or as little and for as long or as short as you want to. Loving someone can take up your day without you second-guessing how you are spending your time. There is something that comes from loving and being loved: joy.

To feel joyful living is to feel the power of a smile at you with arms wide open. To embrace joyful living feels like a refreshing breeze that brings a feeling of calmness and safety into your life. Lastly, showing love feels like everything is going how it should be, and there is no worry in the world now. There is no worrying within joy and love. Hate and fear can’t share the same space as joy and love. You get to start that process of how you want to feel right now. It might not be an immediate overflowing amount of the feeling, but it will come if you set forth to it and nurture those feelings.

The great thing about joy and love is that they are always an option for you to have or give the world. We can passively go throughout our day with a full heart and mind filled with joy and love. It is something we can give away, and we know that it will be something that could turn someone’s day around. A smile can save a life, and a slight touch can give you the confidence to keep going. Stopping is not an option on the road to greatness; it cannot be. Love yourself first and then one another, and share the joyful living with the people in your life.

Ultimately, what we choose to allow in our life will reside within us. In the middle of love, we notice our tasks at hand and also the joy and love that we can have. Like in my story, I saw the times I felt simple joys in life and wanted to share that with someone I loved. Regardless of having obligations and things you might not want to do in life, you can always return to joy and love at the end of the day. I know firsthand that life will not be all sunshine and flowers. I know it will be a lot of work to reach our most ambitious goals, but that does not stop me, and nor should it stop. You can get to the place you wish to with simple joys in life, love, passion, and kindness. Are you ready to make that journey?

Until then,

Michael Rearden

Founder of Reven Concepts