Experience Joy

What is Joy? Well we may think joy is something gushy and extreme that we plant on our face to express to others. Perhaps a sportsman thinks that they feel joy when they hit that homerun, make that touchdown, claim victory for a winning game. Is that true Joy? True joy is a deep inner emotion, a peaceful hope, a solid faith, an abiding knowledge that life is good no matter what. How do you get that true inner joy? Through learning to love yourself and like the person you've become and making the best out of the life you have to live. I have recently met a lady who I can tell has true joy. How can I tell? She is going through a lot of difficult turmoil and copes daily with a lot of trials and tribulations but through it all I can see that she truly has inner joy and loves her life. It is so obvious when you look into her eyes that she truly is experiencing joy. We see people of the world who appear to possess joy in their lives. We see their lives as prosperous and carefree. How soon that appearance of joy and prosperity disappears when trouble enters their life. We all need to learn to enjoy the life we live and the fact that we still have a life to live. When all is said and done that is truly all we have.... Our Life. So why do we worry and stress over the rest?