Finding
Joy
“You are
seeking joy and peace in far-off places. But the spring of joy is in
your heart. The haven of peace is in yourself.”
Sri Sathya
Sai Baba
Friends of mine have just
returned from Russia. My across-the-street neighbors are in Germany,
and some of my church family are leaving shortly for the Greek
islands. Some people love to travel, to see other cultures and ways
of life. Some of them are creatures of air and fire, who thrive on
adventure and new experiences. As for me, I am a tree, planted
firmly in the earth. Somehow or other, the lust to wander missed
me.
Renewal comes to all of
us in different ways. There is the risk that staying home helps us
dig more deeply into our ruts, and become the drudge we always
thought we'd never be. I, myself, am guilty of that. There's also the
possibility that value for some of us isn't a location, exotic or
new, but an old, familiar armchair in a room with a view. As for me,
it's preferably a view of water—river or lake.
Some of us find staying
in place difficult. We get bored, restless; we need new experiences
and fresh material to feed our curiosity. And, some of us are renewed
by the simple luxury of time—time to travel inward, to assess, to
dream and plan. Some of us go out to find our joy, and some of us go
in. Both ways of being in the world hold the promise of expanded
consciousness—which is what it's all about, isn't it?
In the Spirit,
Jane
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