http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/07/09/reconnecting-with-what-makes-us-happy/ journeys through the mist Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:45:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/07/09/reconnecting-with-what-makes-us-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Richard Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:21:54 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/07/09/reconnecting-with-what-makes-us-happy/#comment-63 Thanks Melynn. Finding a thread of joy in (most) everything we do is something to aspire to, and when you think about it, that's really as it should be. I don't particularly like cleaning house, but I like the feeling it gives me when it is clean, and some years ago I started using that as my incentive. It was simply a matter of shifting my focus from the act of cleaning the house to the reward of having it clean. Thanks Melynn. Finding a thread of joy in (most) everything we do is something to aspire to, and when you think about it, that’s really as it should be. I don’t particularly like cleaning house, but I like the feeling it gives me when it is clean, and some years ago I started using that as my incentive. It was simply a matter of shifting my focus from the act of cleaning the house to the reward of having it clean.

]]> http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/07/09/reconnecting-with-what-makes-us-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-62 Melynn Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:17:03 +0000 http://the-sacred-path.com/2007/07/09/reconnecting-with-what-makes-us-happy/#comment-62 Thank you for this wonderful reminder. I find if I spend time each day doing things that bring me great joy, (such as working in my pottery studio), I have an abundance of energy to apply to those tasks that seem mundane at first glance – like housekeeping, for instance. The less desirable tasks actually serve as a structure of support...without taking care of my household, chaos abounds and creative productivity falls by the wayside. I also look at the more mindless chores as a time to incubate ideas that I can put into practice once I get back into the studio. In this light, I find a thread of joy in (most) everything I do. Thank you for this wonderful reminder. I find if I spend time each day doing things that bring me great joy, (such as working in my pottery studio), I have an abundance of energy to apply to those tasks that seem mundane at first glance – like housekeeping, for instance. The less desirable tasks actually serve as a structure of support…without taking care of my household, chaos abounds and creative productivity falls by the wayside. I also look at the more mindless chores as a time to incubate ideas that I can put into practice once I get back into the studio. In this light, I find a thread of joy in (most) everything I do.

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