Keep On Choosing Joy

• Henri Nouwen so wisely wrote, “Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy, and keep choosing it every day.”

​The moment I decided to have children , I knew there were going to be days that my affection for them was not always going to be as strong as the first when they were born. And, it has proven correct. I have loved them and cherished them more and more, what I experienced at their birth was one kind of joy and now that most are adults I have a different type of joy for them. 

In my raising of children I have found that not only do I have joy for them, I didn’t stumble upon that joy. This joy didn’t just happen to me it was a choice to want to expereince this joy, love, awe and amazement. So each day I choose to be joyous of my children despite the obstacles along he way.

Some Keys On How I’ve Made Joy A Choice:

1. Receive the joy when it knocks on your heart- this is not an automatic response for every one, this is a deliberate act of opening your mind, soul and heart up to a higher reality.
2. Live life from the joy- Once you receive this joy, let it be the power to which you excercise your service to others and the world. The benefit is that , there is always a reward for giving of yourself from a beautiful stance in life.
3. Continually think about the good in life- The biggest diestractions from the joy you have received is the input you allow to penetrate through your ears and your eyes. Stay focused by keeping positive in front of you.   

       I guarantee that if you would step out into this space in which I love to reside, a world full of joy will open up to you and present miracles you would’nt even imagine.

Coach Milton

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