“Let your joy be in your journey — not in some distant goal.” —Tim Cook

Many years have come and gone.  And now that 2021 has rolled on, it seems like the world has transformed into a cold, hard place devoid of joy and happiness.  As we read the news and listen to what people are talking about, our souls wither with fear.  The struggle is real and the uncertainty of what lies ahead can be crippling.  Life as we had known it BP (Before Pandemic) is no more. This is the new normal. This is what life looks like for us now – isolation, fear, and depression.

Truth be told, we can’t wait for some distant future where we can be happy again. We can’t wait for the world to return back to what it was, to find joy again.  This season and the coming seasons ahead, we have to find joy in the small things.  It’s time to choose joy over fear.  Staying joyful despite the outward circumstances is a decision not a feeling.  Let’s thank God for small blessings today.  Stop waiting for something to happen before we decide to be happy.

Life’s too frail, too short to be spent on negativity.   Tomorrow is not promised to us. The pandemic has taught us that, at the very least.

As you read this, I pray that you’ll find comfort and happiness in the small things. As you wake up each morning, just thank the universe that the sun rises without fail each day and that the dawn of yet another sunrise promises a chance for you to rewrite your story.  Not all happy endings are found at the end of the story.  That’s fiction.

In reality? Happy endings don’t exist. Happiness can be found in the chapters before – not at the end of your story.  And our stories continue as long as we live and breathe.  In the continuity, may we discover that being joyful is a possibility TODAY. In each day – if you look hard enough – there’s always something to be thankful about.

Let’s choose joy for today, shall we?

Love, light and happiness,
Elena