What Puts the "Joy" in Your Joyful Celebration?
What gives you joy? We can all find the joy in a wedding celebration. But what about every day? Do you notice?
The other day, I promised to tell you about the little old lady with blue hair... So here it is. I went to the salon to get my hair done and across from me, there was a little old lady with blue hair who was getting a little old lady hair style. I was watching her in her mirror, so I could see both what the stylist was doing and I could see the look on the little old lady's face.
After a while, I glanced back just as the stylist was wrapping up. I am so glad that I did. She looked beautiful! And she knew she looked beautiful. She was raving to the stylist about what a good job she had done with her hair. Then she proceeded to tell the gal sitting next to her about herself....How she was born in 1923, and how things have changed over the years. She told her about her family, and her late husband.
I wanted to cry. I realized that being in the presence of little old ladies with blue hair gives me joy. The ones with a little spunk REALLY give me joy. I don't know if it's because they remind me of my favorite grandmother. I don't know if I just hope to be a little old lady with spunk myself some day. But just looking at her, and hearing her story made me happy anf grateful.
What brings you joy? Take time to notice... As author Melodie Beattie says: "Choose Joy. Then cherish and savor it.
Be Well,
Rev. Sherry