The wisdom of joy is held in our body to turn the tap when we need to add more and to hold steady when in balance. We use our breath to regulate the flow and the activated blood to carry the particles to the rest of the body. The ride joy takes is only dependent upon where are consciousness takes us each day. Today let it be the ride of laughter that lets the flow go into the body and elevate the well being to a fullness of capacity and an optimum of optimism.
Today we honor those in laughing spirit for our Joy filled moment:
Kate • Linda • Sandy • Mike • Josh • Max • Bonnie • Sid • Edie • Leetha • Lynn • David • Laura • Emily • Fran • Dorothy • Karen • Ginny • Claire • Pamela • Trudy • Chris • Brian • Brett • Joy • Mary Ann • Michael • Flora • Gordon • Barb • Karen • Della • Pat • John • Pam • Martin • Lucy • Joan • John • Kismet • Zoe • John • David • Judy W • Judy S • Raim • Gerrick • Julie • Wanda • Dawn • Sharon • Jerry • Ava • Ann • Kristen • Kevin • John • Hannah • Astarte • Jennifer • Mimi • Philomena • Pamela • Flo • Lizzie • Brianna • Sam • Donna • Chris • Liz • Patty • Roz • Myra • Maya • Dana • Tony • Al • Melanie • Lynda • Bennie • Louie • Melanie • Bonnie • Maggie • Irene • Michael • Sandy • Esther • Andrew • Jeni • Dan • Victoria • Bebe • Breann • Tim • Lou Lou • Barb • Pat • John • Jim • Kathy • Dawn • Lindsay • Karen
Today is the birthday of Confucius born 551 BCE, a scholar, a teacher and a social philosopher with a specialty in moral and ethical conduct. He was born to a noble family that had fallen on hard times so he worked through a variety of positions from shepherd to clerk. After resigning a Justice Minister position he found an importance in teaching and traveled extensively in northeast and central China using teachings from the text of the five classics. His moral teachings emphasized self cultivation, a life of moral example and skilled judgment over the knowledge of rules.
To live by the simple moral codes that Confucius offers one would require a necessary conversation with the heart with some regularity. Meditation offers this as does the simple act of breathing, which is an meditation in itself. A joy filled being is usually in touch with the heart more often and so it would seem that touching the heart with a joyful remembrance each day would be a step toward the balanced life. Today touch the space within and give permission to do as Confucius suggests…go with the heart in everything we do.
- Confucius – Kong Qiu 551 BCE – 479BCE
Messages of Men
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart”
“I hear and I forget, I see and I remember, I do and I understand”
“It is better to play than do nothing”
“Be everything that is you, deep at the center of your being”
“Our greatest fear is not in falling but never rising when we fall”
“ If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed. If you think in terms of ten years plant a forest and if you think in terms of a hundred years, teach the people”
“Man’s natures are alike, it is their habits that separate them.”
Be and Enjoy!
