Before there can be joy you must first want. To some, the act of wanting arises from the ego’s delusion that you’re a separate fragment that’s disconnected from the power that lies behind all creations.
What?
Doesn’t Want + Want = Joy?
Not according to British spiritualist and teacher Eckhart Tolle who writes, “The Present minus The Past minus The Future = Joy. The quality of your life stands to gain in tremendous strength when your daily efforts are sharply aimed at the current moment. Tolle calls Joy the dynamic aspect of being.
To be or not to be…does that = Joy? Only if you come in touch with the realization that there’s more meaning in Joy than you’ll ever need.
No wonder book stores, libraries, movie theaters and blogging websites are brimming with writers, actors and producers seeking, peaking and pushing aside the curtains that keep them from reaching what they want most…Joy. To fully grasp the equation it’s assumed that more should be poured into the giant goblet than one has to offer.
The reality of it all…the average person spends way too much time trying to get permission from their mind to enjoy. Tolle explains, “The mind doesn’t have time. It shoves your wants, needs and desires aside believing tomorrow will be a better day to handle these things.”
Tomorrow never comes.
When I say, “Radio brings me tremendous joy,” in essence the expression is a misperception. Joy doesn’t come from what you do…it flows into what you dripping onto the awaiting world.
To think radio is my joy is a dangerous game to play; it teaches my conscience that happiness can only be found at this central point never realizing that such an emotion is created outside the circle then brought to radio for display.
The world’s greatest bank teller earns numerous awards for her brilliant way of conducting incredible levels of communication with clients. Her joy is her job. Tolle interrupts, “That’s not true! She finds joy in other places and through her others feel joy at the bank.”
People live in constant frustration because what they call joy is the farthest thing from it. It’s completely natural to believe honking down six beers at a professional football playoff game is the most awesome joy button on earth—if your team loses where’s the joy?
If your current chapters lack significance and are completely stressed out…take the time to look at the entire picture presented. The goal is to become physically conscious of everything you do.
The writer in me was very upset this morning because for three weeks I’ve done nothing but document the horrid reaction I’ve had to heart medicine and what it’s done to the hours shared. Due to the tremendous pain and discomfort the places I’ve labeled joy have become terror tents. But if I don’t document the actions and reactions the final equation will continue to come up zero. Therefore I believe the common cold, flu, soar throat, belly ache and whatever else is keeping you away from your place of joy is in fact a brilliant gift because being sick puts your focus on the now.
The Past + The Future doesn’t = Joy…
You can only find happiness in the now. The joy of being is the joy of conscious. A musician, artist, chef or landscaper might design things that bring unforgettable joy to your life but reality being what it is…that cannot be unless you bring it from yourself first.
What are your current goals? What’s keeping you from maintaining the perfect path to achieve everything you’ve dreamed of being? What if you took your mind off the competition and located truth in your joy?
Radio is my place of joy but joy doesn’t begin here. It starts each morning at sunrise when I dip a writing instrument into a pool of ink and begin the process of word play.
I will always believe in you first…
arroecollins@clearchannel.com
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