Perhaps not a day to be joyful ... but definately a day to be joy-filled. 

I have a tendency to play with words for my benefit of clarity and comprehension ... our language has many interpretations ... perfect for who I am ...

To be joyful is to be expressive externally ... to be joy-filled is to be expressive internally.

Today I am joy-filled ... all circumstances swirling, twirling, and darting around me may continue their grand dance of annoyance ... and I will remain as I am ... centered in the knowing that my belief and faith in God will rise within me ... joy-filled.  Who do walk with in belief and faith? Weave with your belief and faith today to fill you with joy.

When we each stand in our truth, our belief, our value, our faith ... we stand in the love of our creation ... whole ... holy ... honored ... knowing all is well ... to simply relax and breathe. 

My life is certainly beyond perfection.  Walk a day in my mind and you would certainly run for the hills ... or at least to the nearest hospital ... AND ... walk a day in my heart and you would stay ... because I live in the knowing that soul is powerful, luminous, hollowing, and gracious ... and she will watch over me everyday ... filling me with joy ... teaching me.

When my days are tough ... money, relationships, death, anger, confusion, frustration ... I walk deeper into my soul and sit in the light ... breathe ... observe ... ah, I am growing ... ah, I am being loved ... ah, I am being blessed ...

I am reminded that the garden of my soul has many weeds amongst the beautiful flowers ... and new seeds yet to break through the soil ... and each time I stomp around in my dramatic flair ... I miss the opportunity to sit ... to notice ... to observe ... ah, the teaching ...

So I quiet down and tend to the garden of my soul ... watering the soil of my soul with my tears, gently pulling the weeds, turning the soil of the soul, breathing the wisdom of my soul, and creating a joy-filled life ...

Today I am joy-filled ...

Live today from the truth of your soul, your faith, and your beliefs ... you are not being tested in times of uncertainty ... you are being loved ... have faith ... know all is well ... relax and breathe ... tend to your garden.