Daily Joy Practice

"If you choose, decide that you will begin living joyfully, regardless of what is happening in your life or the world around you. To start living joyfully, pause for a moment, take a breath in, and connect with your innermost self, simply by having the intention to do so. It is fine if it feels like you are using your imagination or if the connection only lasts for a few seconds. Your true, innermost being is always with you. This is who you are deep within. This self is joyful!

"Imagine that you are tapping into the joy that has always been within you. You have had many moments of joy in your life, and you are now deciding to create and experience more moments of joy. Ask your innermost self to flood your entire personality, your whole being, with its joy. As it does, open to receive and experience the joy that is your birthright; that is the essence of who you are.

"Picture how you will feel as you allow yourself to experience joy throughout the day in everything you do and with all the people you encounter. Sense how your joyful energy lifts everyone around you. Your joy is a gift to the world; your joy brings joy to others. Imagine how you will feel at the end of the day or week as you allow yourself to live more joyfully."