Sometimes life is a real drag. I have found, though, that just when I want to pout or whine, something delightful can happen. Such was the case when I went to my mailbox yesterday.
It may not look like much to most of you, but to a professional dressmaker this is the equivalent of the old Sears Wish Book from which my generation used to make our Christmas lists. This catalog is a dream list of every color of sewing thread, mass quantities of bias tape, superpowered irons and steamers---OK, most of you are not excited, but bear with me.
I found joy just in looking at this catalog for a few minutes and just knowing all these marvelous things are available if I should ever need them. What would my great-great grandmothers think of all the tools I can access today?
While you might not get excited about this particular thing, let yourself find joy in something today. Here are some ideas:
- a stranger's smile;
- the smell of a new book;
- the glorious feeling of hot water in your shower;
or any of a thousand other things. Take a moment to see the good, even if your world today is temporarily on fire, underwater, or shaking back and forth.
Find joy in something, if for no other reason than to spite the forces trying to steal your joy!