Finding joy...

I've realized there is joy all around me at all times but I usually have my daily grind blinders on which makes it difficult to see it. Every once in a while, I let that guard down and there it is. And it's always in such simple places, you'd think it would be easier for people to find. I think we're conditioned to believe that joy is elusive and can only be found after great struggle and strife. The truth is quite the opposite. I found joy in the most unassuming places this week.

I found joy...
in watching my cat play with the mousie toy (a gift from Alex's sister Cici)...
in enjoying a drink or two with the people I work with and some of my extended family...
in snuggling up under a warm blanket and watching scary movies...
in the kind "Good morning!" I've heard every day this week so far...
in watching someone I love open a gift that I KNEW he would love...
in being close, and cared for, and loved.

There is joy. And it's different for everyone but it is there. You just have to look for it.