Sometimes in the midst of the messiness of life it just takes a splash of color to draw our eyes to light or laughter, peace or joy.
What pointed you toward joy?
Splash with joy
Edge of glory
What a waste it is to be surrounded by heaven, by a sky ‘made [brilliant] by Angels wings’ and to be unaware of it. Perhaps the first step is that we really should want to unearth God in our midst… [to] let the mundane become the edge of glory, and find the extraordinary in the ordinary.“ ~ Esther De Waal
How do you look for possibility not perfection?
Adventure
Adventure is, according to Webster’s dictionary, “a bold undertaking in which hazards are to be encountered and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events “ or “a remarkable occurrence in one’s personal history, a stirring experience…”
What adventures do you recall? Who nudges you towards adventure? How do you wake up to the adventure of each new day?
Lurking
“Whatever may be the tensions and the stresses of a particular day, there is always lurking close at hand the trailing beauty of forgotten joy or unremembered peace.” Howard Thurman
How do you pay attention to the “trailing beauty”?
Fulfillment
“And blessed is she who believed there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord. And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior…” Luke 1:45-46
How do you respond in soul and spirit?
Advent celebration
“There must always be provision for the ample moment when an event takes on the character of the Sacramental, however such an event may be named in the calendar. The true significance of the event is to be found in the quality of celebration which it inspires in the heart.” ~ Howard Thurman, Meditations of the heart
How do you celebrate?
With the Eyes of the Heart 