Working with Joy

I've decided to steal the title from my incredibly talented friend Susan Lambert. I've just visited her website www.susan-lambert.com and was once again truly inspired with her work. 


That takes me to today's entry: working with Joy.  It's a concept that has been present in my life a lot recently.  Not just sprouting from within, from my own desire and intention, but discussed with others, heard from others.  Living a life of mindfulness, living a life of love, un-afraid, of truth.  
Contentment: deep satisfaction that enough is enough.  
There is hard work in living, there is a desire of work--I believe in curious spirit of the human being.  I have faith in the good will, in the kindness we all hold in our hearts...to rise to higher places.  That is exactly the key: rise towards...?  
Somewhere along the way this question was crossed-out or considered taboo.  And it all became a race with no direction.  An endless competition where all is allowed--good and bad-- and the attention geared to "who is better?", "who is ahead and behind me?", "how can I be flawless?"


Life is not a race.  
There are no contestants, no rivals.


There is collaboration. 
There is work with joy, trust and empathy.  Shouldn't there be? 
Being flawless is not human.  
Opening to mistakes, opening to feelings and the true desire to connection is. 
It is courageous and beautiful. 
It is seeing true colors.  


Working with joy creates a platform for love, for connection, empathy and compassion.  
Creativity sparks! Gratitude stirs the air! Goodness breaks through! Kindness becomes contagious!
Working with joy,
Working with joy,
--ask yourself the question, no matter how frightening it might seem--


are you working with joy?


--Fía.