JANUARY 8, 2011 THE WORD GAME

Good Morning Friends!

I was chatting with a group of friends this week at our usual 2:00 P.M. gathering and the subject got around to the meaning of words and how they are often misconstrued. We all thought about for a bit and decided we would tackle some words that we all seem to misunderstand. I was given the words joy and happy and there in lies the rub. So here we go.

JOY vs HAPPY

On the face of it, what could possibly be the difference (other than the slightest of meanings) in these two familiar words. Well it may be best understood in the word opposites that show the true meaning of joy and happy.

First, we need a real world understanding of joy and happy. As I understand it, happy and its polar opposite sad are feelings to be sure, but temporary or fleeting feelings at that. We hear good news we are happy, we hear bad news we are sad. These are the every day emotions we are experience in dealing with our daily lives. Nothing out of the realm of the unusual, certainly these are feelings we all share and can relate to. But like I said, they are temporary and come and go like the Sun rises and sets.

Joy on the other hand ( I love this expression), and its nemesis Sorrow are more of a permanent part of Human. You might say part it our DNA. It exists in the marrow of our soul and as such are it comes the central core of our being. Joy is the state of positivity or "the glass half filled" state of being. Where as Sorrow is a state of negativity or "the glass half empty" state of consciencious. Taken together they form our human character and color the way we look at the world and how we deal with life's curve balls if you will. A person who is joyful is a pleasure to be around, as a person who is sorrowful is if nothing else a task just to be in their presence and it takes all our energy to get thru the time we are required to spend with this character. Of course we really don't have sit there and be exposed to their negativity, we could just remove ourselves from the situaton or just remove them from our lives.

So there you have it, Happiness and Sadness are a temporary, yet usual part of our everyday life, and Joy and Sorrow are a more permanent state of beingness or paradigm of everyday life.
Now the real question is can we change what we are at the core of beingness. Yes I say, not an easy task, but doable just the same. I suspect the answers will always reside inside your soul. Is it withered and dying or is it just in a state of suspended unknowingness waiting for the opportunity to banish the negative influences in their lives and ready the chance to begin life anew. Like I said not easy, but what worth doing is, so the choice is yours.

Do I live a life of promise and fullfillment, do I make the choices, or do I just live the pathetic life of a being who hasn't the ability to shuffle of the coil of regret and put onthe mantle of positivity that shines so bright that it permeates the soul. The choice is yours, live joy and prosper.

Have a great and joyful week,

Robb