Dear Girlfriends -

Do you have peace? Are you happy? What about joy - do you live in a state of pure joy? Not sure about the difference between the three? I like to define them this way:

Peace is a state of serenity.
But your peace can be interrupted when the telephone rings and it's your dead-beat brother-in-law looking for money again!
Happiness is an emotion when in a state of well-being.
But emotions are fickle and can change with the weather or a ten-second hormonal surge!
Joy is a state of contentment.
And it cannot be affected by outside forces.

Why, might you ask, is finding your joy so important? Great question! As per the Ellen-Webster book of definitions (see above) your peace and happiness are often interrupted or affected by others; joy is the one thing that you, and you alone, can control. No one can mess with your joy unless you let them.

Over the next several pages, I will share with you five very practical and personal steps that I used to find my joy. You will be able to take these and customize them for yourself to ensure you relocate your joy and never misplace it again.

I believe if Stella can get her groove back - we can all get our joy back, too!

Joyfully,
Ellen

Posted by Ellen on November 21, 2006 11:17 AM  |  Category: Finding Your Joy