Inspiration – Your Joy is too Small

I came across these words from one of my earlier posts. It really resonated. Time to break out in celebration of nature and Existence. No event required. xo

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Joy Is Big

Your joy is too small, caged by the jailor of your thoughts.

It lives in the land beyond Infinity and is big beyond measure.

It teaches each tree to dance her own private blissful dance with the wind.

It is what the moon sings every night, holding us as we sleep with her streaming light-song.

Joy lives in your own drunken electrons, billions of them, spinning and dancing without end in their own intimate Universe, longing for You.

Do not look for joy anywhere else.

It is living in you, and gives meaning to all Existence.

Turn your heartโ€™s eyes inward right now, and let them gaze in awe at the immensity

~ Judith Lasater

47 responses to “Inspiration – Your Joy is too Small”

    1. ๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ’›

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  1. Love the words…love the photo! Thanks, Val! โค

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    1. Thank you Jill for being here .. and there ๐Ÿ’›

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  2. That is so beautiful and inspirational, Val. Thank you! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Thank you so much Ally. May your joy continue to expand and radiate ๐Ÿ’›

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      1. It’s always a pleasure to visit your blog, Val! ๐Ÿ™‚

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        1. Thank you of being here Ally ๐Ÿ’›

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  3. Love this, Val, love it

    Ever

    john

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    1. Love the joy in you John ๐Ÿ’›thank you.

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  4. Reblogged this on Beaming Light.

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    1. Thank you dear Deb ๐Ÿ’›

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  5. Lovely and very true, Val ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Thank you Irene. May your joy continue to unfold and envelope you are those around you ๐Ÿ’•

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      1. Thank you very much, Val โค

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  6. That photo captures the essence of unconfined joy!

    “On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.” ~ Lord Byron

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  7. Such a vibrant tribute to joy — yippee! Thank you Val!

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    1. I feel your energy Jet! ๐ŸŒŸSpring is right around the corner and lets our joy grow ๐Ÿ˜

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  8. An excellent reminder Val.. May we all keep jumping in the joy of our lives.. <3…

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    1. I’m jumping along with your Sue. There’s a Spring in the air ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  9. The photo captures the true spirit of joy. Thanks Val for sharing.

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    1. Thank you ๐Ÿ’›

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  10. Joy is many a times misunderstood or not understood.
    All take the inspiration from their old earned nasty habits.
    Come join the Joy of Music ๐ŸŽถ at mine. And the previous one.
    Val!
    Happy Going
    Shiva

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    1. Thank you Shiva. Yes – joy is not found in the superficial or a passing external fancy. When we connect inwards it is there for each and every one of us. Namaste ๐Ÿ’›

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  11. Thank you Val – this is joyous indeed…

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    1. Thank you Susan. So good to feel you joy ๐Ÿ’•

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  13. Feeling Joy Val! ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜ƒ๐ŸŒฟ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

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    1. Bring it on Karen ๐Ÿ‘ฏ

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  14. Beautiful, Val.

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    1. Thank you Don ๐Ÿ’›

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  15. “the jailer of your thoughts”, Val, I need to fire that jailer.

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    1. When we recognize our thoughts are not the truth, but are only our thoughts, we find that elusive key. ๐Ÿ’›

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      1. That, is definitely the freeing part. I had a college instructor once who told us that we cannot prevent the thoughts that occur. Our brain shoots them out. From who knows where. But what we ‘can’ do, is control how we react to those thoughts. I’ve always held on to that when a thought of an odd and/or scary nature popped in my head.

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        1. Sage advice Colleen โค๏ธ

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  16. Beautiful โค

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    1. Thank you Julie ๐Ÿ’• May your expression and joy blossom forth โค

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    1. โ˜€๏ธthank you Eliza โ˜€๏ธ๐Ÿ’›

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  17. “It teaches each tree to dance her own private blissful dance with the wind” … love this!
    Love this post, Val!

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    1. Thank you! So glad you enjoyed it along with me ๐Ÿ’›

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    1. Thank you Maria โค๏ธ

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  18. Reblogged this on Journal Edge and commented:
    Article Source: findyourmiddleground.com

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    1. Thank you for the re-bog Vikas ๐Ÿ’›

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      1. My Pleasure ๐Ÿ™‚ Val

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