If all we have is now, my loves – then, tell me…where is joy realized?

Is it maintained within the burden of past; the lingering of hurt within the sting? Does it lay, helpless – vanquished by the promise of tomorrow, and the lessening of hope within?

Or, is it right here before our eyes? In this moment, right now? Displaced only by the energy of wanting, and the necessity to ‘get it all right’?

The truth is, though we all wish to be ‘be’ happy – very few know the path to realize joy. Our minds are continuously racing, failing at our attempts to calculate the ‘steps’ from suffering to bliss. We lose ourselves in the process of doing; we fail to understand the blessing gifted.

As a result, this present moment becomes nothing more than a means to an end; a catalyst to an unyielding sorrow.

“If only…”

Oh, my darlings – how often have we uttered these words; hopeful for a simple change of condition, a relief through Fate’s gracious hand?

Strive, strive, strive…do, do, do…with never a moment to rest.

If only we might recognize the treasure before us, waiting like gold beneath our feet.

My darlings, if all we have is now – then, tell me… where does joy our manifest?

A little something to consider, my friends…

In peace…

Namaste <3