Finding Joy!

I was sitting one afternoon, here at my house and as I was knitting away on a project, my brain started to wander in different directions. One thought was, “What should we have for dinner?” and the other thought that I had was, “We should really have a bonfire

Then another thought just came to me! It really stumped me!  This is what happens when I start knitting; it seems like a hobby hazard. I put down my knitting and I had to think about it, a really long time; it actually made me think for a couple of days.

Have you ever had that problem in some sort of way?

As you are reading the second paragraph, you are probably wondering what I am  talking about. Well this topic has popped into my mind a couple of times during the last little while.....Finding your joy.

So as I Google this topic, it comes up with the results, there are the typical questions, that I see in the results, such as .....

• How do I find my joy?
• What does it mean to have joy?

Let’s look into these questions.

For the first question finding joy is simple, you can stop worry. Put self-care into your routine, surround yourself with positive people and most of all appreciate the little things in life. As for what it means to have joy, In its broadest sense, Joy means having feelings of great pleasure and happiness. (Referenced from the Google questions.)

Let’s look a little further into this and see what I can find.

I have been looking around with Google and seeing what it says about this topic, I have read little sections here and there that it could be a physical thing, or just a small thing. I have also come across different quotes from a website called www.success.com, which is a blog. 
I have a few that I like, such as ;

“Find joy in everything you choose to do. Every job, relationship, home… it’s your responsibility to love it, or change it.” —Chuck Palahniuk

As well, “Grief can take care of itself, but to get the full value of a joy you must have somebody to divide it with.” —Mark Twain

 “Joy is the holy fire that keeps our purpose warm and our intelligence aglow.” —Helen Keller

As I am looking through the quotes about finding joy, I thought I would see what quotes came from the Bible;

“May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.” The Good News: Hope and joy go hand in hand. “For you have been my help, and in the shadow of your wings I will sing for joy. My soul clings to you; your right hand upholds me.” Romans 13:15

So, throughout my busy day, I find a way to take a few moments for either a self-care moment or I find some sort of crafting thing to bring me joy.

So my question to you is: What brings you joy?