Recently, I stayed at a house using Airbnb. When I entered the house, the host’s Golden Retriever named Luna galloped up to me wagging her tail, unable to contain her excitement.
After a day at the house, Luna continued this pattern of flapping her tail when she had my attention. Gradually, I began to smile and treat her like she was my own dog. Once strangers, we were now regular pals. Reflecting on Luna made me wonder about the powerful influence of genuine excitement whether with work, family and friends, or volunteering.
A few questions came to mind that I invite you to ponder:
- What in life gets me excited or brings greater joy?
- Am I spending time with the things or people that bring me joy?
- What is one thing (even if very small) I can do today to bring a little more joy into my life?
May 22, 2024
1. My family and my faith bring me joy.
2. Yes I spend time with my God every day in prayer and with my family through text or phone calls. The best is communicating in person.
3. I’m going through pictures and I plan to give my sister who has special needs a book of pictures of her as she grew up. I believe she will love it. If not, it gives me joy to look back on our younger days.
That is a thoughtful idea of giving your sister that book of pictures! Something she can go back and look at years from now.