Seek joy first

[OneGrassRoot]

"Seek joy first, and all of the growth that you could ever imagine will come joyously and abundantly unto you."

~ Abraham


I wonder about this. Many of us are empaths, and we're all concerned about Humanity and the Earth...all of Life.

I think because we are aware and so concerned, we may come to believe that seeking joy while so many suffer is frivolous. Sure, we allow ourselves times to not take on the worries of the world and indulge in whatever our guilty pleasure may be, but I have a feeling we often feel guilty doing that -- and we may even keep those times to ourselves.

I think about people I perceive as carefree and HAPPY. Their biggest concern is where their next vacation shall be, what the next "Housewives" spin-off shall be, where they're going shopping for shoes and purses, etc.

Of course, being judgmental as I am, I also view them as extraordinarily shallow.

Can we do -- BE -- both? I know we all have moments of being shallow and carefree and frivolous (and we deserve it!), but -- in general -- aren't many of us weighed down by the worries of the world (or simply our own little corner of it)?

I personally struggle with this A LOT. I desperately long to experience and create joy. I try to focus on what brings me joy; I try really hard. But then the extraordinary suffering of others gets in the way, and I feel I must work to help alleviate that suffering and THEN create joy. Of course, I'm also always trying to figure out how to do BOTH SIMULTANEOUSLY.

Because I believe in vibration, I do believe there is much truth to this Abraham quote.

I can become very imbalanced in this regard, so I'm going to really be mindful of this.

Being empaths, I believe many here can, so I thought this may ring true for others and be a nice reminder to SEEK (and allow) JOY.

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