Joy is accessible to all of us when our mindset is optimistic and we remain open hearted.
When we are gripped by feelings of jealousy and the accompanying unhelpful thought patterns our rational can be overtaken and victim mentality can creep in.
This mode of thinking can translate in to dissatisfaction with our lot and foster resentment towards those we think are more fortunate. If these emotions become persistent they detract from our own ability to experience joy.
Learning to embrace and establish our own ability to connect and thrive through our heart helps to bring awareness to how consistent jealousy sabotages our capacity to experience joy and develop the natural orientation to detect and pursue joy in the smallest of things.
Jealousy, envy and the resulting resentment blocks & misleads us in to reacting against others' joy.
As if by adopting a stance against those with joy in their hearts, the very thing we yearn for or believe we should have, helps us feel better in some way.
The resulting reality couldn't be further from the truth.
It is not as easy as just recognising this behaviour and the answer can be found in working on our own self love. By invoking love for ourselves we open up the gates to resonating and receiving joy. The deeper we feel this genuine acceptance of our imperfect perfect selves the more our hearts become aligned to seeking out joy.
An underlying belief that if someone else has joy there is not enough to go around and it somehow detracts from our share of joy is a sign of a lacking mentality. Joy is not a commodity that runs out, it is created at source by each individual and is more likely to escalate exponentially with each of us that radiates joy.
If we give ourselves the gift of celebrating others' joy it elevates our own capacity for joy as it effortlessly spreads and shares when we inhabit a heart led life.
We have all experienced wounds to the heart and often we learn to barricade our bruised heart to prevent any further pain. The unintended consequence is rather than experience joy and love safely, we inflict our own pain through jealousy, envy and resentment. It is not possible to be fluent in joy with a locked heart.
We can fall in to a pattern of believing 'It's not fair!' and blame the outside world for our misery which is a sure route for a lonely bitter existence.
The media perpetuates the misery message constantly churning out reasons why we should be resentful of others, living in fear while they attempt to sell us happiness solutions.
It is pertinent to remember that our lens on the world is carved and created by our inner landscape which comprises of our beliefs projected in the external as truths.
Beware of being covertly directed to a view of a situation and question the agenda. If we are heart bound and fearful we are more prone to whatever staged message is being promoted.
Joy does not arrive because we bought a new gadget that has been marketed as SMART and is going to make our life easier and take the dog for a walk and even take the bins out. There maybe a flicker of excitement that is soon extinguished when the new Mega XL version is launched a week later with a wash the car feature and next door have already bought it!
These external enticers are marketed to the joy seekers who have as yet not awakened to the fact that joy is not created by anyone but ourselves and certainly does not require the latest technology to ignite.
To engage with our own heart felt joy it requires a reconnection to our inner world and to unleash the power of our hearts. Our higher self has been waiting and patiently nudging us to move away from the noise, glitz, glamour and distraction of the superficial world we are immersed in.
By just committing to ten minutes daily to self investment such as meditation or simply time to focus on connecting to our hearts with the intention of emanating infinite love can reap untold personal rewards. Breathing in to our hearts and directing the joy and love in to our external world not only lifts our spirits it touches and shapes hearts around us. This practice can unravel the hurt and pain, release the jealousy and envy and stop the path to resentment and bitterness.
Consistent practice creates gradual and persistent movement until it reaches a tipping point at which the joy has become so powerful it is a force of nature. Even when faced with situations that test us we become more easily able to recover and develop a deep sense of ease and resilience.
We seek out others' joy when our hearts are leading and defining our path. We thrive on hearing of others' success and good fortune. This natural flow feeds into the frequency all around us and nourishes our hearts.
We evolve in to joy magnets and our joy quotient is unstoppable!
Karen Oliver
www.e-motionalsolutions.co.uk
karen4@e-motionalsolutions.co.uk
07782 381855/01932 403780
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