JOURNAL OF JOY

I have been thinking about what I could put on my blog. Life has been a little slow lately, and I wanted to get back into sharing my thoughts again. Then I remembered about a year ago I started a "Journal of Joy". I thought it would be fun to share with you some of my joy. I hope it brings a little into your life as well.

June 16th, 2009

Today I met a man who was married at age 17 and his wife was 15. They have been married for 73 years. How wonderful that must be!

I was watching "So You Think You Can Dance", and a beautiful couple danced a modified waltz to Enya's song, "Dreams Are More Precious." They danced so beautifully - full of meaning, heart and soul. I love watching dancers that can portray their emotions through their movements.

The words to Enya's song are as follows:

Come! See! High above.
Come! See! High in the heavens.
A new star shining bright
Out of darkness comes a light.

Come! Hear! Midnight chimes.
Come! Hear! Bells that are ringing.
And from a distant shore
Sounds of a Journey
Echo on.

This is the night, they say,
Everyone wants a dream.
This is the night, they say,
Nothing is as it seems.

Come! Sleep! Close your eyes.
Come! Sleep! Give me your sorrow.
And I'll keep watch for you
Until the dawn is breaking through
Until the morning wakens you

Come! Dream! Through the night.
Come! Dream! and then tomorrow
You'll see, your heart will know
Dreams are more precious than gold

This song is on Enya's Christmas album, which I love! I love the meaning in this song.

Afterward, I was watching Oprah, and they showed several children who have already faced life's threatening trials in their young lives. One was about a baby who only lived 99 days. The parents knew the baby would not live very long, so they documented the joy of having Eliot each of those 99 days.

I liked the idea of documenting the joy each day brings. I want to share with you the little joys I experience throughout my life that would usually go unnoticed. Today is the beginning of a joy filled blog!

OH HAPPY DAY!!!