There is joy in every moment, can you find it? Are you there? We can all find the reasons to be angry, sad, depressed. We’ve all found outrage, dismay, despair. But can you find the joy? We live each moment with a choice; a choice to live or die. Life is joy, death is not. Can you find the joy?

There is joy in every instant; go there, you will see. Is that where you are now? In every justification, every judgment, every so-called truth, the peace awaits right here. In every one of these we have left this moment and entered a nonexistent space; frightening, turbulent and stark.

The joy is in this moment, perfectly plain to see. The joy is in this moment, staring back at me. Am I in this moment? The only way I know is if I’ve found the joy, if I am at peace. For peace and joy are one, and every moment they are here, waiting but for me to become aware.

I am joy in this moment, alive and feeling free. I am joy in this moment, for there is nothing else to be. I am joyful that this moment is all that can exist, and in this very moment there is nothing to be missed. For this very moment I am joy, and nothing else can be.

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