Practice Grace, Practice Joy

GRACE

The beauty of grace is that you receive

blessings for no reason.

As above, so below.

PRACTICE random acts of grace.

Give to others for no reason.

Offer kindness to those

who are undeserving,

love those who no one else loves

Practice grace.

I randomly pulled out this Zen card (Zen Cards by Daniel Levin) from a deck that I have. Last night I was chatting with a friend on Facebook who is so genuine and whole-hearted. He reaches out to get to know people both online and offline and is one who will lend a helping hand or spread his wings to help others who are in need. He said, "Yesterday, I heard from so many people who are hurting." I pointed out that so many people are always hurting that this is the human condition. We chatted about how we feel pain because we have felt joy.

Thoughts of joy remind me of this line from the movie, The Bucket List starring Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson:

“You know, the ancient Egyptians had a beautiful belief about death. When their souls got to the entrance to heaven, the guards asked two questions.  Their answers determined whether they were able to enter or not.  ‘Have you found joy in your life?’  'Has your life brought joy to others?’” (CLICK HERE to see the scene)

The only thing that really matters in this world is the joy that we bring to others.

Seek out joy and share it with others today.

{Namaste}

Kathryn, Collage Diva

Comments

[donna!ee]

yes, yes...amen sister! grace & joy matter AND practice makes perfect! thank you much for sharing ... blest be :)

[Sue Fox]

We synchronised again! I posted about 'Grace' and linked you.

Hugs Sue x

[Miss Robyn]

a beautiful post