Comments on: Sailing Through Life’s Unexpected Currents

By: Lisa Cee

Lisa Cee — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:16:39 +0000

I really enjoyed reading this story, it was very inspiring. I feel honored to have my sailboats floating across this page!

Joy is very wise, and I go remembering her advice.

By: Joy

Joy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 09:45:33 +0000

Hi Tammy,
Thank you!
Appreciating and recognizing the calm are two very important resources for a joy filled life.. In my own life, I concentrate on growing the good…when storms happen, I try to find the lesson in them, and to enjoy what I may about them…

Hi Meredith,
Thank you!
I was at such a loss when my original post deleted, I figured shoot the truth is doable, so let’s go with that–exactly how I approach life as well…
One point about Abby is that she chose to experience 30ft waves..she thought she was well prepared and could “do it”…sometimes we feel we are being carried by waves without our consent..if you find yourself in that situation, take a breath, then take stock of what you *do have* and you will find that you are well prepared indeed..surprised maybe, but prepared yes…

Jan,
Thank you!
I think taking life lightly is appropriate because I would like to soar and I have to be light enough to do so I’d like to have lots of company ’soaring’ with me…
I had to learn to embrace it all…when I am afraid, I face it head on..I used to love heavy weather sailing, and that taught me much about life on land as well….

Talon,
Thank you!
There is an unwritten rule (or maybe it is written) that if a ship is abandoned 24 hours and you board it, then it is yours…that is why one must never ‘abandon ship’…don’t want someone else taking over your ‘life’…
I find in my own life, as you have pointed out in yours, that if I am struggling it is exhausting and defeating…so I let go of struggle and embrace it exactly as it is…I allow for unfolding which is much more gentle and actually a beauty filled process…

Much peace,
Joy
Joy´s last post…Monday Blessing: Uniqueness…

By: Talon

Talon — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 03:28:39 +0000

Joy, beautiful post. I’ve learned, as I’ve gotten older (and hopefully wiser) that you have to go with the flow (even when it’s high winds and crazy waves) because when I’ve fought it, I’ve struggled and worn myself out and quite often it’s not as bad as it first appears. Mind you, there have been times when I’ve really wanted to abandon ship, but I didn’t.
Talon´s last post…The Simple Goodbye

By: Jan

Jan — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 02:24:45 +0000

Joy, congrats on this post. You have such spunk and verve and I love that. I love how you honor your truest self and stay faithful to your journey – no matter how it shows up. Smooth seas or rough, you seem to sail on with ease. Most of all, you invite us to take ourselves and our lives more LIGHTLY. Such an important thing in a world overrun with fear and worry and “never enough.” You do inspire…

Tess, thanks for having Joy here!

By: Meredith

Meredith — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 16:27:42 +0000

Beautifully-written post, Joy — especially knowing you had to redo it by the seat of your pants.

I sooo needed the reminder about quitting and taking that attitude not helping anything, and in fact making the situation worse while you’re still stuck in it. And you’ve already made me grateful that I’m not experiencing 30-ft waves all on my little lonesome in the middle of a vast ocean.

By: Tammy

Tammy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 06:02:19 +0000

Joy and Tess,
I enJOYed the post and can relate to the storms. I think they are a way of making us grateful for the calm and of reminding us to acknowledge the calm.
Tammy´s last post…Teach Your Children Well

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:22:24 +0000

Tony,
I would love to hang out with you (and Cass) just to show you that you *can* spend an entire day grinning from ear to ear…joy is contagious, infectious, and you’d be surprised how easy it is to access….
When you curse the day, you are giving the curse power..when you count the sunflowers you give beauty and nature power…I’d much rather give power to beauty and nature than curses…I’d throw in a curse word here just to get you to laugh, but I just wrote on another blog I don’t curse conline…so even if you have to say where is that *blasted* sunflower..that’s a step Thank you!

Lance,
You are so genuinely kind you are trying to get me to feel grateful for tourist boaters…ok it worked..thank you for the tourist boater who had an impact on my life, because this space has such amazing Energy in it!!!
*Everything* absolutely counts, and I’m glad you’re here today..thank you!

Julie,
Thank you!
I couldn’t undelete it/undo it…because I was knocked offline completely and the words were highlighted, so the only thing that saved was the title..I’m okay with loss though and I find when I release it something even better is there waiting…

Hi Karl,
Thank you!
Yelling and screaming would most likely get me kicked out of the marina due to noise violation…so *that* would have greatly compounded my simple little ‘problem’…
When in turbulence if I do anything to further disrupt the balance it only makes it all worse, if I choose to hang on to good and allow it to lead, it makes the conditions feel not as extreme….
You are right…we have a choice..I believe if I ’sprinkle’ my moments with anything other than love, I will receive anything other than love…

Trina,
Thank you for stopping in..Lots of butterflies and glitter to you:)

The Exception,
Thank you!
I love the wisdom you present here! Resonates deep within..makes my heart leap with joy!! Thank you for sharing….

Hi Robin,
Thank you! Wow. you have amazing Energy!!!
You describe occurrences so very well..you’ve definitely ‘been there’ and sailed right through…An inspiration Robin…thank you for sharing as you do. I am honored you’ve added my site…looking forward to having your amazing energy there as well:)

Lisa,
Thank you!
I am so glad to have found your site..very exciting for me…
Lots of things in my life get banished to never never land..yet I find if I release them, much good replaces what was banished…
I’m glad you’re observing and paying attention to the signs places into your life..I am so excited to share in your experiences as you write about them!
Much peace,
Joy
Joy´s last post…Wednesday Wisdom: Reflections to my Inner Child

By: Joy

Joy — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 03:00:26 +0000

Keith,
Thank you!
I love your idea of interrupting the regular scheduled programming! I tend to do that lots in life because I wake and set an intent for the day then allow God/the Universe to guide…which results in many interruptions of my “regular schedule”….
A native american flute has such a beautiful sound!!! I have a djembe drum I use often either solo drumming to the moon or on the beach, or in various drum circles..I know my practice helps me to find and celebrate my own little beat….
It sounds as though you are focusing on your blessings, even in the midst of turbulence..so yay you! Soon you will find that the heavy weather just falls away as you continue to celebrate all that is good in your life…

Evita,
Thank you!
I am still laughing because people are advising me on how I could have recovered the post..I suppose I could have concentrated on that, however I made the choice to release and move forward. I find whenever I resist what is presented to me I create a struggle..I prefer to live struggle free…

Megan,
Thank you!
You have a beauty filled insight on acknowledging the storm..not giving it Energy and instead focusing on praise, gratitude and the ability to make choices….When I focus on the storm I give it power, when I focus on the good in it all it grows and propels me forward…
I do believe how we handle storms shows what we are made of; also how we choose to handle (or not) other’s storms shows our inner selves as well…

Kristy,
Thank you!
It is my choice to focus on what I’ve lost and let it hold me back, or to release it and allow the good to move me forward…I’d much rather soar than be weighted…

Wilma,
Thank you!
I think in Abby’s case–and mine when I choose to sail in heavy weather–we are able to prepare for the unknown; in life the unknown is often presented to us when it is unexpected as well…double whammy!
Throwing tantrums is a necessary release of built up tensions, toxins, etc…so it is my choice to find an option that allows me to release in a positive way…

Oh Hilary,
Thank you! Thank you for the smile…I’ve had many similar mishaps…I actually dropped my son’s homemade birthday cake face down on the floor smack dab..ruined…so I laughed and we went about having a fun party…I have a choice to life or cry…I allow tears when necessary, but laughter is my balm…

Uzma,
Thank you!
Lots and lots of *butterflies and glitter* then!!!

Much peace,
Joy
Joy´s last post…Wednesday Wisdom: Reflections to my Inner Child

By: Lisa at Practically Intuitive

Lisa at Practically Intuitive — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:01:39 +0000

Hi Joy and Tess! (waves)

Joy, I had to laugh at the confluence of events that banished your post into never-never land. I’ve had that happen and, just like you, said “Well, I guess that wasn’t meant to go out into the Universe!” and I give thanks for the option to create anew. (Of course, if that happened on something I spent a lot of time doing, I’d spazz out first THEN I’d come back to my senses.

In each moment, we have choices. Those micro-choices shape our reality. I have been bombarded with that message of late so I’m paying attention!

Thanks for introducing me to Tess’s site (bookmarked!). I look forward to reading more from both of you.
Lisa at Practically Intuitive´s last post…Adventures of an Intuitive

By: Robin Easton

Robin Easton — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 21:58:09 +0000

Dear Joy!! This is brilliant. And dear Tess, this is also SO you. I can see why you adore Joy. She too is like you, BOLD!! And you KNOW I relate to THAT!! I loved this whole post and THRIVE on that fact that there is “something” (whatever IT is) that is larger than ME!! Life left to me? No, no no! That would NOT be a pretty picture. LOLOL!!

Sure I do all I can to be pro-active in my life, every day. But I am sooo sooo sooo grateful for those “occurrences” LOL! that I canNOT control, that are LAAAARRRGGGER than little me. They rip apart my neat tidy set ways, they crush my pride and arrogance and give me the opportunity to CHOOSE….laughter, courage, new ways of doing things, new ways of thinking, new ways of living and being. They expose me to Life than what I’ve previously be aware of. And for me THAT is about as brilliant as it gets!!

Dear Joy, I also just LOVE your sense of humor and strong vivacity. I relate to that VERY much. I have added your site to my RSS feed. Hugs, Robin

Dear Tess, thank you for all you kindness and love. I look forward to the June 28th. I am sooooooooooo honored. More than you probably know. Much love, Robin
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