Joy doesn’t always shout.
It doesn’t demand attention or arrive with a flash of fireworks.
More often, joy slips in quietly.
It lives in the warmth of sunlight on your bare skin.
In the exhale you didn’t know you were holding.
In the moment your body softens — just a little — because it finally feels safe enough to do so.Joy lives in the small moments your body remembers.
And your body remembers more than you realize.
It remembers the scent of pine after rain.
The way your shoulders drop when someone you love enters the room.
The rhythm of your own breath — anchoring, steady, enough.This kind of joy isn’t something to chase. It’s something to notice.
It’s already here, in the weave of your everyday life, waiting to be felt.We live in a culture that teaches us to seek joy as a reward — a thing we get after we’ve done all the hard work, healed enough, fixed ourselves. But what if that’s not true?
What if joy is part of the healing?
What if joy is the healing?To feel it — even briefly — is a radical act of presence.
A reminder that your body is not just a container of pain or tension or stress. It’s also a vessel for delight. For beauty. For ease.And that ease doesn’t have to be big.
It might be one deep breath.
One sip of warm tea.
One moment of quiet with your hand on your heart.So let yourself notice.
Let yourself receive.Joy lives in the small moments your body remembers.
Warm sun on your skin.
A deep breath.
The ease of simply being.That’s enough.
And so are you.
With gentleness and joy,
Embody Wisdom
thoughts, ideas, musings on how we create wholeness in our lives though our physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual capacities.
Monday, April 28, 2025
☀️ Day 3/100 - Joy Remembered
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