| Thirteen years ago this week I was in the hospital | | | | Designing a few small things to do that bring you |
| after breast cancer diagnosis recovering from | | | | joy can create a shift in your energy and outlook |
| bi-lateral mastectomy surgery and feeling puny, | | | | no matter what your age, stage or prognosis. |
| weak and out of sorts. Yet, from my hospital | | | | What will you try right now? |
| window I could see blue sky, snow-capped | | | | I encourage you to spend an hour or a half a day |
| mountains and a variety of colored flowers in the | | | | or a two hour date with yourself keeping track of |
| beds below. Joy entered. Yes, joy! | | | | what's right. You could make notes to record |
| That glimpse of Nature reminded me that we are | | | | both the little and the big moments that pop into |
| capable of deciding where to put our attention (on | | | | your awareness when you're doing this |
| feeling sick, hospital smells and noises or the | | | | experiment. My prediction is that a sense of |
| miracle of Nature at her finest just a glance | | | | gratitude will follow. You'll see that you have the |
| away). What's exciting about this is that our | | | | capacity to create even more joy as you |
| energy and focus follow where our attention | | | | become willing to do so. Joseph Campbell adds his |
| goes. Yes, you can too! Consider this: "What gives | | | | words of wisdom on this subject by reminding us: |
| me true joy?" | | | | "We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we |
| As you pay attention to what brings you joy, you | | | | can choose to live in joy. |
| shift your mood. Are you ready to try it? | | | | |