NO IDEA

Yesterday was unusual.

I was cranky. Not just a little cranky, either. I was full-fledged cranky.

Now, keep in mind, this is unusual and even my full-fledged cranky was something that no one in my house really knew about, except my husband, who could tell I wasn't myself.

The strange thing is...

I had absolutely NO IDEA why I was cranky!

I just was.

By the end of the day I had decided that my crankiness was most likely from being tired after a busy and fun-filled holiday weekend. I was exhausted from the social aspect of the past few days. I like people. I like gatherings. I like conversations (conversations...not small talk). I like events. I like my new job.

But I like quiet.

I like quiet A LOT!

And all the social, people, gatherings, conversation, events, work, etc., was more than my peace and quiet-wired self could handle.

And by dinner time I was cranky.

By the time I went to bed, I was not.

Between dinner time and bed time I had been given the opportunity for quiet. For a little bit of solitude. For time with my family...JUST my family. We experienced some summer storms during the late afternoon and evening...and I enjoy mild summer storms (although some were more than mild...so if you were hit by one of them, I'm sorry and I hope your power comes back on soon).

By late evening, it was all good. I felt better. More me...less this other cranky person who looked like me.

The JOurneY doesn't always bring JOY.

It's not suppose to.

The JOurneY is supposed to go on, regardless of what's happening in life...big, small, good, bad, or indifferent.

JOY comes from the heart.

JOY comes from the soul.

It's in knowing it's there...even when you don't feel it...and never losing sight of it.

Sometimes JOY just happens.

Sometimes JOY takes work.

Always JOY can be found.


Wishing you JOY in the JOurneY.