What makes up our experiences?  Is it the world, and the events around us, as we casually drift downstream in the Boat of Life, with no oars and no lifejacket?  Are our experiences made by those with higher power than ourselves, are they dictated?  When we quiet our minds and listen, we will find that it is we who create our experiences.  Think about the expression, “Time flies when you’re having fun.”  Does it not?  When we create a joyful experience for ourselves time ceases to be a burden.  Why can we not implement joy on a regular basis?  Calm the jumbled thoughts in your mind for a moment, and make a joyful noise to the Lord of your being.  What is your Joyful Noise?  Is it a laugh, giggle or chuckle?  Is your joyful noise a shout, a whisper, a tune to hum?  Is it a song, or a mantra?  Make your joyful noise, and make it with gladness, knowing the God of your being smiles and joins you in making this noise.  As you go through this week, whenever you feel the pressures of the world upon your shoulders, pause- Find your breath and make your joyful noise.  Then smile, knowing that you are healed and all is well.


-Mar 22, 2006