Day 1,000 – Finding Joy in the Journey – Thursday – 7/30/20
Yes, it really is Day 1000 in Finding the Joy in the Journey.
When I started this daily blog on November 4, 2017, little did I know what “Finding the Joy in the Journey” would turn into when I acted on the prompting to share my experience on a daily basis. It helped me see life differently and my wish was that it would inspire others to find joy in their journeys as well.
I have been blessed by the love you have all shown me along with the messages and conversations on how it has helped so many look at life a little differently. Sometimes you have no idea what your words mean to another person. I am completely overwhelmed with the impact this journey is making.
For those of you newer to Finding Joy in the Journey, it all started as I headed off on a sixteen-day trip. Nine days before leaving, my mom, unexpectedly, passed away from a heart attack. It shook me to my core. I had always been told the 40’s are the best years of your life. In a matter of the three years, since turning the age of 40, I had gone through a divorce and lost both parents.
Finding My Joy
I contemplated canceling the trip though I knew my mom would not be happy with that decision. She would want me to continue living my life. My parents did not raise me to sit back and watch life; instead to fully participate in every moment. So I promised my parents to find joy in the journey everyday on my sixteen-day trip and share my experience with others.
What started as a way to share on that trip has grown and expanded with so many ideas and lessons along the way. Life doesn’t always go as we planned.
Even now, this Day 1,000 is not what I thought it would be when I first dreamed about the idea of where my life would be on Day 1,000 when Steve and I were in Bali last summer. No matter how hard we try, we can’t control the twists and turns that our lives take. Though we can control how we perceive those turns and we can choose to Find Joy in the Journey.
Thanks for tagging along with me. Here’s to the next 1,000 days and where it will take us!
About “Finding Joy”
And I’m off…. the 16-day adventure begins. The timing of this trip is interesting so I’m naming it “Finding Joy in the Journey.” I’ll be doing one dedicated post each day (at the end of the day or next morning). Since I typically post more than once a day, you’ll find it as a black and white photo. I’ll share the joy of the journey (on the trip or through this season), where I’m finding it and what I’m learning. I hope to inspire myself along the way. And if I can inspire others too, that would be a gift. So let the journey begin…
It was November 2017 and I was ready to head off on a sixteen-day trip. Nine days before leaving, my mom unexpectedly passed away from a heart attack. It shook me to my core. I had always been told the 40’s are the best years of your life. And in a matter of three years, since turning the age of 40, I had gone through a divorce and lost both parents.
I contemplated canceling the trip though I knew my mom would not be happy with that decision. She would want me to continue living my life. My parents did not raise me to sit back and watch life; instead to fully participate in every moment. So I promised my parents to find joy in the journey everyday on my sixteen-day trip and share my experience with others.
Little did I know what “Finding the Joy in the Journey” would turn into when I acted on the prompting to share my experience on a daily basis. It helped me see life differently and my wish is that it will inspire others find joy in their journey.
