JOY AND PEACE

What sort of a person are you?How is it for you at the supermarket? The tinned music belting out stories of happiness and joy. I wonder what are the feelings which emerge for you at this time? I know for many there are feelings of resentment and almost disgust as they don’t feel happy or joyful.The values we had have been eroded to a great degree, and, for some there is a struggle with what seems to them a lowering of standards and their chosen life style.

Much of what we demand of ourselves may be challenged by walking in the recovery mode and now is an opportunity to consider if the demands are valid and good for us and our family and friends? The festival of Christmas with it’s message of hope, love, joy and peace is personal and for each of us to make our own hopefully finding a balance in the craziness of what used to be known as ‘the Christmas rush’ and valuing anew the loving connections we can have with family and friends.

Hey where did I put the awkward feelings just now? How has it become all nicey nicey? Walking in recovery from the continuing traumatic stress we have been discussing in this blog for the last, almost three years is not easy,and the feelings which might be considered negative are actually doing us a favour showing us reality. ask yourself the questions what is going on here with me ?Where am I going with it?

If, as a child you ever had the privilege of watching a chick pick it’s way out of the eggshell you may remember the happy feelings you had as this little creature emerged and was cosseted by the mother, and taken under her feathers.the beauty of this scene brings joy to the onlooker but at an early age they may be unable to name it. Fast forward to now when you are watching this scene as a grandparent, if such a thing is possible, as the hen may have gone and been replaced by some kind of heater the framework of nature has been disturbed, take it further and this birth scene is almost missed as the chicks birth in mass.

In your mind consider the way we watch children experiencing and learning new things the potential for joy in this is there within the child and is fostered by loving parents and grandparents. The seed for joy is within you but you cannot move toward the fullness of this until you have had those feelings heard those feelings of anger, resentment and others at the attempt to force JOY on you. Walking in recovery from continuous traumatic stress requires a framework a strong shell in which we develop in safety and , when we do so we emerge with the potential to experience life in a new and joyful way. The old carol says Joy to the world the LORD has come let earth receive her frame. Walking in the recovery mode is developing a sound framework for behaviour health and safety. A safe place of body mind and heart where it is ok to fall down and get up again, or be like the chick who may get tired trying to pick his way out of the shell and need help.

Joy and peace are interconnected they go together peace when freed up by you and I flows!to our fellowman like a river and spreads out into the desert areas of life!

DON’T PUT A GLACE OVER IT BREAK THE SHELL WALK IN RECOVERY ALLOW THE SEED OF JOY TO GROW! HAPPY CHRISTMAS!