It’s difficult in today’s world not to get in a funk. Not seeing family and friends or even being able to go out to dinner takes its toll

, let alone the fear and anxiety of the pandemic. Throw in the hate, violence, racism and negativity we are bombarded with,,it’s often hard to find joy.

This morning, turning the page in my journal, these words jumped out at me, “Dive into every joy!”

 I started contemplated things that bring me joy that I’ve been neglecting. Music, meditation and writing were high on the list. What does it mean to dive into joy? Diving is letting go, free falling.  Once you dive, you’re committed; there’s no turning back mid-dive. When you dive into the water, you are totally immersed. There is nothing else but the water. Whatever is happening on shore is meaningless. For me, diving into joy is completely embracing and giving myself to that which brings me joy and forgetting, at least for a time, everything else.

 What joy can you dive into today?