Finding Fun

What do you do for fun?  If you're a busy woman with a family, fun usually revolves around the others, not ourselves.  I raised six kids and there was a lot of fun happening, but it wasn't really "my" fun.  Don't get me wrong, I wouldn't have changed those days in any way!!  But now that the kids are grown and on their own, I find it hard to imagine having "fun" by myself.

But we all need something, that one thing, in our lives that brings us great joy.  Spending time alone can give us a sense of what might make us happy.  When we let go of the everyday, and concentrate on what might bring us joy, we just might find that one passion.

When I was living in California, I started antiquing, and began collecting vintage Pyrex, and depression glass items.  I loved to go to Goodwill stores, or the Salvation Army Thrift stores and look for "treasures".   Doing that brought me a lot of joy on my weekends!  

But things change, we change, and we need to pause, to let ideas come to us in our moments of solitude, to find that zest for life, the joi de vivre, the love of life.  For me, it's getting back to doing my photography, maybe finding a class to expand my knowledge.  

We all need to find that one thing that brings us joy.  We tend to focus on the destination, but the journey can be just as much, if not more, joyful if we only pay attention!