When you make the decision to change your life for the better it might feel like you have a lot to do- scheming, planning, creating- all of the actions that you feel you must accomplish in order to build your dream. 

However. to truly create a life you love, your most important job is Joy. 

Anything we want to bring into our lives is because we believe we will feel better in the having of it- the job, the partner, the money- whatever it is we want to create, we ultimately want it because we believe it will bring us Joy.

So, if you want to create a life that you believe will bring you joy, you have to learn to feel that joy now. Right now, even when the world seems dark and heavy. Even when there seems nothing to be joyful about.

If you want a joyful life, you have to begin to live that life now. Yes now. Before the thing you want shows up. Before your life changes. Before the bills and the bad relationship and the miserable job go away.

You must learn to align yourself with the feeling of what you want to feel independent of external circumstances.

And yes, action matters. We must take inspired action from a place of alignment. 

However, It is the feelings behind our actions that can move us toward our dreams or keep us stuck forever. Our feelings create energy and our energy creates our life. 

You have to fit the mold. You have to match the vibration. 

We don't get what we want, wish for, or even work for. We get who we are. You must be, the thing to get the thing.

So if you want Joy, you must learn to be Joy.

You must learn to practice Joy. 

Because Joy is the fuel for your future. 

This is not toxic. This is not bypassing. This is using Joy as a tool. 

So if you want to change your life for the better try as much as possible to focus on Joy today. Focus on it a little more tomorrow. Focus on it whenever you can. Allow Joy to find you. 

This is big work. Remember to be kind and gentle with yourself. And your only job is Joy.