Choosing Joy - Five Minute Friday

I've finally done it! :D I finally participated in Five Minute Friday link up with Gypsy Mama! :D I just posted a writing last night, and now I'm posting this... so you get to read two writings from me this morning! :D I hope you enJoy! ;)

Choosing Joy

Sometimes, I forget what I was created for... WHY I was created.

But on the really happy days, I REMEMBER.

I remember that "men are, that they might have joy."  2 Nephi 2:25 We, you, me, all of God's children... are literally created, for the purpose of experiencing joy.

Sometimes, when I am not experiencing joy, it is because I forget that I must experience the bitter to know the sweet; the rough to know the gentle; the sadness, to know the happiness...

Each day is a gift from God.

The good days,

 ...and the not so good days.

 The strong days,

...and the days in which I cry and wish I were stronger.

My life is a gift, a gift of joy from my Father in Heaven who loves me so much that He purposefully created me just as I am, unique to every other person on the planet.

He created me with special gifts and talents uniquely mine.

He created me with purpose...

...the purpose that I might have joy, and in my own unique way, bring joy to others.

 So I choose joy.

I choose to be  the joyful person I was created to be.

I choose to be thankful for every aspect of my joyful life!


STOP: 5 minutes is up!

PS. I actually did this TWICE, (so this is more like 10 minute Friday for me! :o)and decided to include the first writing at the bottom of this page. LOL (I finally do it, and I do it twice! ) I just wasn't happy with the first one, but maybe someone else will like it, so here it is!

Today is the first day, of the rest of my life.

Today, I am choosing Joy.

I am choosing to live a joyful life.

I am choosing NOT to be overwhelmed about the many tasks at hand... but to instead be thankful for a full life with many opportunities for learning and growth.

I am choosing not to over analyze,

but to instead let God take care of the worries, and simply go forward with faith.

I am choosing to toss out all thoughts which are idle... thoughts which do nothing to help me or others to have joy in life.

"Men are that they might have joy." 2 Nephi 2:25

I was created so that I can have joy.

I am a source of joy to my Father in Heaven.

I choose to live my life in such a way, as to have great joy.

I choose to simplify.

To always obey God's commandments, take time for family, love and serve as many people as I can,

... and not worry about the rest.

I choose to live with Joy. :)