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The Skill of Catching Joy

If there is one skill God wants me to learn, it is the skill of being able to find joy out of life’s varied situations. It is true that life often presents to us things that frustrate us, irritate us and trouble us. But life also presents us things to be happy about and to be really grateful for. We need only to find these things, separate them from the dross, and focus our hearts upon the treasures we can find. If you are to stand infront of a crowd who starts throwing both stones and jewels at you, will you not try to evade the stones and then try catching as many jewels as you can? Will you weep because of the stones, or will you rejoice for the jewels that you find? Surely, I believe the time shall come, when joy stands so firm in our hearts that we can even turn the stones coming our way into sapphires and emeralds, into diamonds and pearls, into treasures beyond any measure or price!

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"Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief", "Mend My Broken Heart", "Questions to God", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", and more - click here.

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By Jocelyn Soriano

See her books like "Questions to God", "Mend My Broken Heart", "To Love an Invisible God", "Defending My Catholic Faith", "Of Waves and Butterflies: Poems on Grief" and more - click here.

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(You may freely quote excerpts from this website as long as due credit is given to author Jocelyn Soriano and the website itakeoffthemask.com)

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