Daily Question, July 13 What can children teach us about joy? 30 Reflections Share Click here to cancel reply.Please log in or Create a Profile to post a comment. Malag1 year agoMalagYou can see the free ebbing and flowing of all the emotions in them, joy being one. Joy needs all the other emotions in the colour palette to paint its picture. Try and control the other emotions and joy gets pulled down. You children (unless they’ve been seriously traumatised) don’t do that. 4 Reply kds6181 year agokds618Children can teach us many things about joy! When we learn new skills or challenge ourselves as well as experience success many things occur including joy. Children also serve as a reminder for us to appreciate the little things in life and that each moment is valuable and precious. Joy is very difficult to explain but to children, it is something that they experience daily and I think us adults could learn from that. 1 Reply Maria1 year agoMariaThey remind us of the joy of living in the moment. 4 Reply Don Jones1 year agoDon JonesThat life is for living and to be explored in its every dimension – and oh, while we are doing that, we can be joyful. 2 Reply Dusty Su1 year agoDusty SuThis Sunday past, we celebrated eight years of our Love "n" Laughter Club on Zoom with folk from all around the world. We practiced creating laughter poses around our inner 8-year-old. It was interesting to see what that child taught each one of us. Banish perfectionism and be a free happy child, the enjoyment of books and fantasy, the creativity of play, childlike abandon to joy, childlike trust, and faith, were a few of the afternoon's offerings. Children teach us much, especially our inner ch...This Sunday past, we celebrated eight years of our Love “n” Laughter Club on Zoom with folk from all around the world. We practiced creating laughter poses around our inner 8-year-old. It was interesting to see what that child taught each one of us. Banish perfectionism and be a free happy child, the enjoyment of books and fantasy, the creativity of play, childlike abandon to joy, childlike trust, and faith, were a few of the afternoon’s offerings. Children teach us much, especially our inner child who has long been neglected. <3 Read More6 Reply Cody1 year agoCodyChildren keep us connected to wonder.Adulthood can be a wonder-killer. 5 Reply Linda1 year agoLindaThey live in the present moment. So joy is all they feel in the moment-what a wonderful way to live! 3 Reply Present Moment1 year agoPresent MomentThat joy is the default state of mind. To sustain, avoid grasping (Thanks, Verena) 5 Reply Katrina1 year agoKatrinaCreativity, curiosity, lack of inhibition, movement with music, imagination, the value of storytelling and listening to a good story. 4 Reply Maeve1 year agoMaeveDelighting in each moment. Doing what brings joy. Being interested and absorbed in what I am doing in each moment. 4 Reply Michele1 year agoMicheleMany things – laughter, they don’t know racism, pure little beings:) Kids always ask questions – as adults do not be afraid to always question things. Great daily question:) 3 Reply Maeve1 year agoMaeveBeing present and wholehearted in what they are doing in the moment: my little great-nephew Jazz: absorbed in playing with his toys, absorbed in tasting his food, in looking at a book. He asks for what he wants and has total trust in the people around him. Open to others. Accepting that his father, his mother will meet his needs. He looks directly at me and the others, and smiles. Just simple, uncomplicated love: "Here I am, here you are." I think of little Mursalin, his enthusiasm in r...Being present and wholehearted in what they are doing in the moment: my little great-nephew Jazz: absorbed in playing with his toys, absorbed in tasting his food, in looking at a book. He asks for what he wants and has total trust in the people around him. Open to others. Accepting that his father, his mother will meet his needs. He looks directly at me and the others, and smiles. Just simple, uncomplicated love: “Here I am, here you are.” I think of little Mursalin, his enthusiasm in reading and doing the online teaching assignments. “Yes, I can do it!” Read More5 Reply Ose1 year agoOseThat happiness arises spontaneously out of curiosity and openness to discover with all senses what is, unfiltered, non-judgemental, joyfully, may be interacting openhearted or marveling at all the wonder perceived. They can teach to look at everything with “fresh eyes”. The wonder of a snail crossing the path, or the scent of a flower, or the fascination of a running stream in nature sparkling in the sunshine. 5 Reply Debra1 year agoDebraChildren’s wonder is joyous in each moment. It teaches us to stop, listen, play, sing, dance,, laugh, love unconditionally and unite. 7 Reply Zenith1 year agoZenithI don’t think children have the consciousness of joy. They simply enjoy the good times. I think adults respond with joy in the presence of children because of that. Children remind us to simply “be”. I don’t know why this world insists on crushing that. 5 Reply Patricia1 year agoPatriciaThis is a perfect question for me to keep in mind today as I’m about to head off for a full day of babysitting two small grandchildren! 7 Reply Ed Schulte1 year agoEd SchulteTeach? Children simply “re-mind” those who care to see/hear what the confusion ego-ism has caused. A famous Indian saga once said “You westerners say, ‘God is dead’, but just see/hear any child and realize how wrong you are”. 10 Reply Anonymous1 year agoAnonymouslet's see, what the wise ones have to say. Tibetan master HH Dudjom Rinpoche: 'whatever perceptions arise, you should be like a little child going into a beautifully decorated temple; he looks, but grasping does not enter into his perception at all. you leave everything fresh, natural, vivid and unspoiled. when you leave each thing in its own state, then its shape doesn’t change, its color doesn’t fade and its glow does not disappear. whatever appears is unstained by any grasping,' joy a...let’s see, what the wise ones have to say. Tibetan master HH Dudjom Rinpoche: ‘whatever perceptions arise, you should be like a little child going into a beautifully decorated temple; he looks, but grasping does not enter into his perception at all. you leave everything fresh, natural, vivid and unspoiled. when you leave each thing in its own state, then its shape doesn’t change, its color doesn’t fade and its glow does not disappear. whatever appears is unstained by any grasping,’ joy and awe unstained by grasping wonderful that we, as adults, can (re-) train ourselves ? Read More6 Reply pkr1 year agopkrJoy is and can be found in the most simplest of things. Just look, it is all around. Have a joyful day All. ? 6 Reply sunnypatti1 year agosunnypattiThat there is an opportunity to experience it in each moment! 4 Reply 1 2 Next » My Private Gratitude Journal Write an entry in your private gratefulness journal Get Started This site is brought to you by A Network for Grateful Living, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. 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