The state of joy is only very rarely one that is delivered to us. More often by far, it is fought for, won, and earned through effort. When we long for joy, when we languish wearily awaiting a state of delight, we should not be surprised at its failure to appear.
There are times when the doing of things does not seem worthwhile. We all experience that feeling, the lassitude that says, "What is the point?" But the sensation of ennui, of purposelessness, is an illusion. It is a mask that creeps across the world because we have allowed ourselves to disconnect from that which fundamentally drives us.
The more we act, the more we work toward dreams, toward desires -- the more we do -- then in return, the more we are alive.
Weekly, daily, hourly, we should make effort.
We should undertake.
We should habituate ourselves to action.
Because when the doing of things is reflexive, the accomplishing of things is guaranteed -- even if not every accomplishment goes as expected.
Thank you, goddess of love, for good habits.
Lovingly yours,
A devotee
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