Choosing Joy Today!

I woke up, today, making a conscious choice to seek out the beauty and joy that it had to offer.
Over the last couple of days, I have willingly let my joy be stolen from me but I refused to let that be a continuing theme.
Once more, I faced the "joys" of gathering paperwork and documents to send to my credit card company for damage to my rental cars. I'm hoping and praying they will cover the charges for the repair work.
The customer service rep put my heart to rest by telling me I was doing a great job of getting everything to them in a timely manner. She even went so far as to say I was faster than most people! Wow! And here I've been feeling like I've dropped the ball!
I took a much needed shower and headed out to catch the bus into town to drop off some job applications and resumes.
When I got on the bus, it quickly filled up with children going home from school. Their banter and laughter was contagious and I found myself smiling with joy over being right there at that moment. Laughter is a healing thing! I need to remember to do it more often, not just for my sake but for others' as well!
On one of the stops, a man got on the bus, sat next to me, slumped down in the seat, leaned against me, and quickly fell asleep. I was almost moved to tears! The physical contact, the touch, the warmth of another human being is so powerful when one has gone so long without any of them. No one could have prepared me for how much I would miss that. For when you move someplace where you know very few people, physical contact with others is limited. What a healing thing a hug would be at this moment. I know I would surely cry!
I am now sitting and waiting for my bus back to Kilauea where I will hopefully be able to walk to the beach before the sun sets. It started to rain and I found a shelter from the roof of a church to stand under.
The rain, here in Kauai, moves me. It draws me and I find myself seeking it out to see it, touch it, smell it. It's magical to me! I'm not sure why but I won't over-think it too much ;)
Just as quickly as it starts, the rain is soon over and the ground, air, and everything that it touches is refreshed after baking in the hot sun for most of the day.
I look forward to enjoying the simple joys that the rest of this day and evening have to offer.
I send my love on the wings of the wind! I hope that you seek out and find the simple joys waiting in each day just for you!