"Stop measuring your joy with someone else's ruler."
~Gaye Glasspie, aka ggmadeit
I mostly knit, sometimes crochet or cross-stitch. I read, a lot. I love cats. I love hockey, especially my no-longer-local team, the Boston Bruins. Want more? Read on.
Amen.
ReplyDeleteAnd then it suddenly hits me that that works too if you take it from the other definition of ruler, and that one cannot let him limit our claiming our joy while we go do all the other necessary things about us.
Very true. And the idea of joy is a great one but I prefer contentment.
ReplyDeleteThere is definitely something to be said for that.
DeleteThis is the more colloquial version of the adage "Comparison is the thief of Joy."
ReplyDeleteYes, also good!
DeleteLove it. And reading Margaret's comment above- I do love the concept of "joy". I think we should strive for contentment AND joy in our lives.
ReplyDeleteThey really are different things, if related.
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