Adar Arrives, Joy Increases

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Listen To The Drum Beat Of Your Heart

Adar Arrives, Joy Increases

by  Joy  Krauthammer

Our Sages say, "Mi'shenechnas Adar Marbim B'Simcha."When Adar arrives, joy increases ." Talmud, Ta'anit 29a.  Adar, the most joyous month, contains Purim, a time of miracles.

To experience joy, just be open to your joy within, and allow more joy to enter your neshamah / soul.  This is easy on Shabbat and at simchas. Simcha / joy is a state of being of spirit, mind, heart and action. Joy is being connected to the knowing that G*d is in everything, and that The Compassionate One loves each of us and wants us to receive joy. 

Go into your garden when you awaken, go to the radiant face of a flower, and breathe in G*d's joy, and say with love to the Source of All BlesSings, "Good morning, G*d." See, feel, touch, smell. Shma. Does the flower sing back to you? Do you hear the drum beat of your heart?

Adar is a time for transformation: Mitzrayim to freedom; darkness transformed into light; bitterness into sweetness; sadness into joy.

  

My 'secret' of blissful, serene, and ecstatic joy is that I maintain a "constant spiritual and moral growth" and connection --'attraction' to my wellspring of Joy. I may pull boulders off from deep wells as I fulfill the purpose of my creation in finding ways of "serving and preserving" in doing mitzvot, and as my chareidi Jerusalem Rebbe Yosef Ben Shlomo Hakohen, z"l, reminded me, "...even in the midst of life's sorrows and challenges."

During Adar, Reb Shlomo Carlebach, when he named me Tzohara, said, "Joy has a million reasons to cry but you only see her joy".

Approaching life, joy is having emunah / faith and bitachon / trust in G*d. During Adar we have an opportunity to draw down Divine energy into our lives, by doing good deeds that are imbued with joy, as we Serve G*d With Joy...with joyous song / "Ivdu Et HaShem B'Simcha... Psalm 100:2  

BlesSings,

drummer JOY 

2007

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BlesSings of Joy

BlesSings of Joy  Bring Me Joy

© Joy Krauthammer 

Joy Finder

"Joy Finder" is my pendulum, a name given by artist creator. It is cute and it is accurate.
I made this purchase many years ago. Before Joy Finder, I used my Mogen Dovid pendant as my pendulum in decision making for what is "best" and removed it from my neck each time I needed it.

The pendulum is in my Joy's Journey site because learning to use healing tools, and learning to trust myself and my abilities are part of my metaphysical journey as healer.

I keep Joy Finder next to me as I work at my computer.  If I have a question which needs an answer for myself or for others, I can ask my spiritual guidance and look towards the Joy Finder for an answer. Yes, I have studied dowsing. I even go to Dowser meetings. It is a tool in my medicine box. I learned a couple decades ago with Master Ho to use crystals in healing. A friend Karen initially taught me to use pendulum. I have made it my friend. At first I would call AriellaShira and request that she confirm answers with her method using fingers and "muscle testing", and I call that "googling". I ask AriellaShira to "google the answer" for me.

Joy Finder is beautiful. The two crystal stones each have amythest beads as does its chain, and with a green bead also. I have learned to trust myself in my skill but I am still a bit doubtful. Joy Finder has a beautiful purple velvet pouch.  Sometimes I take Joy Finder out with me to use while away from home. Enjoy the photo of Joy Finder.
Master Ho told me that I can't be a healer if I don't trust myself and have confidence in my work.

 © Joy Krauthammer 

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