1.0Awake in the Worldhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworlddebramoffitthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/author/debramoffittChoose Joy! - Awake in the Worldrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Jsv1HxlmEd"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2012/05/choose-joy.html">Choose Joy!</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/awakeintheworld/2012/05/choose-joy.html/embed#?secret=Jsv1HxlmEd" width="600" height="338" title="“Choose Joy!” — Awake in the World" data-secret="Jsv1HxlmEd" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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When I visited India, Sai Baba said, “Your true nature is Bliss.” This is really hard to keep sight of and understand when the heart is broken and filled with emotional pain and suffering. It seems like sometimes in periods of grief or loss that no joy is anywhere in sight. The pain can seem…http://www.beliefnet.com/~/media/1A40C9C16B20489FA2AB23A2656FBFF9.ashx?w=400&h=300