The Joy Of Small Things

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The Joy Of Small Things

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We often imagine manifestation as creating more: more abundance, more success, more extraordinary experiences. But what if true abundance is the ability to experience the ordinary more deeply? In this video, we explore minimalism as a conscious way of living and rediscover the joy hidden in life’s smallest moments.

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Meet your Teacher

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Meet your Teacher

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Transcript

I welcome you to this short talk. And I want to share something. As I was waking up this morning, I got this insight. And it said that In trying to achieve big things in life, We miss the joy of small things. In trying to achieve big things in life, We miss the joy of small things. And then I decided that, You know, I will do something small and I'll enjoy it. So I just made a cup of tea for myself and I was sitting in my patio and looking at the mountains and just enjoying that tea and It brought such immense joy that I realized that Joy is really in small things. We live in a society in which we are all about trying to achieve big things. A bigger house, Bigger car, Bigger job, Bigger business. Whatever that is. But it reminds me of a quote by Jim Carrey and he said that I might be rephrasing it but he said that I want everyone to be rich and famous so that they know that that's not the answer. And I think of, You know, A lot of people who maybe achieve big things or become celebrities that I have seen that they actually miss out on the small things. They miss out on the privacy that they had. They miss out the time, You know, With their family. They miss out on the joys of childhood. You know, Even if I remember my childhood or even if I remember my young age, I did not have a lot of money back then. And I still remember that, You know, Even in that less money, I used to be so happy and so joyous with friends and family. You might have those memories. So, Really, Conscious manifestation is about not trying to achieve big things, Not trying to manifest actually things. It's more about manifesting joy. And I have realized that joy actually comes more in small things, Our ability to enjoy small things. Think of a child who is going to this toy shop and this child already has some toys. But the child is Unhappy because the child is crying for bigger toys. We are like their children. We don't value what we have, The small things, The small joys. We look for bigger toys and that makes us more unhappy. So, Let's enjoy these small things. Let's enjoy the rain. Let's enjoy the singing of a bird. Let's enjoy a hug with a loved one. And today I'm making an intention to enjoy, To go to the beach and just sit at the beach and enjoy the sand and the sound of the waves. And I will leave you with one question. What is one simple or one small thing. That you can enjoy today. What is that one small thing that you can enjoy today? And you will notice that as you start enjoying these small things, Joy comes back to your life, The joy of minimalism. And this for me is conscious manifestation, Not trying to manifest big things, But enjoying the small things and bringing that joy back to our lives. Thank you.