Delight for me is waking up every morning with a passion to help someone develop a consciousness of health and allowing my pen to jumpstart my day and point me in the right direction.
Dear Phyllis, I have been experiencing loads and loads of delight, all quite undeserved. I don't understand and don't even try to. There is this warm energy in my heart area. It spreads. It is contagious to others. It is always filled with gratitude. It is always leaning toward sharing this delight with others. It makes me think and say things and engage in acts of kindness to others that I would not otherwise. Sometimes it just fills me with tears of joy and gratitude. (Not complaining!)
My belief in connection is what keeps me from feeling alone. Also, the ability to connect with others online has been a lifesaver for me in so many ways. It's not as deep as the actual friendships forged in person, but it works for me in a pinch. In fact, I delight in connecting online!!! Of course there is so much around me on a daily basis that delights. As I like to say, I am easily amused. I think it counts.
I love the word "delight" to describe many feelings: that of feeling inner joy during mundane activities, for example, enjoying the presence of loved ones (even and perhaps especially in silence) and the kind of unconditioned happiness of just being alive.
Where I've found the word most useful is when referring to a job well done or any other achievement (including receiving a reward or other accolades). Normally we use the word "proud" here, but pride implies a degree of ego the sense that achieving something sets me apart from or above others. Such ego-pride is divisive, isolating, and alienating. It ranks people on a superior/inferior scale. This is why pride is listed among the "seven deadly sins" and is shunned by spiritual seekers, even the point of intentionally *not* doing one's best!
Delight, on the other hand, doesn't carry that sense of separatedness but rather one of partnership, as reflected by some of the other comments here. Delight is unifying. I can share my delight with others through my smile, my kindness, and my joy without putting them down or lording over them. I can also delight in other's achievements, to delight in their joy and delight. And with delight, you can do your best without the spiritual risks of ego-pride.
Delight, for me, feels like inner peace & contentment & the joy of having shared a kindness with someone ❤️
Delight in my body feels like a warmth spreading throughout me.
Delight in my spirit feels like the sun suddenly appearing out of nowhere.
Delight for me is the seeing of growth…in plants, people and relationships. Seemingly small steps that plant hope in my heart.
Delight for me is waking up every morning with a passion to help someone develop a consciousness of health and allowing my pen to jumpstart my day and point me in the right direction.
Dear Phyllis, I have been experiencing loads and loads of delight, all quite undeserved. I don't understand and don't even try to. There is this warm energy in my heart area. It spreads. It is contagious to others. It is always filled with gratitude. It is always leaning toward sharing this delight with others. It makes me think and say things and engage in acts of kindness to others that I would not otherwise. Sometimes it just fills me with tears of joy and gratitude. (Not complaining!)
My belief in connection is what keeps me from feeling alone. Also, the ability to connect with others online has been a lifesaver for me in so many ways. It's not as deep as the actual friendships forged in person, but it works for me in a pinch. In fact, I delight in connecting online!!! Of course there is so much around me on a daily basis that delights. As I like to say, I am easily amused. I think it counts.
I love the word "delight" to describe many feelings: that of feeling inner joy during mundane activities, for example, enjoying the presence of loved ones (even and perhaps especially in silence) and the kind of unconditioned happiness of just being alive.
Where I've found the word most useful is when referring to a job well done or any other achievement (including receiving a reward or other accolades). Normally we use the word "proud" here, but pride implies a degree of ego the sense that achieving something sets me apart from or above others. Such ego-pride is divisive, isolating, and alienating. It ranks people on a superior/inferior scale. This is why pride is listed among the "seven deadly sins" and is shunned by spiritual seekers, even the point of intentionally *not* doing one's best!
Delight, on the other hand, doesn't carry that sense of separatedness but rather one of partnership, as reflected by some of the other comments here. Delight is unifying. I can share my delight with others through my smile, my kindness, and my joy without putting them down or lording over them. I can also delight in other's achievements, to delight in their joy and delight. And with delight, you can do your best without the spiritual risks of ego-pride.
Indeed, delight is a liberating feeling.