Cheerfulness

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Today let’s reflect on the spiritual gift of cheerfulness, not as a fleeting mood, but as a foundational orientation toward life rooted in joy and loving thoughtfulness. True cheerfulness flows from upstream virtues. The “headwaters” of our lives that shape how we meet life’s whitewater moments. Drawing on insights from both spiritual and psychological voices, we find how a joy-first mindset can offer perspective, even in hardship. Swedenborg teaches that heavenly joy arises from love and wisdom working together in use (see Heaven and Hell §403). So, let’s ground ourselves in that kind of joy. Instead of endlessly evaluating ourselves, we’re invited to live from God’s cheerful presence within. Bringing lightness, clarity, and connection into the world around us.