{"id":294,"date":"2014-02-12T05:21:17","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T13:21:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/new.awakeningjoy.info\/blog\/?p=294"},"modified":"2017-03-03T07:34:01","modified_gmt":"2017-03-03T15:34:01","slug":"finding-joy-in-difficult-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awakeningjoy.info\/blog\/finding-joy-in-difficult-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Finding Joy In Difficult Times"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\">\n<p>Dear Friends,<\/p>\n<p>Friday, March 20th is the annual\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/apps\/news\/story.asp?NewsID=50381#.VQxn3WTF_bQ\" target=\"_blank\">UN International Day of Happiness<\/a><\/span>. I hope you are in touch with all the blessings in your life and sharing happiness with others.<\/p>\n<p>The <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/awakeningjoy.info\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">Awakening Joy<\/a><\/span> course current theme is &#8220;Finding Joy in Difficult Times.&#8221; I hope you enjoy this wonderful\u00a0video clip\u00a0of beloved teacher, Sylvia Boorstein from last year&#8217;s AJ class talking about how the difficulties in life connect us all and can open the heart.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds me of the moving words of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: &#8220;If we could read the secret history of our enemies, we should find sorrow and suffering enough to disarm all hostility.&#8221; Enjoy the International Day of Happiness.<\/p>\n<p>With best wishes,<\/p>\n<p>~James<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/57w60nE-vcw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=57w60nE-vcw\" target=\"_blank\"><em>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=57w60nE-vcw<\/em><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friends, Friday, March 20th is the annual\u00a0UN International Day of Happiness. 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