Why not Make the Trip Worthwhile provides both humorous and serious "snapshots" of a typical journey through life, given its ups and downs. These enliven us and become the overriding vehicles of our souls - enlarging our interconnectedness with God and with others. In this way, the trip - which includes the happenings of yesterday, today and tomorrow - becomes most fully worthwhile when we realize that God is present, wanting to speak to our souls. By listening, we become more true to ourselves, our thoughts, emotions and beliefs. We become cognizant of what it is that we are reaching for as we make daily decisions. We read and hear Holy Writ, yes, while also evaluating and valuing the vitality of truth that can come to us through the thoughts of others, through nature, music, books and many other life occurrences. With these, plus plumbing the depths of our inner "wells," we seek what it is that we want most to be and do in this great experience called "life." Why Not Make the Trip Worthwhile points to a deeper, wider way of being in which there is a blessed guidance and a greater sense of gratitude to be enjoyed each day. This book presents ways of hearing God which creates a "seeing" that can easily be missed given the demands of daily life. Through this hearing and seeing we open ourselves to a peace, a hope and a joy not otherwise experienced.Readers will be encouraged to know God takes us where we are, forgiving the past and helping us "let it all go." Joy writes to help people grow into themselves-advancing from the past, letting it all go. As St. Paul wrote in 2 Corinthians, we are being transformed "from glory to glory."As a mental health practitioner, Chaplain Joy urges people to treasure the fact God is in their living and their loving. She reveals, here, a few brief glimpses from her own story and of her near death experiences, saying, "There is more ahead of us than behind us." Joy Le Page Smith, MA, writes as a Board certified chaplain who has served in hospital, hospice and jail settings for the past 25 years. Each of Joy's published books can be accessed on her interactive website at www.healinglifespain.com, or Amazon.com. Her website holds additional work supporting physical, mental and spiritual healing and is currently reaching readers worldwide.
