Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #772- Euphoria
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Lynda’s Journal of Blessings – #772 – July 19, 2026
>> Euphoria <<
Walking by Inner Vision, since December 2009.
__My Thoughts
Today is Sunday, July 19, 2026.
We have 165 more days in this year.
We have already lived out 200 days of this year.
1_Take a few minutes to think about the days that have passed since we started the new year on January 1, 2026.
2_What did you do during the days that are passed? Can you jot down the highlights of those 200 days?
3_ Are there some special words that make you smile?
4_Write down a couple of those words that you really like to think about.
I love the word, Euphoria. I like the musical, lilting sounds as my lips speak the word. Instantly, I move to a happy place, and relax as my thoughts drift among the many images of past and present.
Note:
The word “euphoria” is derived from the Ancient Greek terms εὐφορία: εὖ eu meaning “well” and φέρω pherō meaning “to bear”
Let’s just say this word, Euphoria reflects our well-being!
The Story_for today’s word, euphoria.
I’ll begin by taking you back to one special day in 1996.
1996
Today is the day my long and challenging educational journey to reach my goal is completed. I take a quiet, deep breath as I anticipate the questions that will be asked. I know I did everything I could do in preparation for this day.
I shift slightly as I sit in a chair in the President’s office. I think of the lectures I gave to the students and faculty for a few moments. Then, a flash of reality hits me as the President arrives and shakes my hand.
This is the moment I have worked for all these years in my studies and work experiences.
The President is friendly, and I relax a bit. I studied and read numerous books in preparation for the questions he might ask.
All the questions and years of work prepared the path to this moment.
This is my interview for a position on the faculty at this college.
After a round of questions and answers, the President stopped to ask me two final questions.
Q._ Are you ready for the challenges of teaching full-time?
My response was
I already have been teaching all my life. As a child, we played school on the front porch. I was always the teacher. Then, as I grew, I was constantly learning new things and sharing them with others. I will continue to be a teacher all my life – with or without this position.
Q_ If we decide to hire another candidate, would you continue to work here part-time?”
My response was gentle but firm.
No, I would not be able to continue doing that. I’ve been working here on my day off and at night. I will continue working full-time at my present job. I won’t be coming down to work any further on a part-time basis.
The Bible says that a man cannot serve two masters, and I will devote myself to working only one job.
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Let’s return to this day, 2026.
I am thinking right now about what it means to be Seeking Euphoria. You probably noticed that is the opening phrase of my Mission Statement. In a nutshell, that is what I do. That is my job description.
Pay attention to the turning point on your life journey. I call these encounters Divine Pivots. Read more about them here.
When my meeting with the President ended, it wasn’t long before I was welcomed as a new college faculty member. The best description of how this felt to me was euphoric.
We can all find our own God-given mission for our life. But, I admit, it takes a lot of self-examination. We have to spend time and be honest as we reflect on what we are doing and examine our lives to determine what brings us to this question. The answer will be discovered as you begin searching for it.
Can you begin to see your own timeline and the places where God intervened in your life in some way so that you might be aware of him?
__Daily Action Plan
Ask, What is there at the center of me?
Examine your life to find the core of who you are.
It is not about what you do. It’s not about your job, education or profession.
It’s really about who you are deep at the center of you. What’s there?
__Scripture
In the 1860s, the English physician Thomas Laycock described Euphoria as the feeling of bodily well-being and hopefulness;
You make known to me the path of life; in your presence, there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forever.
Proverbs 17:22
Euphoria is finding God’s pleasures, forever.
I am pleased to write about something the Holy Spirit has been teaching me over many years.
My life lessons continue each year on January 1st. At that time, I choose One Word for the year.
The decision to live an entire year focused on One Word was a turning point on my journey to a more profound understanding of faith.
I call these encounters Divine Pivots. Read more about them here.
Want more insight into changing the atmosphere in your own life – Here
Listen to a song for this moment in time Here.
©2022, 2026. Lynda McKinney Lambert. All rights reserved.
©Lynda’s Journal of Blessings, 2026.
FYI: My Background:
Professor Lynda McKinney Lambert taught fine art and humanities at a Christian college in Western Pennsylvania, She was a tenured professor, an actively exhibiting artist, and a published author.
I created exciting courses across the disciplines – Art –
English Literature – Humanities.
My courses were taught on campus during the spring and fall semesters. In the summer, I taught in Salzburg, Austria for a month of travel and studies.
My passions in academia are poetry and fine art. I author books and I create fine art in several mediums – Painting and Fiber Art.
How I Found HOPEFULNESS in Unexpected Changes:
I discovered a new life after sudden sight loss. For the next two years, I learned to see the world and my place in it in an entirely new way. I completed training for Personal Adjustment to Blindness, It took two years of training and lots of challenging work to learn to read and write using adaptive technologies for the blind. Ad the months went by, God was showing me that my creative life would continue,, but in some new ways.
I began to write Divinely inspired life lessons
New experiences and God-directed Opportunities
New DISCOVERIES to share with the world
A NEW SEASON on the Narrow Path with Jesus.
365 Days – My ONE WORD for 2026
On the day I will publish this Blessing, we will have more days to complete the year 2026.
What will you do to make the most of each day ahead.
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