Recently I have put
Finding Joy
on the top of my
to do lists.
The last couple of years
I feel
I have let fear take over my life.
When my husband lost his job
out of the blue
after 25 years of service ...
Then my dad died during Covid
after over 2 months of ICU ...
We found out recently
that our estranged older son got married
wanting no part of us at his wedding.
Which all sounds like a lot.
And it is.
But life has a way of throwing
the very bad in with
the very, very good.
We just need to learn how to navigate both
and
steer towards the good.
I have been making my morning
Gratitude Lists
for almost 2 years now.
They have helped me immensely.
Even during the darkest days
I felt the light.
Last week I started
making lists of
things that bring me
Joy
The kind of
Joy that lights me up inside!
The kind of
Joy
that makes me so
Happy I get to be me.
That I get to
Live this incredible Life.
What a simple and wonderful way
to refocus.
To literally find the light.
I think I really had lost
Joy
for so long.
My mind racing in
a fear loop
over and over.
Making me feel that I could never
get out from under.
Not that I haven't been happy.
I certainly have.
But true
Joy
coming from deep
inside my heart
has a different lightness to it.
An effervescence!
Joy
for me
has a connection
to the magic in life.
Joy that our soul recognizes!
Joys that are different
for all of us.
Joys that make us who
we truly are.
That connect us with our
Authentic Selves.
I am writing this today
in case
you too
have lost track of your joy.
Just a simple reminder
that maybe we get more of what we think of most.
For me
just starting my day
with
Joy Lists
has felt
life changing.
It has relit a spark inside
that I really wondered
if I would ever get back.
Joy Lists
are the perfect
stepping stone
right over to
Gratitude.
Joy and Gratitude
are how I am choosing
to start my mornings.
Even if I don't do the things on the
Lists
everyday
just writing the lists
is such a great
reminder to my soul that ....
Joy and Beauty
matter to me.
They matter to
my soul
The adding
things that bring me
Joy
to my daily to do list
really does connects my heart
with
the magic
to be found in the
Everyday.
As always my friends
I wish you Love and Joy
as you Style Your life