Recently I have put
Finding Joyon the top of my to do lists.
The last couple of yearsI feel I have let fear take over my life.
When my husband lost his jobout of the blueafter 25 years of service ...
Then my dad died during Covidafter over 2 months of ICU ...
We found out recentlythat our estranged older son got marriedwanting 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 bothand 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 daysI felt the light.
Last week I started making lists of things that bring meJoy
The kind of Joy that lights me up inside!
The kind of Joythat makes me so Happy I get to be me.
That I get to Live this incredible Life.What a simple and wonderful wayto refocus.To literally find the light.
I think I really had lost Joyfor 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 hearthas a different lightness to it.
An effervescence!
Joy for me has a connectionto 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 ourAuthentic Selves.
I am writing this todayin case you too have lost track of your joy.Just a simple reminderthat maybe we get more of what we think of most.
For mejust starting my day with Joy Listshas felt life changing.It has relit a spark insidethat I really wondered if I would ever get back.
Joy Listsare the perfect stepping stoneright over to Gratitude.
Joy and Gratitudeare how I am choosing to start my mornings.
Even if I don't do the things on the Listseverydayjust writing the listsis such a great reminder to my soul that ....
Joy and Beautymatter to me.They matter to my soul
The adding things that bring me Joyto my daily to do listreally does connects my heartwith the magicto be found in the Everyday.
As always my friends
I wish you Love and Joyas you Style Your life