Thank you, Derek, for sharing those great practices to which I would add gratitude: sitting with something we are grateful for from our favorite T-shirt to the roof upon our heads instantly fills you with joy. My actual mantra is « Follow the joy » so your post totally resonates with me, also because I wrote a series about alignment on my Substack and, of course, one post is about joy. Lots of love.
Writings on joy and happiness, don't stand a chance where this body of work is and this is a masterful work.
You know when it comes to Joy being joyful actually means knowledging the pain, the hurts and smiling when you remember it or sipping wine when you think about it.
Thank you, Derek, for sharing those great practices to which I would add gratitude: sitting with something we are grateful for from our favorite T-shirt to the roof upon our heads instantly fills you with joy. My actual mantra is « Follow the joy » so your post totally resonates with me, also because I wrote a series about alignment on my Substack and, of course, one post is about joy. Lots of love.
I deeply appreciate it, Geraldine, and wholeheartedly agree! Gratitude is fertile soil from which our lives blossom.
Sometimes, I remember joy by opening my perspective.
By realizing how large this world is and yet how I can influence it in a way that's meaningful.
Writings on joy and happiness, don't stand a chance where this body of work is and this is a masterful work.
You know when it comes to Joy being joyful actually means knowledging the pain, the hurts and smiling when you remember it or sipping wine when you think about it.
Love love what you did here 💗
Thank you so much for your kind words, Ral! May we have the self-compassion to remember that we are swimming in joy, if we choose to see.