Do you sometimes feel an amazing power within you that energizes your body, makes you smile and giggle and it's bubbling inside you, ready to come out and show itself to the world; you just know it? Then, you wait and you wait and wait, as you observe that nothing different is in fact occurring. The intensity of the energy you felt starts to dim. You start feeling frustration and disappointment taking over, as you thought something energetically special was about to be observed. This time you envisioned yourself being able to keep that feeling alive; a wonderful wave of unseeingly good fortune unraveled in front of your very life. Now back to your reality; no tingly feeling in your body, normal smiles in your face and laughter exists but that childish like giggling isn't there anymore. All you can do is wait until your figure out how to sustain that "JOY".
If you resonate with these feelings or have had similar moments where you feel there is a lack of joy in your life, ask yourself in what area do I lack joy? Is it in your career, relationships, parenting, your business, or health? There is no reason why Joy can't be your life's aphorism. I am here to share with you some easy steps you can take every day to wake up in joy, to feel alive and delighted unremittingly.
Joy isn't something you should feel sporadically or under "special" circumstances; a wedding, your best friend's or your child's birthday, a pay increase, etc. Joy is the essence of why we have goals, why we repeat activities or recreate moments. Joy is about feeling exceptional every day for everything in our lives.
As I go into these few key steps in creating a life of joy, think of your life as an unwavering sea of abundance. Where you see an abundance of beauty and liveliness yet there is still so much more that you can't see, but you know it's there for when you desire more of it. Trust and allow yourself to tap into your sea of abundance. Take action every day for the next 30 days. Have these steps become part of your daily routing until you can no longer remember a time when they weren't part of your life. The simplest yet most difficult step is getting started. Jump right in, you deserve to start living joyously, now.
Steps to Waking up in Joy!
Step 1: Gratitude - In this very moment, what are you grateful for? You may think you have ten thousand reasons to be grateful for or it might be just one, either way say them each morning. Feel grateful and be grateful and watch as your heart feels with joy. Tip: Say it with a smile, it makes it that much more enjoyable.
Step 2: Me-time - Take 15 minutes every morning for yourself. You are the most important person in your life and unless you start with yourself, everyone else will never receive all that you have to offer them. How much you love yourself is how much you will allow others to love you, not one inch more or less. Start with the gift of time with 15 minutes a day. You are worth it.
Step 3: Food is bliss - Put into your body at least one food full of color and life (that does mean not processed!). If you are not in optimal physical condition and sugars, salts, and caffeine are your best friends; how do you expect to feel joy? Now, I am not saying make drastic changes to your life at this precise moment, but make the conscious decision to treat yourself well. Then again, when will you be ready to start taking the action you need to live the life you've always wanted? Go for that kale!
Step 4: Breathe - Easy enough right? But how many times do you catch yourself tense and not breathing? In order for your energy to flow, oxygen needs to flow. Take 5 deep breaths every day. Try in the morning, during an intense conversation, try it any and at all times. There is a calmness that comes from consciously breathing deeply. Plus, if you need a more substantial reason; heck it's free, grab all the air you want.
Step 5: Take one inspired action a day - Taking action brings a sense of control and empowerment that automatically provides you pleasure. Now, note that I said "inspired" action. This is about listening to what you need and going for it. I'll give you an example: you are out running in the morning, the wind blowing through your hair, you are taking your deep breaths and you feel the sudden urge to visit an art museum; which you haven't visited in years. You smile at the thought. Now instead of being stuck in traffic in the next few hours on your way to work, guess what? Go to the museum first and if you happen not to make it to work that day; you possibly needed a day of inspiration. Just remember, don't go to the museum every day!
Step 6: Massage your feet - Now, don't look down at your feet and think to yourself, "I am not touching those". They are your feet and this is all about you. Your feet have the closest contact to the earth from any other part of your body. At the end of your day sit down, relax, and get that energy, calmness, vibrancy from your feet to the rest of your body. Feel the earth from your own source and find balance.
Step 7: Decide to live a life of joy - Say, "Yes" to your Joy. It's about willfully deciding that you want to live joyously. We are not accustomed to making daily conscious decisions, it's a characteristic we must strengthen. There is this assumption that we all have an underlying "truth" of wanting to live in joy. But are you mindful of what you say and the decisions you make every day so that they are in congruency with your heart's desire? Decide to live in joy today and intentionally renew those vows of joy daily.
Pause, let it all sink in, breathe! Don't judge yourself but bring awareness of how you feel in this precise moment of your life and where your actions lay in regards to these few steps. Do you do some of them, all of them, consistently or sporadically, are they "not you"? Now, just know that these 7 daily steps are a guide to allow you to start in your journey towards that undeniable yearning to feel joy. Joy is not just smiling and being happy, it is so much more than that. Joy is inspiring, it's energetic, it's spiritual, it's orgasmic. Joy is what provides you with an infinite source of energy for what you are meant and designed to be in this world.
No matter if you have already started your journey or just getting started, take these 7 steps every day for the next 30 days and seek your joy and wake up in joy today. As you start to observe the shifts in your life and yourself commit to 30 more days. But note, that if you don't even make it to day 5, try again and don't judge yourself for it. We all have the gift of choice, so choose to keep trying in your quest for joy. This a quest worth failing and getting back up for over and over again.
Live Joyously!
If you feel like I am talking to you that you want to feel joyous now, being successful in your desired career from a place of joy and passion without feeling selfish and unworthy don't procrastinate, don't second guess yourself. The cost of your inaction far exceeds the investment in yourself. You shouldn't continue to feel stuck, unsuccessful, fearful of taking action towards your growth and living each day without passion or joy...
Take action now, send me an e-mail at
joyousyoucoach@gmail.com and if this is the right fit for both of us, we will make your possibilities come to life. Now remember spots are limited so take action now.
