Hey everyone.
Today I want to talk to you a little bit about joy and joy isn't a bonus,
It's a boundary.
For me personally I am not interested in a life where joy is something that I have to earn and where I only get to feel good once I've checked everything off a list and maybe where rest has to be justified and pleasure often comes with a disclaimer because joy is not a reward,
It's a boundary.
It's what I use to mark the line between what I allow and what I won't and that's how I know I'm still in integrity with myself and I'm still choosing to live happily,
Joyfully and not just getting by.
And for me joy is not about pretending that everything's fine but it's about making space for moments that are.
So if you need permission to go lie on the grass,
Buy the thing,
Cancel the plan,
Take a nap,
Crank up the music,
Say no,
Say yes or just feel good for no damn reason at all,
This is it,
Here it is.
You don't have to prove anything,
You don't have to wait,
You're allowed to access joy now.
Not when the house is clean,
Not when the inbox is at zero because that's never gonna happen,
Not when your body looks different or your to-do list is shorter or the world feels less heavy,
But now.
Because the truth is joy is often how we really show up and claim ourselves,
Not all at once but in small radiant unapologetic moments and that's not a luxury,
That's life and I don't want to wait for that anymore,
I don't know about you.
So I'd love to know what's one thing that you're going to do to make sure you're experiencing joy.
