I\u2019ve come to the realization that most of us don\u2019t allow ourselves to feel joy most days. Sure, maybe on some kind of big occasion, we\u2019ll let ourselves run around whooping with joy \u2026 but mostly not.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Think about you past week: have they been joyful and wondrous? Or routine, full of busyness and stress and doing doing doing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If you felt a daily amount of joy and wonder, you\u2019re likely the exception. Most people don\u2019t seem to feel joy regularly, or even realize that that\u2019s the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Let\u2019s change that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Joy and wonder are two emotions we shut down, for so many reasons: it\u2019s safe, it\u2019s not allowed, we\u2019re worried about ourselves, we\u2019re stressed. But wouldn\u2019t we like to live a life that has joy every day? That feels wonder at the incredibleness of this world and the richness of humanity?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We can still get shit done, still function in society, while having a greater degree of joy and wonder. In fact, I\u2019d argue that the people around us will benefit, our work will benefit, the world will benefit, if we allow joy into our lives. If we start seeing everything with wonder, at least some of the time. Not to mention the personal benefits of this as well \u2014 life can start to come alive again. It\u2019s like that moment in the Wizard of Oz when things go from black and white to color!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So how do we allow this into our lives? It starts by simply recognizing that we want this. That it\u2019s allowed. Give ourselves some freaking permisison to feel alive and joyous!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then we can make it a daily practice. Not a daily chore to add to our task lists, another thing that we should<\/em> do. NO! This is something we GET to do!<\/p>\n\n\n\n OK, I\u2019ll stop yelling now. I\u2019m just excited dammit! OK now I\u2019ll stop. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here are two practices you might try:<\/p>\n\n\n\n These can be daily practices. They can be anytime practices! Would you like to feel joy and wonder today?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019ve come to the realization that most of us don\u2019t allow ourselves to feel joy most days. Sure, maybe on some kind of big occasion, we\u2019ll let ourselves run around whooping with joy \u2026 but mostly not. Think about you past week: have they been joyful and wondrous? Or routine, full of busyness and stress …<\/p>\n