Today is Day 35 of my 75 days of summer. The purpose of this blog is to track my efforts to experience more of what is uniquely my joy in my life. I want to cultivate my joy, grow it and live it. When I do that I thrive. When I’m passive about my own…
Day 25
Saturday was Day 25 of my 75 days of summer. 25 days ago I became more aware about how often I was suppressing and ignoring my heart’s desires. The truth is, I grew up with an extremely controlling and abusive parent. Many barriers were erected in the way of me pursuing or even thinking about…
Day 21
Tuesday was Day 21 of my 75 days of summer. The purpose of this blog is to document my efforts to experience more joy this summer. I want to claim what makes me happy. I’ve struggled in my life with workaholism. This is a way to numb conflicting or unsettling emotions. There are myriad other…
Day 18
Saturday was Day 18 of my 75 days of summer. I’m writing this blog to document my efforts to follow my bliss this summer, to follow my joy. Following joy, I think, is a decision; it’s different from letting joy happen. But, since beginning this blog, I’m starting to believe that when I’m active…
Day 16
Thursday was Day 16 of my 75 days of summer. I’m focusing my efforts on experiencing more joy in my life. I think this is the same as focusing on being more “me”. And I’m noticing as I write this blog and becoming more mindful about experiencing joy, that I’m becoming…. happier. A little…