Generating joy
Every morning I write an aspiration for the day. Usually, I forget it almost immediately. Today I wrote “generate joy” – a phrase I read that stuck with me. I remembered it often during the day. This has to be good, yes? A good aspiration is one I can remember.
I took joy in the Winter Faire that we went to this morning. All the children and families. So excited and festive. But I also took joy in the berries dripping raindrops. And the fog creeping over the hills. And people’s mailboxes – so home-like and functional and unique, some lined up in a row.
I took joy in my finished socks – of course! I still have to wash and weave in ends before I can declare them completely finished.
My capacity for joy seemed to wane toward the close of the day. A trip to the airport in Bangor to pick up relatives turned out to be a bust because the flight was rerouted and delayed. I was so tired of waiting in the car at the airport.
Even so, this was a useful experiment. It is a change from thinking joy is given to me to thinking of joy is a choice I can make.
Oh I love this! Yes, to Choose Joy! So important to remember. I too make grand declarations of what I shall do and then forget all about it 🙂 Maybe sticking with one aspiration for a week would be a way to gel it in better, remember it…give it time to be explored more and become more of a habit.
When energy wanes…I have been thinking about that Sketchbook Skool and drawing. I drew a almost blank computer screen at the doctors yesterday. All of the information had been zeroed out and it left just the blank boxes to be filled in. maybe there would be joy in drawing your dashboard while at the airport! haha
Love the socks 🙂
And the berries!
I like doing the same aspiration for days. It would be a good time of year to generate joy. I need practice, especially in low energy times.
your socks are wonderful! … and I do like the idea of seeking out Joy rather than waiting for it to come to me
I realized my socks don’t exactly fit. First try. Next pair will be shorter in the foot, so the heel is actually on my heel. Fine-tuning. Seeking out Joy is a great practice.