Rediscover Your Joy
Sometimes it can be hard to hold on to your own, personal joy.
Between the day-to-day grind of life, the constant requests coming in from everyone around you, or the anxiety-inducing drone of the news and current events, it can be easy to lose your joy—often without even knowing it happened.
But, eventually, we all will usually remember our joy and begin to wonder when we lost it, and the best way to retrace our steps and find it again.
Sometimes, asking yourself a few questions can help you get back the joy that was lost.
Take time to reflect
So often, we are preoccupied with “right now”, and everything that comes after “right now”, we might forget to remember where we came from; review how we got here and how we might use that information to guide us forward.
I highly recommend regularly taking time for reflection—non-judgmental, open and honest reflection of where we have been that has gotten us to where we are now. You may be surprised to see what you find in those times of reflection, and how it can help you move forward to whatever comes next. In fact, this is an important part of the GPS Process that I teach in our membership program.
Now it’s Your Turn
I would encourage you to spend a few moments in quiet reflection over the next week. See if you can learn where you may have misplaced some of your joy recently, and then see if you can discover how to get it back.
Below, I have included a few reflection questions to help jog your memory as you reflect.
What sort of things regularly bring you joy?
When do you find you are usually the most energized or focused?
Who is it in your life that tends to lift your spirits or energize you the most?
What type of activities can cause you to get lost in the moment or where you feel the most connected to yourself?
How can you take what you discovered from the other questions and add more of it to your life to create more joy?
There is no shame if you find it difficult to answer these questions right away. It can be hard to reflect so deeply and know what you’re looking for. These periods of reflection take time and practice. But, if you stick with it, you may just learn a little more about yourself, and rediscover your joy.
Thank you for your time and attention,
Nikki