Be Joyful

How do I live a more joyful life? Well, it’s like a lot of other things in life…I have to make a choice. I have to choose to be joyful. Every single day, I have to decide that today I will be joyful. So what does being joyful look like? It is feeling happiness and expressing that happiness. It is smiling and laughing. It is enjoying myself. So, I guess first, I have to understand what makes me happy. What lights me up? What do I love doing? What comes naturally to me?

Well, I am a pretty simple gal, so… Talking to people. Not chit chat, I am horrible at that, but really talking. Really getting to know someone, who they are, what they care about. I can sit on the couch with someone and talk for hours. I also really love food. Enjoing a great meal is definitely something I love doing. A great meal with some great people having a great talk, Yes! That meal and talk happening at the beach…I am lit up then! Choosing Joy is easy that day!

Something that comes naturally to me is helping others. I am not happy at all if the people around me are not happy too, so helping others find the joy in our shared moments, days, life, is very important to me. Helping others can take as many various forms as there are various needs. Discovering what it is someone needs and offering whatever support I can to fill that need brings me joy.

So, what do you love? What excites you? What do you look forward to? What are you naturally good at doing? Discover what brings you Joy and then choose that everyday.