YES.
There’s no such thing as a naturally joyful or naturally positive person (really). The people you assign that label to just learned how to practice joy and be healthily positive as children, so it’s part of how they think and behave by the time they are adults.
But that’s not the case for everyone. Many of us tend more towards habitual anxiety and repeating negativity and fear day in, day out. So we have to LEARN how to practice joy and intentionally train our brains for positivity. Here’s how you can start doing that right now:
- Do one thing every day that brings you joy. Plan it the day before and make time for it like it’s the most important part of your day (ignore the inner critic who says it’s pointless or indulgent).
- When you feel a little moment of joy (or a “glimmer”) stop what you’re doing and bathe in it. Let it expand around you and fill you up – rather than just moving swiftly on.
- Look for the silver linings in situations – you become kind of unstoppable if you can often find something good or useful in a tough situation (without denying any hard feelings and falling into toxic positivity).
- Have some fun with life. This experience is all totally ridiculous really. Stop taking it all so seriously, give yourself permission to laugh and be playful and it will start to feel lighter.
You created the reality that you’re in right now by doing what you’re doing, believing your excuses and limitations, repeating the same habits and thoughts over and over again. And, by shifting those thoughts and habits, doing things differently, you can change your reality any time you want. Book an intro call with me and find out how easy this can really be.
