Authentic Words

So when I first had the idea to blog each day about my Joy, I knew it would be hard to do for 365 days. But in a moment of inspiration you just go with it, sometimes. I say sometimes because often times I talk myself out of doing the things that my heart says “go for.” 

My reservations often come from a place of caution. The little voice of doubt in my head that says “you don’t have time” or “you can’t possibly add another to do to your list” or “how will you manage.” Do you know that voice? The one that we seem to listen to more than we realize.

I am not sure how I feel about that voice. I appreciate it often but wish it would just let me dream without input others. Either way, that voice of caution told me, “don’t commit to this, you won’t do it, 365 days is a lot of days.”

I literally said, out loud, if I can’t find 365 things to be joyful about or grateful for then I have a problem. And as I reflect on the past 26 days of this blog, I can see where I found Joy and where finding Joy was a struggle. 

What I love about this blog is it is about my own personal Joy and where it is found each day. Some days it is easy to identify and easy to share. Others, the Joy is simply in being human and experiencing one of those exhausting days that can’t be over soon enough. But in each day there are moments we can be grateful for. Big or small. And taking time to reflect and identify them is my reason behind these 365 days.

So, I reaffirm I will share my Joy for 365, for no other reason than I am working on being more grateful and present in my own life for myself and my family. I promise myself even when the day is hard I will be honest in what I share (no matter how vulnerable that makes me feel), be grateful for the life I have been blessed with and be authentic. Because being authentic is one of the most important things I can do. And in the pure honesty of authenticity comes great Joy of knowing you were true to yourself!