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Thank you all for such sweet birthday wishes. It made my day!

The Magic of Encouraging Yourself

How do we put off what we most want and why the heck do we do that?
There are so many reasons - most of them fairly weak.
I think getting much more intentional about the things I want to create is probably part of the answer.
I can see a big idea, but it's fuzzy without details (my lifelong curse).
If we only have a big hazy idea, it's really no surprise that we don't see it coming to fruition.
Since it's December 1st, and the season of joy - I am going to take this subject on and see how much joy I can create over this month not only for others, but for myself as well.
It's a bit hard to create joy if you don't experience that state yourself!
I'm an early riser. I make my coffee, drink a glass of lemon water while I'm waiting for it to brew and spend time reading some news and then meditating. I'm not great at the meditating part, but it's a work in progress.
This morning I got a text from a good friend. it was a short, funny joke. It made me laugh out loud.
What a great way to start the day.
It is not hard to find one funny thing. If you are having a hard time, look up all the silly things they do on the Tonight Show -- Jimmy Fallon is so creative about the way he makes people laugh and it is really funny and fun.
That's a good start for joy on my end.
As I go out into the world today, I'm going to take that joke and share it with a few people. Hopfully, sparking some joy in them.
Here it is:
I said to myself,
"Self"
(and I knew it was me, cause I recognized my voice, and I was wearing my underwear)
"Today is going to be a good day!"