Have the Courage to Feel Joy in Times of Fear
Who says you HAVE to feel fear right now? (And, BTW, why are you listening to them?)
This isn't about the realness COVID as a disease, or that many people are losing their jobs, have lost their businesses, or that we’re in the middle of the greatest economic recession of all time, or the new hardships we’re all facing to varying degrees with #quarantinelife.
THIS IS ABOUT QUESTIONING WHAT YOU'RE BEING TOLD TO FEEL IN THE MIDST OF HARDSHIP.
Who says you're "SUPPOSED" to feel panic?
Who says you "SHOULD" feel fear?
YOU FEEL WHAT YOU FREAKING FEEL.
Why can’t you feel joy, love, and a deeper connection to your family right now?
Who says you can’t be excited about the transformation going on both in your life and in the lives of everyone around the world?
Why can’t you feel gratitude for this time of hibernation from the busy and allow yourself to create??
Who says you can't feel excited for this time of innovation and pivoting in your business?
WHY CAN’T YOU FEEL GRATEFUL FOR THIS TIME OF WORLDWIDE SERVICE TO THE HEALTH OF OTHERS?
And, yes, I get certain life circumstances don’t always make it easy to reach for joy and faith and courage.
If your kids are hungry, and you’re out of work it’s easy to feel fear in the midst of that hardship. But, is it not possible, that even if you’re in that horrible, awful circumstance, to find a moment of joy in your child’s laughter?
Joy has no economic status. It has no race, no gender, no sexual preference.
Joy isn’t measured by the size of your investment portfolio or the size of your bank account.
Joy has no state, no country, no political affiliation, no party.
Joy doesn’t care if you live in a one-bedroom apartment as a single mum with your four children, or if you’re a multi-millionaire living the kush life.
There are people making tons of money, who are living the lives that people dream of, who have massive mansions or dream homes, who have the jobs that everyone envies, who get to travel the world, and who win tons of awards and have tons of fame, who are still miserable on the inside. If only we could ask Robin Williams or Anthony Bourdain.
JOY IS A CHOICE.
It’s a perspective shift to look at life happening FOR you…
FOR your learning…
FOR your growth…
FOR your mission…
FOR your purpose.
There is no pill to change your perspective from fear to joy. Those solutions are temporary at best.
Joy is a practice, a constant and never-ending practice to CHOOSE joy over fear. To CHOOSE to look for the best in all situations. To CHOOSE to find the bright side of life.
As Monty Python sings…
Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best
And...
Always look on the bright side of life.
CHOOSE the programming you buy into.
CHOOSE the labels that you allow to define yourself.
CHOOSE how you WANT to feel on a daily basis.
...Not what society, or the news, or the world says you “should” feel about what’s going on in the world.
Do I have moments of anxiety or fear? Of course! I’m freaking human too.
But, I have habits that I practice that keep me grounded. I question the fear when I feel it. I don’t blindly ascribe to it defining my day, and especially not myself.
And as a bonus, in choosing gratitude, joy, happiness, love, and really feeling those feelings...you actually BOOST YOUR IMMUNITY TOO!
SAY IT WITH ME: I CHOOSE THE STORY OF HOW I FEEL. I HONOR THE POWER OF MY CHOICES. I CHOOSE TO FEEL JOY. I CHOOSE TO BE KIND TO MYSELF WHEN I FEEL ANYTHING ELSE.
...As for me, I am unapologetically feeling joy for this time of creation, closeness to my family, and socially distanced connection to the amazing people in my community and to my clients, friends, and family, and MASSIVE gratitude for WIFI!!!!
If you’re reading this, I challenge you to feel joy that you have a phone, tablet, or computer to read this on. Feel JOY that you have wifi. (I mean my joy for wifi is, REALLY REALLY REAL, YO!) Feel Joy that you have the technology to pivot your business in your hands right now. Feel joy that you have a home or an apartment to be in. Feel joy that you have breath in your body. Feel joy that you’re alive.
Feel the joy that you are here, now, alive, and able to create and serve the mission, that dream that was placed in your heart by the divine.
Serve your purpose with joy. Because THAT is the purpose.
REMEMBER, YOUR REIGN IS NOW.
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This world needs you to have the courage to raise your vibe from fear to joy. Your dream needs you to conquer fear so you can serve the people you were put on this planet to impact. The time is now to transcend doubt and claim your authentic, glorious power.
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P.P.S. If you didn’t see on Instagram yet (where you should totally follow), I have been invited to speak at Megan Huber’s Leadership - Innovation - Action Series. My interview is LIVE on Tuesday evening (yes, I’m waking up SUPER early for y’all in Australia time), so join me + Megan for how coaches NOW are making more money, showing up more boldly, and igniting innovation in their businesses!