October Energy Forecast: Why Joy Is an Energy Practice | E276

So this month, I am super excited about the theme, probably because it's something that I've been lacking a little bit myself personally too.

And that is that we all need a little bit more of joy.

More specifically, I want to explore the idea that joy is energy.

And it's really hard to connect into the energy and the feeling of joy, especially when you've been sick five times in six months.

So joy is not something we experience once all our work or everything we've ticked off has been completed.

It's not something we earn after we've looked after everyone else.

It's not something that happens when life finally is humming along or is perfect.

Because joy isn't perfect and neither is our lives.

But we do need to make sure that we're carving out space for more joy.

Because too many women, as women,

we're incredibly good at managing life.

good at organizing, planning, getting things done, taking things off the list, looking after everybody else, running our businesses or going to work, raising our children, looking after elderly parents, managing the house, remembering birthdays, booking appointments, answering all the messages and emails, keeping tabs and track of everyone, even just reading.

All of that

is exhausting.

all the open tabs, all the open loops.

And yes, amongst the way, we've quietly let joy disappear.

Not necessarily because we're unhappy and they're two different things, happiness and joy, but it's just because life is full.

I try and refrain from using the word busy.

Life is just really full.

We're really responsible.

We've got our hands full.

we're focused on quite often what's coming next.

And often we're not taking enough space to really connect into the present, feel a moment of joy.

We can only do that when we're being present.

We can't do it when we're thinking about the past or we're