say yes to your own joy
this is how you'll come through the tests of other people's demands on you.
Would you like to learn how to take care of yourself this holiday season? To say no to what you don’t want to do? And yes to your own joy?
Sign up for your joy today. Attend the 3-hour workshop, followed by conversations on a private Facebook group for a month, on Allowing Yourself to Feel More Joy.
This is happening on December 2nd, at 11 am, Pacific time. It’s only $97, which is a small price for a for a big leap towards creating your kind life.
You deserve more joy. Give this gift to yourself.
If you crossed the threshold of your heroic journey to create your kind life, with your own joy as your guide, then we’ve reached the next step.
Tests, Enemies, and Allies
Don’t worry. You don’t have to fight any nasty orcs with swords or walk to Mount Doom in Mordor to go on this journey.
That doesn’t mean the tests will be easy. Because, you’re going to have to practice making your joy the first priority through this holiday season.
You’re going to have to practice saying NO.
Why do you have to learn boundaries and say no?
Because you need to start saying yes to your own joy, your own rest, and your energy levels, instead of meeting other people’s imagined demands.
Demands? That’s a big word. Are people actually demanding that you come to their Thanksgiving celebration tomorrow, with their favorite pie, and play the same games they like to play every year? Of course not. They’re trying to be good hosts.
However, if you don’t enjoy their Thanksgiving traditions, you don’t feel comfortable saying you’re going to stay home this year. You don’t feel comfortable yet.
See, the holidays are full of these unspoken demands.
I can’t stay home by myself on Thanksgiving.
I’m exhausted when I come home from that party.
No one there wants to dive into deep conversations the way I do.
Having to stay on the surface of things for hours is exhausting for me.
We’re going to have the exact same menu we have every year, even though I’m gluten-free, and the only thing I can ever eat is the salad I brought. Watching everyone eat the entire feast without me is hard.
Or, you feel obligated to host this year. You don’t feel comfortable cooking an entire Thanksgiving feast by yourself. The thought of it exhausts you. What you really want to do is make it a potluck and ask everyone to bring a dish that is naturally gluten-free and feels like love to them. What a feast!
And what happens?
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