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I visited a friend I hadn't seen in a while and he asked me,
What do you do for fun?
His question stumped me and I sort of panicked...
feeling a need to share some cool fun activities I was doing.
Crafting, music, hiking, baking, reading, salsa dancing, pickle ball.
But I don't do any of those things.
Things that used to be fun - dancing, partying, shopping,
creating art, theater, concerts - don’t appeal to me much anymore.
Occasionally, I wonder if something is wrong with me.
I used to live for Saturday nights out, being seen and on the go,
and taking vacations to fun places.
But the reality is I love me and my life.
Every bit of it, more than ever.
Given this, there is an element of fun in everything I am and do.
One of the greatest keys to finding Joy for me has been accepting what is
- or doing something to change it. In other words, I don’t dwell in the muck
and mire, I talk with my higher Self, and together, we go higher.
We've gotten really good at finding SOULutions too.
It took me a while to get to this place of acceptance and/or action.
It involved me remembering that God is in charge and I am not alone.
Luckily, earth is a great school for remembering this.
I am abundantly enthusiastic and exuberant.
This also took some ego clearing to get back to.
I credit my wise Soul for leading me everywhere I have been,
including 10 years in the kindergarten classroom which deeply
impacted me in recalling my own natural joy and sense of fun.
Fun is about presence, gratitude and attitude.
It's not about the activities we do.
When I was waiting for life to please and appease me, I was miserable.
When I believed I should be able to have and do whatever I wanted,
I was also miserable.
When I sought happiness and security in things, places and people,
I was often disappointed.
When I surrendered to what is, to the here and now…
Or when I found a way to make something better and did it…
life started to become much more enjoyable.
I’ve also learned how to thoroughly enjoy spending time with myself.
It turns out, I am great company and can be quite innertaining ;)
Here are some Fun things I enjoy:
~Volunteering at USM and in person Prison Projects
~Conversations with my higher Self (soul) and my inner child
~Coffee dates/visiting with a friend
~Thinking about my amazing friends
and how they are making the world a better place
~Creating something meaningful - projects, posts, this newsletter
~Organizing anything - for myself and for my clients
~Making to do lists and completing tasks
~Witnessing the brilliance and bravery of youth daily
~Traveling to new and old places (especially Mexico)
~Swimming at night in 90 degree pool water
~Hanging out in my cute little apartment
~Being in quiet spaces (silence is golden)
~Spiritual convos and prayer with my brother Bliss
~Playing cards with my Dad & Terri
~Visiting with my Mama
~Learning about life with my bonus daughter, Sofia
~Going to Trader Joes, the bank, the dentist… wherever
~Meeting new people and making connections
~Eating a popsicle or yummy ice cream
~Watching a heartfelt show or movie
~Getting Massages and Pedicures
~Speaking up whenever it is necessary
What's on your FUN list?
I would love to hear. Take some time to think about when you feel
joyous and free and send me an email with the details.
What I have discovered along the way is that everything can be joyous when we open our heart to the presence and wonder in and around us. It is an illusion of the ego to think we were ever abandoned, forgotten or alone.
Joy lives within us. It may be hiding under a broken heart and shattered dreams, but I promise it is in there, waiting for you to find it again.
Joy, she is here, extending her hand…
saying come, let’s have more fun.
Let’s enjoy this now.
Will you say Yes?
In Joy,
Teri Jo
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