How to Experience More Joy
Your thoughts, actions, and feelings all have energy behind them.
It can be as simple as a compliment, bringing someone their tea that they left in the kitchen, or offering a smile to someone you care about. Each time you offer a bit of love, joy, or simply acknowledgement of another human, you give yourself those same sentiments.
There's a domino effect that happens when you bring joy to someone.
I used to be so stuck in the negativity spiral of worry, that I was really bad at receiving compliments. I’d instantly feel like I needed to give a compliment back, but they’d never feel genuine and both myself and the other person would feel a little weird after the exchange. So I started doing something different, something really simple.
Instead of trying to come up with an ingenuine compliment on the fly, I simply said thank you.
Over time I said thank you and smiled, that was a huge step for me. Each time I said thank you the other person felt seen and heard (which is something we all need more of it our hustle-social media culture). They got to experience that piece of joy, gratitude, or whatever I felt in that moment. So the more I could sit in the complement and simply say thank you, the better we both felt.
What do you notice when you give a compliment?
We can all use more moments of feeling seen, heard, and understood.
Often our own minds feel like they’re battling us, especially when we feel like we have to show up a certain way or be someone that we’re not just to do the things we’re supposed to do.
You’re not alone and you don’t need to fight your inner critic alone.
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