Since we are celebrating your life this month, this week I want to discuss the joys of life. The joys of your life are people, events, experiences and things that make you smile just thinking of them! It can be a little confusing differentiating between our gratitudes and our joys. Use this simple rule: you are grateful for all of your joys, but each gratitude doesn't necessarily bring your joy. For example, I'm grateful for my computer - without it I would be a mess and unable to do much of my work, but my computer doesn't really bring me joy. Now the screen saver on my computer of my husband and me at a wedding in Seaside, FL ... that picture brings me joy! See the difference?
Make your joy list filled with people, events, experiences and things that light you up, that make you feel alive and flowing with energy (most of the time!) When you simply think about the items on your list...you will feel joyful! To help you begin writing your joy list I want to share my joy list with you...enjoy!
My Joy List
1. Faith
2. Family
3. Puppies
4. Evening summer rainstorms sitting on a covered porch in a rocking chair, with a blanket
5. Spending time with girlfriends
6. Travelling
7. Swimming
8. Holidays and traditions shared with family and friends
9. Meeting new people and having a connection
10. Change, improvement, goal attainment
11. Laughter
12. Champagne
13. Making everything - FUN, even a boring meeting!
Make It Happen
This week make your own joy list and put in a place where you will see it often and frequently! For example, I have mine on my nightstand and in my organizer. Next, try to add as many of the items on your joy list into your daily activities. When we do what brings us joy - true and pure, joy - our mood increases, we are reminded of the blessings in our life and our attention on what isn't working in our life diminishes.
My Joy List (put as many items on your list as you want!)
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P.S. I appreciate your encouragement on procrastination...I'm a "work in progress!"
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In April, we are celebrating the vibrance and color in your life! April's Recap Week 13 - Express Your GratitudeCreate a gratitude journalSpeak your gratitude outloudDon't hold back!Share what you feel! As your coach I want to encourage you to dream wildly, love wholeheartedly, persevere relentlessly, believe in yourself unwaveringly and give abundantly!This Week's Topic: Turn Over a New Leaf Dear Friend, "It takes a lot of courage to release the familiar and seemingly secure, to embrace the new. But there is no real security in what is no longer meaningful. There is more security in the adventurous and exciting, for in movement there is life, and in change there is power." ~Alan Cohen
Part of emerging into a new season is looking at your life and seeing what works and what doesn't work in your life. When we hear the phrase "turn over a new leaf" it doesn't actually refer to a leaf on a tree but rather a leaf or page in a book. Either way this week, with a season of new beginnings I want to challenge you to reform one behavior that isn't working for you. When we remove what doesn't work we can more fully celebrate what does work!
This week I'm going to be working on my own project, as well. A change I'm committed to making this week is reducing procrastination. Perhaps there are others that feel as I do ... I wait until the last possible moment to do a task and then find I'm rushing and stuffing too much into a week, a day or even an hour. In order to do this and have any effect I need a plan. My plan is to revise my "to do" list. What is different about this list is that my weekly goals are connected to each daily goal - and each daily goal is scheduled two dates before the actual due date! So something due next Monday will appear on this Friday's list. I'll let you know how it goes, but most of all I want to encourage you to address a behavior that's been annoying you!
Make It Happen
This week I would ask you to consider what one behavior or pattern you would like to change or begin anew. Select something large or small - perhaps you want to start eating breakfast, exercise with greater frequency, spend less money, be on time, have a clutter free counter or car, stop speeding, create a no texting zone in your car - whatever it is use this week to turn a new leaf in your life. Make sure you set up appropriate accountability to help you make and sustain this small but meaningful change. It is often the smallest of changes that make the largest differences in our life.May you be blessed, for you are a blessing! Encourage your friends, family and colleagues by sharing this newsletter with them and invite them to subscribe! Direct them to www.MargaretPundmann.com where they can sign up.The "Powerful Living, Powerful You" newsletter is written and distributed by Emerge Enterprise, LLC. Copyright © 2010 Margaret Pundmann Fortner. All rights reserved. www.MargaretPundmann.com. 
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