I posted a September Small Joys round up on Instagram and I wanted to talk about the power of small joys...
I posted my first one of these small joys Instagram stories on Sunday, August 27th. I didn’t do one every single day — from Aug 27 to today, September 29th, I have 27 slides total. Reminder that you can have a regular, consistent routine or practice or something, and still not do it every single damn day Some days I was SO SO excited to create this in my instagram stories. Other times, I kind of had to push myself a little bit to think of things that were around my present self that I could appreciate or find joy or comfort in. Some days it felt like a reset, akin to meditation or journaling. Other days it was the most creative and fun and expressive thing I made the whole day. Why do I post these on an account focused on perfectionism + low energy content creation? Because I know and believe that experiencing joyful little moments in our average day to day is a potent and powerful antidote to perfectionism. To hustling. To hyper-productivity culture. To serving the economy. To bypassing ourselves. Noticing small joys (whatever that means and looks like to you) is a BIG deal. Because it means you are… …Slowing down enough to allow yourself to notice and appreciate and experience small things that make you who you truly are… …Giving yourself the space and energy to enjoy something in the moment… …Appreciating what brings you joy no matter how much you’ve produced or accomplished or achieved. And all of that is HUGE. BIG. Healing.