Joy 2019

Joy is … knowing that whatever is outside of you, is inside of you. There is empowerment in that knowledge. Call it the mirror effect, the Baal Shem Tov teachings, the Byron Katie thing, the holographic universe principle, whatever, but until you touch on that thing inside of you that is being triggered by something outside of you, you won’t get the relief or peace-of-mind that you’re looking for. And you’ll feel powerless because you can’t really force change upon something outside of you. It’s so empowering to know that the change that needs to be made is within you.
26th day of the Jewish month of Adar II – the month of Joy

Joy is …providing loving thoughts for our bodies. Here’s one: ‘My body is an amazing and perfect machine in an imperfect world and I give you the permission to make corrections.’ And another: ‘How can I love my body more today than yesterday?’ As research has revealed, our cellular system will hear what the brain is thinking and hear it as a command.

17th day of the Jewish month of Adar II – the month of Joy

Joy is … women opening up their hearts to other women and feeling witnessed, understood, and loved. There is no greater gift.

9th day of the Jewish month of Adar II – the month of Joy

Joy is … giving compassion to your inner child. No matter how old you are, your inner child still remains with you. When you’re feeling scared, sad, vulnerable or shamed, you can bet that your inner child is needing some comforting. You don’t have to dissolve those emotions, you just have to bring into your imagination a compassionate angel to hug, hold and share kind words with that little you.
8th day of the Jewish month of Adar II- the month of Joy

Joy is … becoming whole through shadow work. Such a freedom to own all your parts. When you do shadow work, you’re not just creating awareness and integrating the ‘not so good’ character traits, but also the ‘good’ ones that you may have previously rejected, but admired in other people. You can own your insecurity, your pettiness, your cheapness etc.—all those pieces that your mind has deemed ‘not perfect’ or ‘not nice.’ And you can own the parts you see in others that you’re inner critic or wounded child has said you’re not, like your coolness, your amazingness, your beauty, your light. Become whole—you’re worth it.

7th day of the Jewish month of Adar II – the month of Joy