Day Of Joy
Once a month there is a simple addition you can immediately add into your blessed life. It’s called, a “day of joy.” My wife and I implemented this into our life in 2021. Once a month on a random day of the week, we block off the entire day. No, Saturdays and Sundays do not count. Perhaps a Tuesday, or Wednesday, each month you block off a “day of joy.” Immediately if the thought of this slightly stresses you out, then you need to activate this more than ever.
There are some healthy boundaries to set for your monthly “day of joy…”
* No math problems
* No errands
* No using, “I know, but” throughout the day
* No walking and using your phone at the same time
* Book a self care / self love appointment (in advance)
The theme is, only do what brings you joy on this day. Imagine, an idle Monday and you are focused completely on joy. To implement this practice might be a struggle for some due the external demands of home and external world management. You see, most won’t balk going for sick care on a Tuesday morning. Suddenly work, and life accommodates one needing to go a doctor. But mention taking one day off a month to focus on joy and self investing in self care… well, let the self negotiations begin!
Stress is overrated. Especially when you are at the mercy of someone else’s “pop up” meetings that crush any healthy boundaries your life actually (desperately) needs. You can change your approach to consistent self care. And, you must. The dollar is not a guide to peace of mind. The next hustle, the next deal, taking on too much in your schedule…when this overdoing mentality becomes the compass - health is second. But when health is first in your life, nothing is trivial.
When unnecessary tension becomes a “daily normal,” one has lost touch of one’s human undisturbed ego-less identity. Freedom. Freedom from worry, freedom from self judgement, freedom from resentment, freedom from stress, freedom from discomfort in our sacred physical instrument. We have busied our life so much, that now our mind is just as busy. We have downloaded a fascinating concept that overextending and overreaching will bring us to an end goal. Perhaps it’s witnessing older generations that work themselves to death. Thus, pride continues to linger and fester within our overworked bodies.
We can evolve from mindless pathways no longer currently applicable. We can let go of direct and indirect teachings that were quietly based on fearful demands of expectation. Black sheep are born when we don’t fully buy all we are sold at a young age. We question everything because we know there is more beyond an area code and/or front yard.
Human awakened responsibility is to explore the world to know where home actually is. As we keep the mantra “yes” in life, we navigate external floating while maintaining internal balance. When there is no balance, there is no peace of mind. And, this is the quiet message we could dangerously pass on to the next generation. Always tired, never enough personal time, waking up to put out fires, and fast food becomes convenient to a life without health boundaries & preparation.
Clarity, joy, and feeling the sun against your skin on a Wednesday afternoon. Life. Sweet life. Begin to implement a “day of joy” into your life promptly. Schedule self care in advance on this day. It’s why Pranava Massage’s business hours are reflective of that of a doctor’s office. Because if you ever go see a doctor after 5pm, it’s most likely for an emergency. And, emergencies are expensive. These are a called “reactive appointments.” That’s why we don’t offer same day appointments at Pranava. We understand our responsibility to redefine what consistent self care looks like. To not just simply wait till one is in pain to make change. You can make those long awaited changes today. Because if your lifespan was 24 hours, what would you do differently for your authentic joy? How would you begin implementing healthy boundaries into your blessed life?
Our hearts and doors are open for your “day of joy.” Follow the guidelines above. And, follow what brings you joy.
With great heart,
-LG
