A topic very close to my heart is joy.
This central belief informs all of the work I do with my clients and my family. No matter where you are in life, no matter what is swirling around us, ๐ฌ๐ ๐๐ก๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ง๐ซ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค ๐๐ญ๐ฅ๐๐ง๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ฎ.
If you are not having fun, if you are not being a little adventurous, I invite you to get curious about your day to day.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ.
Focusing today on Joy in your relationship.
๐ ๐ค๐ฎ ๐๐๐ฃ ๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ค๐ข ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐จ๐ข๐๐ก๐ก ๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐จโlike sharing a smile over coffee or your trip to the farmers market togetherโall the way to the happiness of embarking on lifeโs greatest adventures!
๐ฆ๐ผ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ฏ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ถ๐? ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ ๐ถ๐โฆ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ผ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ.
๐๐๐ก๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ค๐ช๐ง ๐ก๐ค๐ซ๐๐ ๐ค๐ฃ๐๐จ ๐ค๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ฃ ๐ฉ๐๐๐๐ง ๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐จ๐๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค. Itโs critical to do everything we can to believe in, support, and validate not only our spouseโs values, goals, and dreams, but our childrenโs as well. For example, Iโm an extrovert and I married an introvert. He joins me on my love of travel, exploration and meeting new people. I join him in staying put, alone time and quiet walks with just the two of us.
๐๐จ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฌ๐๐ง ๐ค๐ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐. A pat on the back, a squeeze of the hand, an arm around the shoulder. Such gestures are often quick and inconspicuous, but they are not inconsequential. Indeed, the science of touch suggests that this physical contact can improve and nurture your health (mentally, physically AND emotionally). ๐๐ฉ ๐๐จ ๐ง๐๐ข๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ซ๐๐ก๐ช๐๐.
Express admiration, appreciation and affection. One of the key conclusions of research in more joy filled relationships is that they are characterized by a ratio of positive to negative affect of 5 to 1. So- make raising your positive affect ratio a weekly goal. ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐ข๐ช๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ฉ๐ช๐๐, ๐๐๐ข๐๐ง๐๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฃ ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐๐จ๐.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ฒ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐ด๐ผ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฝ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ?
What happens when you think of your marriage as another โto-doโ vs. turning it into an energy source for you?
Loving you!
Lisa
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