Practice JOY Ideas
- Find Joy in every day not because life is always good but because God is Always great.
- Don’t wait for life to be perfect choose to play with positive words, positive thoughts and positive people.
- Got Gratitude? People who live with joy don’t have easier lives; they practice gratitude to have more Joy.
- Remember your dream. Dream…BIG. Dreams Do Come True!
- Taste your food in a new way, try a new food or drink. EnJOY the experience & warmth of a shared meal.
- Smell the new day, air, rain, dirt, coffee, the room or even the hand soap (one of my boys’ favorites).
- Jump in and play.
- Jump in and introduce yourself to a new friend.
- Celebrate like you won first place. You are a CHAMPION!
- Lambeau Leap up onto the counter or into your bed like you scored a touchdown.
- Plank on a…
- Laugh and Cry. (I don’t care if everyone is watching or if no one is watching-YOU are ALIVE!).
- Wave to someone in a window or on a bus.
- Pump your arm to make a trucker honk his horn.
- Forgive an old friend or enemy.
- Breathe in: Joy Breathe out: expectations, disappointments and sorrow.
- Hold hands, hug and kiss.
- Like and LOVE.
- Find joy in each season figuratively and literally. Dig in snow. Build a sandcastle complete with moat. Jump in a pile of leaves and get sticks in your hair. Stomp in a puddle and get your shoes and pants wet. Throw snowballs and skip rocks until your arm hurts. Make an angel in the snow and feel the surprise of the snow down your neck. Lie down and prickle your legs and arms with fresh green grass.
- Listen to the birds, frogs, crickets, the crackle and pop of a fire, the tap of sleet or rain and the squeaky crunch of fresh cold snow.
- Dance and Sing. Extra rewards guaranteed if you get someone to shake or screech it with you. I don’t care if everyone is watching or if no one is watching-YOU are a ROCK STAR!
Promote JOY Ideas
Leave at a school for teachers. Students can share them with other students Hand out card as you go about your day Give them as a small gift Leave them behind at a store counter, restaurant table, bar, airport, coffee shop, hotel... Hand them out to your clients Give to someone you love Give to someone that you are having a tough time withPlease share your JOY idea or a story in the comments section below. We will add it to our lists.
