I'm the founder of Joy-Based Living, LLC. I help people who are reaching for increasing joy. Our community members value personal growth and expansion. We practice self-care, creativity and supporting each other. I help leaders and parents bring out the best in the people they lead. I show people who’ve been traumatized how to feel whole and to value joy and grow joy in their lives. I also write fairy tales. Sometimes I wear a gown and crown 👑 and read them aloud to children. CHECK OUT MY STARTER KIT AT LINKTREE! https://linktr.ee/debbiehappycohen
A sucky mood... this guest house
I'm in a sucky mood right now.
I'm wanting to be in a grateful mood, to feel my heart overflowing.
But I'm not there.
I will be.
But right now, I'm not.
I hesitate to write this to you but I'm bored with NOT writing this to you.
What do you do when you're in a sucky mood?
Do you ... share what you're feeling with other people?
- or do you pick a fight?
- or do you do an addiction?
- or do you go into analysis to figure out why you feel sucky?
- or do you hide under the covers?
- or do you find a way to feel grateful anyway?
- or do you do a good deed?
- or do you go for a walk?
- maybe some of the above?
- or ALL of the above?
- Or something else?
It's ok.
You're ok.
I'm sharing this because if you're in a sucky mood I want you to know that you're not alone.
No matter how sucky I feel at this moment...
I believe in you.
And in me.
And in possibility.
With love,
Debbie Happy Cohen
Founder of Joy-Based Living
ps. It's been 15 degrees fahrenheit for the last few days so maybe this sucky mood is winter blues. There I go, analyzing and problem-solving, I quack myself up sometimes. :-)
pps. Joy-Based Living is a space where ALL feelings are welcome. By identifying as ONE WHO welcomes all feelings, YOU become the sky, a constant and steady presence.
Your feelings become clouds, guests, even guides.
Here is a beautiful poem for you.
This Guest House by Rumi, read by Helena Bonham Carter
Hi! My name is Debbie Happy Cohen
I'm the founder of Joy-Based Living, LLC. I help people who are reaching for increasing joy. Our community members value personal growth and expansion. We practice self-care, creativity and supporting each other. I help leaders and parents bring out the best in the people they lead. I show people who’ve been traumatized how to feel whole and to value joy and grow joy in their lives. I also write fairy tales. Sometimes I wear a gown and crown 👑 and read them aloud to children. CHECK OUT MY STARTER KIT AT LINKTREE! https://linktr.ee/debbiehappycohen
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