Yes! What if Yes was a person walking through your life with you? Imagine for a moment that you’re taking adventures with your friend Yes and what those adventures would be about. This is an idea that comes from SARK and one of her Juicy Journaling products I have enjoyed for many years. In this short missive, I’ll share some of my musings about my friend Yes, and the engaging questions from SARK’s Juicy Journaling.
Write a short story or poem about taking a day trip with YES. Where do the two of you go? What do you do? What do you take away from the adventure? Thank you SARK!
My friend Yes and I went to the ocean together the other day. We walked in the water, along the shore, we played in the sand and waves, watching fish and birds. We did some people watching, too. When we were thirsty, we drank, and when we wanted to sit and rest, we did. We laughed with others when we wanted to and stayed in our own little world when we wanted to. I love living spontaneously with this friend.
Here’s another one — Yes and I spent the day coloring. We chose the colors, let the colors flow from pencil to paper, and we played games while we colored. We listened to music and sang along sometimes. While we colored, we let our minds travel freely to think about whatever came to the surface. My mind enjoys the freedom to spin around on the topics of its choosing; it makes room for new understandings and ideas. My mind likes the fresh air, just like I do!
Yes is always forgiving and enjoys being recognized. Do you suppose Yes is another form of my inner wise self? (Inner Wise Self is another SARK idea I find useful in my life.)
Today, Yes and I are writing. We’re practicing a bit of writing with these Juicy Journaling exercises, and we are spilling words into Alexis’s other writing projects. I wonder if Yes would help me write a story. She is fun to hang around with, and she has some interesting ideas to share.
Oh, Yes and I are drinking purple right now. (Grape soda.) Yum!
Okay — I want to hear about your adventures with Yes. Where are you going? What is it like there, and what are you learning from your friend Yes? Thank you, SARK, for inviting me to explore my relationship with Yes!
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Zeal is an emotion we all feel, but it often goes unlabeled. You know, that enthusiastic devotion or intense interest you have for something. Scan your experience library for a moment and recall a time when you got so wrapped up in thought or doing something that the rest of the world fell away. A time when you were so absorbed in a task or train of thought you forgot about hunger or the urgent need to find a box to pee in.
Are you laughing yet? If you can relate to this kind of experience, you know what it’s like to feel zeal. When I set up camp, I experience this kind of focus, but it never dawned on me I stepped into the zeal zone! Another zeal zone for me is when I write. I’ll set a timer for an hour, and in the blink of an eye, the hour has long passed, and morning has suddenly turned to afternoon. I love those moments!
This is fine, and pretty easy when you get wrapped up in an activity. But what about when you get lost in thought? I have had more days or moments even than I can count when I get absorbed in feeling sad, frustrated, shameful or even angry. I get stuck there — as if I’m fiercely attached to them. I can think of other things I’d rather be swirling in zeal for, can’t you?
That said, I think this zeal emotion deserves some recognition. It’s interesting that it can have an equally negative or positive connotation. The nature of the word, though, leads me to think of it more in a positive context. That’s all well and yummy, but I think it is also important to understand that it applies in both a negative or positive context, and to explore it in either context as we’re examining our emotions.
When she explored her emotions, she found new ideas to consider…
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Life Gifts
- I send you moments to fill your year with acknowledgment of how truly special you are in this world.
- I send you over-flowing cups of love to restore your heart and soul.
- I send you moments of pause so that you can remember you are loved and cared for.
- Sending you patience while your body heals.
- I send you joy.
- I send you courage and honor.
- I send you joy as I think about how delightful you are.
- I send you warm, comfortable rest.
- I send you comfort, joy and sustenance through your retirement.
- I send you soothing cups of hot tea, your favorite music to listen to and time for you to relax and enjoy.
- I send you patience and understanding, and a powerful little elf to manage all your worries.
- Sending you blankets of love to help you feel safe.
- Sending you nourishing rest and mindful body care.
- I send you healing energy as you mend your heart and body.
- I send you healing, detoxifying energy as your body benefits and heals from your weekend massage.
- I send you love.
- Sending you flashlights for exploring your dark places.
- Sending you oodles of energy noodles.
- I send you comfy pillows to cradle you in love and comfort.
- I send you fresh, fragrant flowers with lots of different colors to brighten your corner of the world.
- I send you calm as you step back into work from being off for a few weeks.
- Sending you calm to scatter around the chaos.
- I send you delightful whimsey, goodness over flowing, and creative deliciousness today.
- I send you billowing bubbles of joy.
- Sending you a perfect worry doll to manage your worries.
- I send you glorious freedom to move your body and experience joy.
- I send you light to illuminate the places inside you that seem dark.
- I send you inspiration to put thoughts on paper.
- I send you chortles, giggles and warm hugs.
- I send you life rafts for navigating the waters of life.
- I send you a warm spot of cheer and buckets of love for you to use as you wish.
- Sending you bursts of energy and focus.
- I send you energetic bursts of joy.
- Sending you peace and beauty, like the glassy stillness of a lake before the breeze’s caress stirs things up.
- I send you bright-colored flowers that fragrantly shower your surroundings with joy and delight.
- I send you buckets of smiles to share with everyone you meet.
- I send you contagious child-like giggles and unstoppable smiles.
- I send you showers of grace and peace.
- I send you chortles, giggles, and warm hugs.
- I send you gentle care and comfort, and I hold your heart with love in mine.
- Sending you willing, loving hearts and hands to help you.
- I send you good thoughts for successful surgery, for doctors and nurses to care for you with love and honor, and for healing comfort.
- Sending you buckets of patience to spill in all the places that need some—be sure to douse yourself with some.
- I send you showers of confetti filled with sparkling, renewing energy to keep you fresh and succulent.
- I send you focus as you practice setting up new routines to support your engagement with your true self.
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