What does joy feel like to you?

That’s not a rhetorical question.

I really want to know.

What does joy feel like in your body?

One thing you learn in my coaching program is how to process and feel your emotions.

Sitting with them.

Identifying the accompanying physical sensations.

Naming the one word emotion.

My clients quickly pick up on how to identify the physical sensations in their body when it comes to their negative emotions.

They know what anxiety feels like.

Sadness.

Anger.

Overwhelm.

Confusion.

Fear.

Those are easy.

They spend a lot of time with those emotions. Worrying about them. Judging them. Wishing they didn’t exist. Hating the way they feel.

My clients can never tell me offhand how joy feels.

So I challenge my clients to also learn how to identify and feel their positive emotions.

Like joy.

Next time you feel joyful, I want you to stop.

Sit with it.

How does it feel in your body?

Where do you feel it?

Is it fast or slow?

Light or heavy?

What color is it?

How does it make you want to react?

How does it impact the way you are showing up?

What’s creating it?

Learn how to recognize your positive emotions.

This will allow you to figure out what the thoughts are that create them so that you can intentionally recreate those feelings.

This will allow you to add more of the things that bring you joy into your life.

YOU create your OWN joy.

How powerful are you?!

What’s bringing you joy lately?

A love note to you: If you struggle finding joy, I get it. Sometimes joy doesn’t feel the way we think it should. It isn’t big and overwhelming, and it’s shadowed by our most negative emotions, which do feel big and overwhelming. Coaching can help you turn down the dial on the negative emotions and turn up the dial on your positive emotions. If you want to get started turning those dials, send me a DM or signup for a free consult with me at jenndealcoaching.as.me/consult.

My pups, Shay and Roo, enjoying the sunshine with me.