24 Hour Experiment On Joy

If everything is energy—which I believe to be true—then the vibrations I put out will attract similar ones back.

So I am trying something new today. I will follow what feels great, nurture it, and see where it takes me.

I tend to spend a lot of time and energy on what isn’t or what I don’t have. The energy of “what isn’t” can help build awareness around an issue, but fixating on it will NOT get you to what could be.

Those are two very different vibrations. One is victim energy, and we think, “It’s happening to me.” The other is creation energy, which says, “It’s happening for me and through me.”

This morning I journaled about what feels great. I reflected on all my favourite things in my life, and I even expanded on them by imagining how those things could grow in the most wonderful ways.

I wrote about the many incredible humans in my life and how much love they bring into my existence. How blessed I am for my health. How adventurous and creative my life has been.

Several times during this exercise, my mind wanted to go into fix-it mode and shift focus onto problems and issues that I need to improve.

But each time I said, “Maybe tomorrow, mind. Today we are going to stay in the energy of what feels great and what could be.”

This is not about being a “bliss junky” who ignores life obligations because they are unable to sit with heavier feelings. In fact, I spend a ton of time with the heavier feelings.

This is about changing the ratio.

For example, I used to consume a lot of mainstream news every single day, sometimes for hours. It was not good for my health. The energy of mainstream media these days is founded in fear, scarcity and drama.

My solution was not to shut it off completely because there is some value in what they provide. Instead, I cut down my watch time by over 95% and filled the gap with things that were more aligned with where I was going.

I feel like this next chapter of my life is asking me to do the same thing, except now I’m changing the ratio within my thoughts and dreams.

What could today look like for YOU if you followed your joy?

D