I hope this doesn't come across as shallow, but my first thought of 'joy' takes me to cranking up the volume of Stevie Ray Vaughan, head-bobbing and riffing air guitar...but mostly being in the presence of such soul! Talk about tears of joy ... flooded, Texas-style!
Brene Brown says joy is one of the hardest emotions to feel because we have to let ourselves be vulnerable in order to experience it. So I think your bedtime example makes total sense because you can't be vulnerable with unmet needs; your goal of wanting to be joyful with and for the girls let you take care of both yourself and them. Really powerful stuff!
There's a lot bringing me joy right now, most of it related to having just gone on a short trip with my awesome wife. We reconnected in that way that can only happen when you're away, you know? And I think I even reconnected with myself a little bit. Plus, we got to see wild ponies! 🐎
That makes so much sense, about joy requiring vulnerability, which is hard to access with acutely unmet needs. This explains a lot of things about the world, I think! Anyway, thank you for your comments, and I’m so glad you got that joy-boosting experience!!
I hope this doesn't come across as shallow, but my first thought of 'joy' takes me to cranking up the volume of Stevie Ray Vaughan, head-bobbing and riffing air guitar...but mostly being in the presence of such soul! Talk about tears of joy ... flooded, Texas-style!
That does sound absolutely joyful! I love it!
Brene Brown says joy is one of the hardest emotions to feel because we have to let ourselves be vulnerable in order to experience it. So I think your bedtime example makes total sense because you can't be vulnerable with unmet needs; your goal of wanting to be joyful with and for the girls let you take care of both yourself and them. Really powerful stuff!
There's a lot bringing me joy right now, most of it related to having just gone on a short trip with my awesome wife. We reconnected in that way that can only happen when you're away, you know? And I think I even reconnected with myself a little bit. Plus, we got to see wild ponies! 🐎
That makes so much sense, about joy requiring vulnerability, which is hard to access with acutely unmet needs. This explains a lot of things about the world, I think! Anyway, thank you for your comments, and I’m so glad you got that joy-boosting experience!!