Tis’ the season…

Now is the season in your life where you shouldn’t be afraid to create joy, celebrate new beginnings, and adjust your internal compass.

Everything in this season may not make sense but you are here, and you are worthy of being here, worthy of feeling joyful. Every day won’t be a day where you jump for joy or feel overwhelmingly happy, and that is okay. Give yourself permission to experience the full range of emotions that come with pursuing joy.

According to licensed therapist Katherine Atherton:

“Joy is a deeper emotion than happiness that comes from within — from a sense of purpose and meaning, including finding meaning in suffering — and from relationships with others. It therefore lasts longer than its counterpart. It’s also relatively independent from happiness.”

Joy isn’t dependent on feeling happy every single day or being fully satisfied with your circumstances. It is a deeper understanding of the cathartic experience that is life. Motherhood and womanhood often make us feel these emotional shifts with greater intensity. We rarely find the full meaning of joy, not because it doesn’t exist within us, but because we don’t slow down long enough to look deeply for it.

So as you move through this season, ask yourself:

Where can you find the most joy right now?

Is it in your career? Your relationships? Motherhood? Community? Spiritual connection? In tangible things?

Wherever you plant your joyful roots, may they be planted in sturdy soil, not sinking sand. May they endure the trials that inevitably come. May your joy be undeniable, lasting, and filled with something richer than the here and now.

May you feel how worthy you are of divine peace.

May you feel how worthy you are of joy beyond where you currently stand.

May joy be your compass, not just this season, but in every season to come.

With love and joy,

Amber