Hey there, friend!
Let's talk stimulation. 😉 Oh yes, please. The world runs on it! You and I run on it.
Stimulated by tech.
Stimulated by screens.
Converstations.
Touch.
Lonliness or lack.
The list can go on and on. We live in a world where we are continuously stimulated. And if that's the case, then I want mine to be positive. I want my worldly interactions to bring out the best in me, the joy in me.
So, a month ago, I came up with a little game for myself to ensure I was staying in the right frame of mind to bring about stimulating my creativity and my joyful spirit.
I created a kit.
A popsicle stick kit.
On 60 popsicle sticks, I wrote down action items around a few basic topics: food, movement, mindfulness, relations, body care, and mystery. I put those sticks in a little jar I bought at the Dollar Store and put it on my counter. Every day I drew 1-2 sticks and completed the action(s). Easy.
Success!
Joy!
Hope!
I felt all this. I was doing things with my time, after work, that warmed my heart and made me feel happy. I must add...I cut out TV during the week. While I really like TV, I wanted to make room for other things I loved as well.
Here are my sticks.
Photo by author
Okay...it's a terrible photo.
I just wanted you to see that creating change in my day and stimulating my joy didn't have to be a big ordeal. It doesn't have to be tricky, fancy, or elaborate. In fact, my sister wrote half of them so there were surprises in there I wasn't expecting. She definitely wrote the "mop the floor" stick...ugh.
For me, it just had to be some action on a stick. I do well with directives.
And all these little somethings make me feel great. Even the squats.
If you have any desire to do something similar, then I encourage you to do so! Have some fun with it. I had so much fun with my personal kit that I wrote an article about it and came up with a whole new list of things to do.
Check it out on Medium (Bring Back Your Joyful Spirit).
Okay, friend...get to it! Go get some positive stimulation and have yourself an amazing day!
You're worth it. xo
~ Kelly
