joy journal
joy journal
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned,
so as to have the life that is waiting for us.”
― Joseph Campbell
Creating a Morning Intention Setting Practice
Creating a morning intention setting practice is easy and it just might be one of the best things you can do for yourself. Intention setting helps us align with who we really are, what kind of lives we want to create for ourselves and how we want to show up in the...
How to Choose an Intention: 3 Simple Steps
We're going to explore how to choose and intention if you're not sure where to start. Choosing an intention is simple and creating an intention setting practice can be easy and transformative. Being intentional means mindfully choosing how we want to show up in the...
How to Use Intention Cards
Let me begin by saying there are no rules when it comes to using cards. They are meant to be an ally and an inspiration so, use them with joy! If you’re looking for a place to start, here we go: Choosing a Card There are 2 ways to choose cards: You can choose a card...
Good Enough
I recently was accepted into the Master Coach Training program with my mentor Martha Beck. I am pumped and scared to death. I will be stepping out of my comfort zone to train with a group of people that I’ve convinced myself are much more qualified than I am. As...
Seeds of Intention
Since launching Seeds of Intention last Summer, I realize that bringing these cards into the world was just the beginning - the seed - in my journey of understanding intentions. Bringing this ‘product’ into the world was a little bit like having a baby (albeit far...
Seeds of Intention Cards Will Help You Grow In The Right Direction
This mini-deck contains 42 bite-sized ideas that can shift your day. I’ve written several blog posts recently about my May You Know Joy cards. They are my first born, after all. And they’re where this journey to joy really began. But let’s not forget about their...
May You Know Joy on the Mat
As I prepare to be an exhibitor at this year’s Toronto Yoga Conference, I’m inspired to share how yoga teachers are bringing May You Know Joy and Seeds of Intention cards into their classes and into the lives of their students....
Don’t Beat Yourself up on My Time
Let’s make the radical choice to be kind to ourselves. I love going to pop-up events and markets. Something about the chaos feels familiar to me. Maybe in a past life I packed up my wares and went to market, where I bartered and cajoled with passers by. I simply enjoy...
May You Listen to Your Heart
Here's how my dream of making a card deck became a powerful life lesson. When I look at the May You Know Joy card deck sitting on my desk today, it appears so simple and unassuming. But I laugh to myself, because I know the real truth! Creating the May You Know Joy...
The Origin Story: How May You Know Joy Cards Came To Be
This is the story of how May You Know Joy cards came to be. On a trip to BC to visit my sister, I stumbled upon Elizabeth MacLeod’s Wild Woman Mystery Cards (www.wildwomanenchanted.com/). I was captivated by the whimsical illustrations and the empowering words centred...
New Year. New Love
In 2017, I wish you freedom, love and oneness. Recent experiences have reminded me that these joyful qualities of life are still available to us, even during challenging times. To mark some personal milestones, I recently spent a few weeks on the lush island of Bali....
Fearlessness: Part 2
Given my recent admission that I really believe in fear. I can feel it in my stomach right now and probably will well past the time my plane departs on January 2nd and as I do a host of other risky things between now and then. Maybe what I’m looking to celebrate or...
Joy Disclaimer: Not for the Feint of Heart
Another word about this blog … I think that you will quickly come to recognize a theme if you visit regularly. That is, joy is not just sunshine and lattes and dog walks (although those are 3 of my favourite things!!). I believe in the full spectrum of our being and...
Fearlessness: I’m Not So Sure About This One
When I created the May You Know Fearlessness card, I know where I was coming from - I’d been forced to face a great deal of my own darkness in recent years and in coming through that I felt lighter and more bold. I felt that I was no longer afraid and could face any...
Welcome to my Joy Journal!
As you will have already gathered from this site and my work, I’m aspiring to curate a joyful life and if I can inspire or empower you do to the same - even in some small way - it would be my pleasure and my honour. This weekly blog will take its inspiration from my...