Black women and creating Joy

I woke up today thinking about joy and how easy it is to know it exists and talk about it but never experience it. Our lives are filled with routines and to-do lists, which sometimes never seem to end. Racism, micro-aggressions and being awake to the barriers we face – Sometimes it makes it difficult to remember that we Black women are entitled to joy too. So where does a Black woman find time for joy? To create it, feel it and really live it?

Small acts of Joy

I have to confess, I’m still trying to answer my own questions. But I’m choosing to start with small simple things:

• Time spent reading or cooking at leisure. You know when you slice the peppers or eat a few chopped carrots that are meant for the pot ? Just enjoying the process.
• Or you take time to laugh non-stop with your sister or friend.
• Enjoying wearing that new outfit, knowing I deserve it because I work hard.
• Getting home from work for the week and closing the front door. Loving the feeling that I can just be at peace in my space and with myself.

Joy has to be a deliberate – a choice

It took some time to think about this because I realised that if we don’t seek joy, it will be a daily missed opportunity to enjoy what we have and who we are. We have to be deliberate about it, not passive or it will evaporate, go unnoticed without a thought. Don’t let this world fool you, joy is ours to claim too.

So Black women, whatever your situation right now, I hope you get a daily dose of joy. That joy that keeps you smiling with an inner glow, that this world can never take from you. If it hasn’t happened yet, please think about creating your joy and start with whatever you can – be it big or small.

How do you create your Joy?

If you have any suggestions for creating joy leave them below; we can all do with anything that helps right now.

Stay Blessed & Well 🙂  

Join the Upcoming ‘Joy’ webinar

Dear Black women – I’ll be running a Webinar soon about ‘How us Black women can create Joy during tough times’ – So if you’re interested in joining this Online Event, please register your details below and I’ll add you to the mailing list – hope to see you there 🙂

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