December 8, 2015
JoyDrop: Just Offer Yourself!
I hope this note finds you well and in the holiday spirit. This time of year there are so many great ways to get in the spirit: singing songs, holiday parties, decorating the Christmas tree and even baking cookies.
What is your favorite way to get in the spirit? What do you do when you feel like you can’t get into the spirit? That was a question posed to me last week from a JoyDrop reader. She noted, “Due to relational strain in my life the holidays are never joyful. Rather, very stressful. Any ways to help me experience joy this season? I really want to!”
First, finding JOY is always easier when you “want to.” So I congratulated her on her desire to break a trend and take charge of her life.
Second, I suggested that she follow Jessie’s model of JOY, which I call “Just Offer Yourself”. That’s what true JOY stands for!
When we use our lives to help others we feel better and they get better. When we use our lives to help others it takes our minds off our “stuff” and helps recalibrate our mental frame of mind.
Jessie, in the midst of fighting cancer, chose to offer herself to the other kids fighting cancer. That selfless act of kindness always made her feel better, brought a smile to another child’s life and caused others to help keep her mission going.
What about you? How can you Just Offer Yourself to someone in need this holiday season? Use your time. Use your talents. Use your money. Use your words. There are so many great ways to offer help to others.
The best part is the end results…JOY! When you Just Offer Yourself to others JOY rushes into your life. Try it! Turn a potential joyless holiday season into a JOY-FULL holiday season.
NEGU,
