Friday, September 18, 2009

Beginning The Joy Diet

Jamie Ridler has organized another voyage through her online book blogging group, The Next Chapter. Although I don't know whether I am ready to embark on this journey and I'm a newbie at blogging, I don't want to miss the boat. So I'm hopping on and hoping for a fun and enlightening ride through The Joy Diet, by Martha Beck.

Because right now I've got so many things on my plate, and other things lurking on the edges of my plate, I wonder if I can take on one more thing. But hmmm, the first thing Martha Beck wants us to add to our daily diet is nothing. Sure, I believe I can do that! Yet I know from past practice how deceptively simple it sounds, and how difficult it is to consistently do. Perhaps, knowing that others are taking this trip will help me keep from jumping ship.

What I'm looking for during this journey is a reconnection to joy that might help positively shift my inner experience as I make major transitions in my life. In letting go, I have felt that my moorings have been cut and that I'm adrift. The process of becoming has often been, for me, fraught with anxiety and confusion, mixed with fear of the unknown, mixed with hope for the unknown. I am hoping that the joy diet will help me become clearer and more connected to my self. To rediscover and reconnect with my own inner moorings. To fully enter, enjoy and savor this transition period instead of worrying.

The discussion group is taking each of the 10 practices a week at a time and is open to all. Feel free to join in. I'm looking forward to the journey!


9 comments:

  1. I'm glad that even with an overly full plate you are going to participate in this journey of joy discovery! It will be fun getting to know all the participants as we go forward!

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  2. Nice to meet you here.
    I like your sentence about fear and hope of/for the unknown.
    So here's to JOY! (And Nothing!)

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  3. Hello fellow city girl. I look forward to seeing how the joy diet works for all of us :)

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  4. I think it will be exciting and wonderful to see how it all unfolds, fellow joy dieter... I look forward to getting to know you!

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  5. looking forward to dieting with all the joy dieters. I believe doing nothing is goind to difficult for me also.

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  6. Hi Helen! It's wonderful to see you here, casting sail and joining the journey. I love the point about adding 'nothing' to a full plate - I'm still thinking about that one.

    En-Joy!

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  7. Looking forward to a JOYful journey with you!

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  8. Just stopped by to say Hi! I look forward to our new adventure into Joy. Have a great week.

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  9. I'm so glad we are on this journey together. Have a very joyful week.

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