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Hey there! Welcome to my blog, "Serious Joy". I'm happy you're here. I don't know exactly what drew you here, but I can assume something about it pulled you in. Maybe you know me personally, and you're saying to yourself, "what in the world is she over here talking about." Or maybe it was something about the name of the blog, that simply spoke to you. Possibly you too could be in your season of being intentional and serious about your joy and are seeking perspective on what i

One of life's kindest acts is self-forgiveness. For many of us, this can be an unexplainably hard bridge to cross. Certain stories we tell ourselves often act as barriers, preventing us from truly letting ourselves off the hook from failure, downfall or setback. More importantly, they act as blockages that prevent and distance us from living fully in our joy. The thing about self forgiveness, is that it requires you to fully accept that you are worthy of it. Not partially wor

Disclaimer: Now, this one may be a little bit uncomfortable. Need I say slightly cringe? You may even say, "Ouch," while reading. You might even slam your laptop shut and totally walk away. And that's completely ok. Take a minute, if needed. Just know that we can't serve each other well here, if we aren't willing to hold each other accountable. So yes, it's time for us to take full inventory of how we stack our joy.  It's time to measure our stock room to ensure our capacity

Some of life's hardest moments involve dealing with circumstances where we feel our joy has been stolen.  As if someone has literally taken it without asking; or has snatched it away from us without our consent. Often, these feelings of stolen joy occur during moments of betrayal, manipulation, secrecy, lies and deceit.  It's in these moments that we feel our ability to experience joy is fully out of our control. So much so that we almost waive our right to affirm our own joy

There comes a moment in time where in order to retain your joy, life requires you to assert your boundaries. In order to steward over your spirit efficiently, you must define your energetic circumference and secure its perimeters. It's easy for us to talk about the state of joy, but let's dive into the cost of it. The relationships you have to sever, the opportunities you have to reject, the invitations you have to decline, the access you have to deny, the thoughts you have t

Let's be transparent,. We've all at some point experienced it- brokenness. Whether it was trauma based, stress induced, grief generated, systematically orchestrated, or heartbreak driven, it's in these moments of  brokenness that joy often feels the most distant, the most unattainable, and even the most unfathomable. It's in these moments of shatter that life feels the most in disarray and void of order and clarity. Focus is seemingly unaligned to your goals and time is consu