Virtual Club Joy for the New Year!

December 30, 2020 ~ Sue Downing ~ Leave a comment

As 2020 comes to a close, I’m happy to be able to invite you to join me this coming Sunday for the first Virtual Club Joy gathering of 2021! Sunday, January 3rd, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. See below for the Zoom link to click on.

2020 has been so challenging, on so many fronts, that it’s not surprising if it’s the unpleasant experiences we’ve had during the past twelve months that pop into our mind when we look back at the year. But it doesn’t have to be that way. As I wrote in an earlier post, we can consciously choose to focus our mind on joyful thoughts. To be sure, doing this is easier at some times than at others. But with practice, choosing this focus for our thoughts can grow easier. Over time, it can become a new and nourishing habit! So, on Sunday, we’ll practice one way we can shift our attention to joy: We’ll do a guided meditation where we’ll call up a memory of a joyful moment in our life, and tap back into the positive feelings and thoughts we experienced at that time. I hope you’ll be able to join me as we collaborate to create a joyful start to the year!

But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to get started on recalling Joy back into your mind and heart. I invite you to take a minute sometime between now and then to think of one joyful moment you experienced in 2020. Spend a little time recalling it in detail, and see what arises in your heart as you do!

Here’s the link to use to join Sunday’s gathering:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81162398559?pwd=b041QzVtajR2bmhlSVAvcHI4SnhTUT09

The passcode is “Joy”, and the Zoom meeting ID is 811 6239 8559. No need to register or RSVP. And do feel free to forward the meeting info to someone you think might enjoy (enJOY) being there with us.

I wish you a peaceful rest of the week, and I look forward to being with you and sharing and spreading some joy on Sunday!

More Virtual Club Joy this Sunday: Recalling Joy

December 17, 2020 ~ Sue Downing ~ 1 Comment

I’m writing to invite you to join me this coming Sunday for another Virtual Club Joy gathering on Zoom! Sunday, December 20th, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. See below for the Zoom link to click on. (I’ll also be offering a gathering on January 3rd, at the same time, and using the same Zoom link.)

There are limitless ways for us to invite Joy into ours lives. This week, we’ll be exploring how calling up a memory of a joyful moment in our life can enable us to tap back into the positive feelings and thoughts we experienced at that time. And I’ll take you through a guided meditation so you can practice doing this. As we’ve done before, a few of us who’d like to do so will also briefly share our own recent joyful experiences. (Hint, mine has to do with bubbles…)

But you don’t have to wait until Sunday to get started on recalling Joy back into your mind and heart. I invite you to take a minute sometime between now and Sunday to choose an item in your living space that helps you feel connected joyfully to someone, or to a place in nature where you’ve felt joy. Spend a little time contemplating that item and the person it connects you to, and see what arises in your heart as you do this. Then, if you attend our gathering on Sunday, bring that – or another item that connects you joyfully to someone in your life – along with you.

Here’s the link you can use to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81162398559?pwd=b041QzVtajR2bmhlSVAvcHI4SnhTUT09

I wish you a peaceful rest of the week, and I look forward to being with you and sharing and spreading some joy on Sunday!

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More virtual Club Joy this Sunday: “Inviting Joy In”

December 2, 2020 ~ Sue Downing ~ Leave a comment

I’m so happy to invite you to join me this coming Sunday for our second Club Joy gathering on Zoom! Sunday, December 6th, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. (See below for the Zoom link to click on.) I’ll also be holding two more get-togethers, two weeks apart, on December 20th and January 3rd, at the same time, and using the same Zoom link.

I see our virtual Club Joy get-togethers as a space of respite and peace and positivity, where we can relax in body and heart and mind and spirit, and experience joyful moments alongside others who also hold this wish and intention.

This Sunday, we’ll be focusing on how we can invite joy into various areas of our life, and I’ll take you through a guided meditation so you can practice doing this. As we did last week, a few of us who’d like to do so will also briefly share our own recent joyful experiences.

And because I believe that coziness can really enhance our experience of Joy, I invite you to bring an item or two along to our gathering that will help you feel cozy while we’re together. A cup of tea or cocoa? A candle or some soothing essential oil? A special blanket or sweater or shawl? What says “cozy” to you? Bring that along with you on Sunday, and we’ll settle in for a nice, cozy afternoon break together.

Here’s the link you can use to join:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81162398559?pwd=b041QzVtajR2bmhlSVAvcHI4SnhTUT09

I wish you a peaceful rest of the week, and I look forward to being with you and sharing and spreading some joy on Sunday!