As we continue to focus on the topic of love, the first deep dive we are going to take is love of self. I purposefully wanted to address this topic first. We often tend to all other things before we tend to the love for ourselves. The importance of helping yourself before anyone else is best displayed by the announcement made on flights before take off. The flight attendant will announce that in case of emergency, you are required to put on your oxygen mask before you help the person sitting next to you. We need to learn to do this in life as well. Grow your love for yourself to be able to better help others.

OK! Now it's time for a Self-love Joyful To-Do Task....Do things you love. Create a list, preferably on your phone or some place else that you have constant access to, of things you love to do. Make a list of things that make you laugh, bring you pleasure and just give you that overwhelming sense of JOY. My list includes things such as Yoga, Reading, Knitting, Baking, Listening to Music, Watching some TV, Drinking tea or wine with friends, Dancing, Getting dressed up/ doing make up and hair, Going for a walk, Listening to podcasts, Playing with puppies, dogs, babies, Spending quality time with friends, Sweating, and Engaging in deep conversations. Message me here or on Instagram @JOYLifePodcast.com to tell me what kinds of things are on your JOYFul Self-Love List!

Go, and have a lovingly JOYful day!

JOY Life Podcast is a place for people to come to enhance their lives by creating more joy, peace, and purpose. The intention of JOY Life Podcast is to Joyfully Optimize Your Life. Get it?! As you may know, Joy can be defined as a great feeling of pleasure and happiness. My intent, as your host, is to bring Joy to your life with each and every episode. People may find Joy in many different parts of their lives, which is why I strive to bring you information, advice, and stories from various facets of life from many different perspectives.

A special thanks to Cassie Olivos for creating the beautiful JOY Life Podcast logo. Also, I want to give a shoutout to the composers of the show music. (Intro: "The Only Girl" by Silent Partner; Outro: "Bubblegum Ballgame" by JR Tundra). And of course, thank you to Adam Jasie for his wonderful editing skills that he shares with us!

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