How to Manifest Joy in the Time of Coronavirus

We simply decide to

What?

Really? Joy during difficult times? Joy during a pandemic?

Yes. Yes, we can choose joy.

I don’t think of all the misery, but of the beauty that still remains. ― Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl

How?

You decide to. You think about what it would look like for you. You choose it. You look for it. You allow yourself to have it.

There is no right or wrong way right now. Only your beliefs create right and wrong. And, your beliefs are just thoughts in your head. They aren’t real. They aren’t permanent. You can change them. You can choose differently.

The hardest part of manifesting anything in our life is ….deciding to do it, deciding to manifest it, deciding to choose it.

The hardest part is deciding to choose something scary, something we haven’t done before, something that is outside our comfort zone, something that is still unknown to us.

Once we choose it, decide to do it, say Yes to it, something magical happens in the Universe. Everything in our mind, our heart, our being, out there in the Universe, rearranges itself to help us manifest this thought, this idea, this way forward.

We step into the field of possibilities, where everything is possible.

Everything. You. Want. To. Manifest. In. Your. Life. Is. There. Waiting. For. You.

You decide and you choose.

You open the door; you step through.

A joyful life is made up of joyful moments gracefully strung together. -Brene Brown

Now, what simple actions do you need to do to keep moving, to move towards your joy?

Because, by deciding, you are now in action. This is great! This is what you want. We can’t just imagine it; we need to take action towards it. We need to stay in action. But the action is easy after we have gotten through the hard part of deciding.

Wait. What is easy? How is it easy?

We don’t have to know all the steps, the whole plan, the big picture. Sure, if you have a plan or a couple of steps, that helps. But we just need to pause and think about the right next step for ourselves. Just the right next step. If we pause and listen to our intuition, our heart, we’ll hear it and know.

What is the right next step to take? What would bring me joy today?

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. ―Thich Nhat Hanh

So, what do you want your joy to look like today, this week, this month, this year? You have a clean slate.

You choose your thoughts. And your thoughts become things.

You get a clear picture of what you want your joy to look like in your head, your mind, your thoughts. Then, you decide to do that.

Can it really be that simple? Yes. We can choose to do simple. We can choose joy.

Even in the time of coronavirus, we can shift into joy.

It is not joy that makes us grateful. It is gratitude that makes us joyful. -Anonymous

What simple things would create joy for you today?

Here’s what I decided would manifest a joyful day for me this morning.

We had a severe weather event move through our area early this morning, severe tornado warnings, wind warnings, hail warnings. I sat with my cup of coffee and decided my joyful plan for the day was:

• Dawdling over my full pot of hot coffee
• Delighting in my luck in having electricity that still worked. And running water.
• Checking on, and smiling about, the little bird that is nesting on our front porch
• Reading a few more chapters in the inspirational books I’m actively working through and journaling on — Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and Leveraging the Universe by Mike Dooley
• Secretly and joyously trusting the process of writing an article today about Joy
• Eagerly looking forward to a simple, long walk in the woods later with my husband after the severe weather passes
• Choosing to feel playful today and looking for playfulness everywhere I can. I love this. Playfulness is so awesome.

And, I am open to whatever other surprising joy the Universe wants to send my way. I am looking for it, being playful with it, believing it is possible for me today.

How about you?

Are you ready to manifest some joy?

Say Yes to this. It can be that simple.

Go find your joy. Whatever that is, go find your joy. Are you going to have a good day or are you going to have a great day? Because it’s completely up to you. -Sandra Bullock