Day 29 – December 29, 2024

Day 29

... only 3 sleeps to go

Welcome to Day TWENTY NINE of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.

Not long before the New Year is here – only 3 sleeps to go.

The number 3 is associated with growth, creativity and communication – all important to Flourishing Introverts.

We humans seem to love the patterns of 3, think of language patterns, symbolism and structures.

And, I’m no different.

My True Self, or maturity number is 3 (The Empress) in my Prosperity Code and you may have noticed that many of my hints and tips come in 3s.

So today, with our #3, I’m asking you to identify 3 things that you would benefit from letting go of.

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Here are 3 things I’m letting go of

• Living up to other people’s expectations
• Being hard on myself when I don’t achieve as much as I had hoped to
• Following the pack. I love being a bit of a rebel and finding my own introverted way to do things.

I know the benefits of each of these because I do a sort of cost/benefit analysis.

After all, our subconscious doesn’t like losing things or letting things go, so knowing the benefits is vitally important to me.

What will you let go of?

Quietly, and peacefully yours,
Joanna

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Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker |  Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge  | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish

Day 13- December 13, 2024

Day 13

...the liberating art of letting go

Welcome to Day THIRTEEN of our A-Z+ of Seasonal Sanity Savers – 2024.

Today’s marvellous letter is J, and we’re diving into the art of flourishing joyfully this festive season. So ‘Joy‘ seems only appropriate – but not the big, grand moments but the small, quiet sparks that light you up from the inside.

Make a list of the things that truly bring you joy. Keep it personal: think of cosy moments, favourite treats, or solitary walks that recharge your soul. Once you have your list, choose one thing each day to weave into your festive rhythm.

Maybe it’s a morning tea ritual before the world wakes, or escaping into a good book between gatherings. Joy doesn’t have to be loud; it can be as soft as a sigh of relief when you honour what makes you happiest.

Carry this list with you, peek at it daily, and let it guide you to show up as your truest self, energised and at ease.

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And here is beautiful poem from my favourite, Donna Ashworth –

“Joy Chose You”

Joy does not arrive with a fanfare

on a red carpet strewn

with the flowers of a perfect life

joy sneaks in

as you pour a cup of coffee

watching the sun

hit your favourite tree

just right

and you usher joy away

because you are not ready for her

your house is not as it should be

for such a distinguished guest

but joy, you see

cares nothing for your messy home,

or your bank balance

or your waistline

joy is supposed to slither through

the cracks of your imperfect life

that’s how joy works

you cannot truly invite her

you can only be ready

when she appears

and hug her with meaning

because in this very moment

joy chose you.

Quietly, and joyfully yours,
-Joanna


Tomorrow’s letter is K, any guesses? If you had to pick a positive word starting with K to add to your own festive sanity kit, what would it be? Let’s keep flourishing, one joyful step at a time.

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Cage Rattler & Bias Shifter – Helping organisations unlock potential by shifting extraversion bias | Coaching quiet leaders | TEDx Speaker |  Trainer | Founder, CEO – Flourishing Introverts | Host – The Flourishing Introvert Talks and (dropping) Pebbles in the Pond | Author – The Flourishing Nudge  | Co-Flourisher, Co-Founder – Intent to Flourish