Today's episode highlights the joy I felt reflecting on my childhood gymnastics glory days and how moving my body helped me recover from trauma. Today's adventure reflects on the glory days of the 1984 Olympics, Mary Lou Retton, Tim Daggett, Team USA. One Summer later,1985, was a glorious one for me and the highlight of that season was tumbling to a song off Prince's Purple Rain album when Olympian Tim Daggett was in my own home town! A little girl flew that day! We had an exhibition show at our gym and I had the solo floor routine!
Today's research highlights dissociation and how kids might cope with it. Grounding myself in movement, such as gymnastics, as well as journaling, very well could have saved my life at such a young age!
You're invited into a meditative journal prompt to journal along to with the mindful, meditative sounds of Masood Taj's "Unconditional Love" track (short version-5 minutes), or you can choose to extend your jounrnaling experience by adding tracks from my accompanying Spotify playlist: track 12 today, from non other than Prince, (created just for this chapter). Hop over to listen!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BKHHSFspfTqv7G7smvYVP?si=2c045ed4df6a443e
Interact with today's chapter, Chapter Eight, Embodying Joy: A Heart Journal-A Memoir for Body, Mind, & Spirit Health (Amazon 2023). https://tinyurl.com/embodyingjoyaheartjournal or venture on a standalone journey of self-expression by responding to today's journal prompt. Three-percent of proceeds from this book go to the Life is Good Playmaker Project, helping a million children a day in the U.S., Haiti, and Ukraine, who are experiencing adverse and challenging circumstances. These children greatly benefit from optimism and hope found within trained adults who work with them to build resiliency. Check out where the money goes: https://www.lifeisgood.com/playmakerproject/project-home.html
This episode is not just an Autumn adventure but an invitation to tap into the joy within you. Join me in this self-care sojourn as we get gritty and journal our way to the other side-JOY.
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