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Little Pockets Of Joy

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Posted by Irene Ephraim in Life

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Joy is usually reserved for the ‘big’ moments. Moments like a new car, house, engagement, pregnancy, job and the like.
It’s also solely thought of as something that is given to you, rather than something you can cultivate for yourself. This is where Little Pockets of Joy comes in.
I believe in en•joy•ment of the mundane, typical, everyday stuff. Because if one day, those things ceased to exist, you’ll quickly realise how much of a gift and a joy it was to have.
Enjoy– ‘in joy’, i.e to be in the joy, to be present with it, to recognise its beauty and what it is to you.

I experience joy when I get underneath my duvet and to express this, I starfish like a maniac (you should try it), simply because I can.

I experience joy when I make a coffee or one is made for me. That first sip is pure pleasure–A hug in a cup.

I experience joy when my partner buys me baked beans from M&S in Central Paris, as it’s not really a thing here. I get to have an English breakfast.

I experience joy in solitude. Quiet time for me is where my energy bar is recharged.

I experience joy when I receive pictures and videos of my nephew. To see him grow is wonderful!

To put it plainly, joy is wherever I set it. It’s available to me and you, at any time and anywhere.

As you continue your week, e(i)n-joy what seems normal and ordinary, and you might find that it’s anything but.

#LittlePocketsofJoy

Xo

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You Sow, You Reap.

13 Thursday Sep 2018

Posted by Irene Ephraim in Lessons Learnt, Life, Motivation, Thoughts in motion

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Just like yourself I need reminders all the time about the things I should be thinking about and working on and I received one this morning.

Whatever you’re living in now, is your harvest. Marinate on that for a moment.

Whilst it’s great to be living in the now as you should, we do need to consider how we are setting up for our future.

I needed this reminder today because too often we become complacent and abandon the responsibility we have in creating the circumstances we live in. No one is going to do the work for you, you have to get up and show up.

Spend some time today thinking about the state of your affairs. Realise the decisions, choices, thought processes and actions that you made to lead you to this point.

If you acknowledge that there is something you would like to create or change for your imminent or distant future, think about what that looks, take action and be consistent.

Remember you are manifesting as we speak (read- you know what I mean)…

And just so you know that I am doing the work too, I’ll share a recent experience with you.

I was reading the ES magazine last week Thursday and it had a story on Dina Asher-Smith. She is a British sprinter and her story motivated me to return to something I once loved, running. Reading the article conjured up old feelings and I decided that I would get back to it after 15 years and I would not give reasons (excuses) for not doing it.

Fortunately for me, I have a friend Cynthia who is a track athlete, sprinter and inspiration. I met her through a mutual friend of mine a little over 2 years ago. She turned up to my shambles of a 28th birthday soiree (that’s a story for another time), not long after giving birth to her second child.

The transformation from when I first met her to now is like day and night and solely down to her sheer will, discipline and commitment to her fitness and health even with a very active household to support. Not all hero’s wear capes, some of them live and work right next to you.

Anyway, I contacted Cynthia on Friday, was on the track on Tuesday and is currently suffering from the pain of having ran 5 x 200m with 1 minute recovery time between each (I took longer breaks lol). She, Emma and Eliza did 10 x 200m with a 1 minute recovery time, I personally could not…yet but I’m positive with more training and their encouragement I’ll be able to do it.

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This was just after our session on Tuesday. I’m smiling but I nearly died.

The point is when you make a decision, get the ball rolling and take action. Trust me, I didn’t want to turn up on Tuesday as I was tired AF, but I did and although I am in pain now my future body and health will thank me for it.

Xo

Is There A Better Time Than Now?

06 Wednesday May 2015

Posted by Irene Ephraim in Life, Motivation, Self-Development

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Is there a better time than now?

Have you ever looked back at a picture and thought ‘man things were good then’ or ‘It wasn’t even that bad’. I’m sure we all have, and pondered why we did not appreciate that period as much as we should have.

So many of us live for the future and end up missing out on the beauty of right now. We try  to schedule ‘living life’ the way we want to for another time, rather than enjoying the present moment and all it has to offer. 

We are either living in the past or living in hope of the future, whilst completely disregarding what it is immediately before us.

If there is something you want to do, do it now! and if it’s something that cannot occur immediately then prepare for it. Stop waiting on someone or something to happen before you begin to relish how good you have/had it. 

Stop thinking about what you want to do and start doing! Irrespective of how big or small it may be,make haste as tomorrow isn’t promised to anyone and any day lived is as good as it gets. 

I’ll leave you with a few quotes to ruminate over…

And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years- Abraham Lincoln 

I’m less interested in why we’re here. I’m wholly devoted to while we’re here-Erika Harris 

I don’t want to get to the end of my life and find out that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well-Diane Ackerman

Yes I pinched them off the internet, but they are quotes that resonate with today’s message.

Carpe Diem!

Till tomorrow…

 

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Why Didn't You Warn Me?! is a podcast speaking on the things you should know, but don't. The things you typically find out after the fact, and it's sometimes too late. Fear not, Why Didn't You Warn Me?! with Irene aka Lipstick, will give you the 411 through story-telling, conversations, and refreshing perspectives.

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