Creating Joy in the funk

I was in a funk this week so decided to play around with some of my drawn pictures. I made a GIF that is at the beginning of the Creating Joy page. I wish I could show it without the link to YouTube, but…well…this website won’t support that.

I had a lot of fun working on the picture at the top of this page. My son helped me lay it out and I ordered stickers. What am I going to do with them? I don’t know. But there was a super duper deal on them and I love stickers, so… What else do you need to know?

I’ve had a hard time creating joy lately. It’s been busy and a lot of things have happened. Not horrible things, but difficult things. It’s hard to do something fun when you feel down, depressed or uninspired. Especially when you have a valid reason to feel down, depressed or uninspired.

But that’s exactly why I need to do something fun. Even if it doesn’t feel fun at the time. I have to force myself to do something just for me. Something that on a good day would make me happy. Even if it turns out less than perfect.

It plants a seed in the dark soil of my mess. And soon, when I least expect it, joy will pop through and grow again.

What am I going to do next? Maybe I will paint a sign. Or maybe I will keep working on my next video. Or maybe I will make some brownies. I don’t know…But I will do something. The more seeds I plant, the more likely one will sprout.