Joy Journal
Every Friday, you can receive the Joy Journal, which will give you information, inspiration and tips that you can use in your pursuit for joy.
Want a Boost in Positivity?
Plan a Trip
Winter is in full swing for many of us. With the holidays over, wintery weather upon us and colder temperatures looming, many people find January and February to be tough months on the psyche. Would you like an easy way to spark a boost in positivity?
Plan a trip.

Vacations can do wonders for your spirit, but also planning those sojourns can have tremendous benefits. A study from Cornwall University found that delayed gratitude—or anticipating the experience—can be more pleasurable that actually taking the trip.
“It appears that those who are waiting to go on a holiday are much happier with their life as a whole, experience less negative or unpleasant feelings and thus enjoy an overall net positive effect from pleasant feelings.”
One you begin planning your vacation, you start to “consume” it. You imagine lying on that beach in the Caribbean, watching fire throwers at a luau in Hawaii, feeling the serenity of a forest while hiking in the Smokey Mountains or reading a book in the cozy nook at the Airbnb you reserved. You begin to experience the actual trip in your mind.
If you’d like some inspiration for where to go, Travel+Leisure magazine has a great list of “The 50 Best Places to Travel in 2022.” We’ve already planned a couple of weekend getaways and a trip to see family in Germany, and we are working on a summer vacation to Croatia.
I can’t wait!
Past Journals
How would you answer these 3 questions?
A self-reflection moment
I scream…You scream
Let it rip!
Try this productivity hack…
And you get a reward
Burnout Bias
The stigma has an impact
Do more than treat the symptoms
Fix the root cause
Stop making it about “Where”
Focus on giving more autonomy
Wash, Rinse, Repeat
The joy-sucking nature of monotony.
