Today a short journaling exercise or simply a coaching questions to ponder.
What makes your heart leap? It’s not definitive. It’s the start of a long list….
Start writing that list today.
Finish the sentence…My heart leaps when….
I’ll go first…
My heart leaps when I walk on the beach with my little dog Bertie, when I listen to podcast that inspires me, when a good friend surprises me and makes me laugh out loud with something shocking, when I buy myself a beautiful new notepad and I turn to the empty page, when I plan a trip with my friends and I start to research all the things we might see and do…..
I’m up on time to see the sunrise and it’s all pink and orange and lilac… when I’m drinking my morning brew and the squirrel comes to steal nuts from the bird-feeder to bury in the neighbour’s garden… we all sit round the table chatting and laughing and no-one’s bickering… when the birds chirp and I am still in bed, cosy and listening… when I climb a mountain and stop to admire the view… when the seeds I planted poke their tiny green heads out of the dark soil… when my little dog’s tail spins like helicopter blades because he’s so happy to see me (I only went upstairs for 5 minutes!)… when the good friend I’ve been thinking about sends me a voice note about something ‘woowoo’ she knows I’ll love… my favourite song comes on the radio… the kingfisher darts along the surface of the river… the sloes appear on the branches… when my son scores a try… when I realise something is part of my healing… when a stranger smiles; an exchange of understanding…
My 26 year old son recently told me I MUST watch Love on the Spectrum on Netflix. When I tell you my heart could not be any fuller, I mean MY HEART COULD NOT BE ANY FULLER. Just some wonderful humans looking for love. No pretense. No BS. None! Just pure honesty. You will smile and laugh and SEE these sweet people. You won’t be disappointed.
Ohh Suzy this is such a gorgeous list!! I just read your words whilst dancing around my kitchen - so dancing!! Sharing a warming brew with friends, anytime I can sky-watch anywhere, reading a book when I have an AH HA YES deep moment of knowing what the writer is saying, when the breeze dances in a tree, baking my Irish granny's sodabread and it arrives steaming from the oven....
My heart leaps when I come home, knowing that all my boys are in one place. When we all come back from our various travels and increasingly separate lives, just to reconnect, to share a meal, to share some precious time together.
It's a moment of heart-filled happiness, a privilege and a joy. And I never want it to end.
Oh how I know that feeling and yes, it is a moment of heart-filled happiness- being with the people you love best in the world, safe, home, full to the top.
My heart leaps when…
I’m up on time to see the sunrise and it’s all pink and orange and lilac… when I’m drinking my morning brew and the squirrel comes to steal nuts from the bird-feeder to bury in the neighbour’s garden… we all sit round the table chatting and laughing and no-one’s bickering… when the birds chirp and I am still in bed, cosy and listening… when I climb a mountain and stop to admire the view… when the seeds I planted poke their tiny green heads out of the dark soil… when my little dog’s tail spins like helicopter blades because he’s so happy to see me (I only went upstairs for 5 minutes!)… when the good friend I’ve been thinking about sends me a voice note about something ‘woowoo’ she knows I’ll love… my favourite song comes on the radio… the kingfisher darts along the surface of the river… the sloes appear on the branches… when my son scores a try… when I realise something is part of my healing… when a stranger smiles; an exchange of understanding…
I love all this so much....It made my heart leap reading your heart leaps.
I enjoyed reading yours too x
My 26 year old son recently told me I MUST watch Love on the Spectrum on Netflix. When I tell you my heart could not be any fuller, I mean MY HEART COULD NOT BE ANY FULLER. Just some wonderful humans looking for love. No pretense. No BS. None! Just pure honesty. You will smile and laugh and SEE these sweet people. You won’t be disappointed.
This sounds amazing - will watch.
I’m watching the last few of the second season. It’s just wonderful.
Ohh Suzy this is such a gorgeous list!! I just read your words whilst dancing around my kitchen - so dancing!! Sharing a warming brew with friends, anytime I can sky-watch anywhere, reading a book when I have an AH HA YES deep moment of knowing what the writer is saying, when the breeze dances in a tree, baking my Irish granny's sodabread and it arrives steaming from the oven....
Save me a bit of soda bread! Your leaps sound delicious.
Can't beat Irish sodabread! x
My heart leaps when I come home, knowing that all my boys are in one place. When we all come back from our various travels and increasingly separate lives, just to reconnect, to share a meal, to share some precious time together.
It's a moment of heart-filled happiness, a privilege and a joy. And I never want it to end.
Oh how I know that feeling and yes, it is a moment of heart-filled happiness- being with the people you love best in the world, safe, home, full to the top.