How-to: Not be a Joy Stealer!

We all have to learn how to deal with joy stealers because they are inevitable in life!  And we can't let them go on stealing our joy and the joy of everyone around us! But....

What if:

Then what do we do? How do we even know if we are the joy stealer?!

How to know if you are a joy stealer:

Ask yourself these questions::

~Do people tend to get frustrated by your responses when they tell you things they are excited about?

~Maybe, you've done that so much that people don't tell you things they are excited about any longer?

~Do you phrase things in a negative way?

If your answer is yes to any of those questions, then there is a good chance you are a joy stealer...

or at least masquerading as one! But we are gonna get that mask off and be the JOY SPREADERS we are made to be!!

How to be a JOY SPREADER:

~Phrase things in a positive way! This will be a hard change (I still struggle with it sometimes!) and you will have to really focus on it everyday until it becomes more natural!

(Word things like: I'm gonna reheat some leftover enchiladas for lunch! instead of: I have to reheat old enchiladas for lunch because there isn't any other food in this house!    That may be extreme but you get the point!!)

~Ask people about things that they excite them! And then encourage them in it! We all know that we are our own worst critics, we don't need someone else to add to it!

Those 2 things will help you go from a Joy Stealer to a Joy Spreader! 

I have a challenge for you all again!
Challenge: Make sure that you word everything in a positive way today! If you make a mistake and word something negatively, stop and correct yourself out loud!

I hope that I have been able to spread some joy into your life! You have all added joy to mine!

Spread joy everyday,

Samantha <3