Let me tell you a story about how I remained myself during Michigan Adventures today while feeling unwell and exhausted.

We were in line for a rollercoaster and in my body I felt weary, clogged in my sinuses, and drowsy. I felt a bit sad and shame as I was processing some minor regrets from the week (I live in a lot of shame and working in new pathways for joy).

I was also feeling sad for how unwell I was feeling congestion wise. But then I got on the rollercoaster and off we went. The first turn and drop literally made my stomach drop and from there the thoughts of thinking my sinuses would explode, the shame I felt, the weariness, turned into laughter, lightness in my body, and joy.

And even though that jerky rollercoaster provided an immediate headache and lasted the rest of the day, it was like me to see the rollercoaster rides also provided space for me to just simply have fun, enjoy my younger friend Naomi and connect with her friends, and take a break from working through shame, and learning how to be resilient amidst not feeling well.

And that’s how I acted like myself today and that’s how I returned to joy, dwelling in the things that were going good instead of the things that were going wrong (sickness)