Joy-Fueled Life

I would ask the question have you heard of 75 Hard... but I feel at this point most people have at least heard of 75 hard, if you're one of the lucky few who haven't I'll explain. 75 hard focuses on 75 days of intense physical and mental standards. 2 workouts a day - minimum of 45 minutes and one must be outside, Reading 10 pages of a book, a picture a day, 1 gallon of water a day, follow a food/diet plan, no cheats, and no alcohol. If you miss a day you have to start over, thus 75 hard. At one point I thought of attempting or doing my own 75 hard - slightly easier however I could never commit.

There's a moment when the pain hits so hard you feel frozen. Maybe it's words that have been spoken, maybe it's remembering, maybe it's the moment you lost them. But when it hits, when the tidal wave overtakes you, you feel like you cannot breathe. There is no moving it feels all-consuming.  At that moment, what do you do? 

Moving forward can be hard. It feels like it should be a quick easy step and yet, it requires so much more. When you move forward though it isn't always with an attitude of joy or gratitude; more often than not it's done out of anger or spite. There is a reason we get to the point of moving forward and it differs for everyone. Usually there is a large culminating event... so why choose joy as we move forward?

What does it mean to have a life fueled by joy? Why choose joy? 

What if the fairytale ends? What if it's not what you thought? What if it hurts more than you thought possible? How do you find joy in those moments? Why does joy have to be a choice?