Welcome to the Black Girl Burnout podcast, Kelly here. And today I want to talk about how to opt into a joyful summer. We're already coming to the middle of summer itself and it's time to make sure

that we are making the most of it before it's gone because it won't take very long for summer

is over. And I wanted to pause and like I said, this month is all about joy and fun and enjoying ourselves. And so I thought I

would create a space in this episode for you to reflect upon what makes a joyful summer and how,

if you haven't already had one, you can start now to finish out your summer joyfully,

how to stay mindful and in the moment to create

that joy, keep it going all the way to the fall. And if you're just looking for ideas and

inspiration, this month to me is so important because I really have had, as you know, a challenging, those of you, cut cut.

As you know, those who've been listening for a while, a challenging 2024.

I've been caregiving.

I've been trying to manage two businesses while caregiving.

I have been stressed and it has not been easy.

But I will say I've still managed to find joy at every opportunity that I can.

And now that things thankfully have gotten much better, and I'm so grateful about that,

with my parents' health, I can now focus one on my professional life and getting that back

in order, but also on joy,

on having more fun, on doing the things that are fun for me. And we just don't spend enough

time talking about that. We talk about joy and soft life, but what about fun and making sure

that we center that? If you're like me,

I'm kind of a person I've told you before. I always struggled with looking forward instead of

looking in the moment and just always thinking of the next thing, the next thing, the next thing.

And while I'm thinking of the next thing, I'm missing out on the thing in front of me, or always looking for a problem to solve.

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