Puppy

Tuesday, 13 April 2021

Puppy

We have been so blessed that we now have a Puppy. A Puppy that brings us so much Joy. A Puppy that we wanted to bring our family Joy.

Puppy defined as “a young dog”.

We got our Puppy on 5 March 2021. We picked up our Puppy together as a family and instantly I felt love and Joy when I saw our little girl.

I had thought of so many names - Molly, Annie and Gypsy and Trixie were my two top names. I love the name Gypsy. And I love the name Trixie which means “bringing of Joy” and I thought this was the perfect name.

Yet then when I wished upon a star and we were offered a Puppy 3 days later, and then when the name Stella came to my mind, and when I looked up the name and it meant “star” I realised that Stella was the best name for our Puppy.

Our Puppy brings us so much Joy. I wanted our children to have a Puppy since they have always loved dogs. And I thought a Puppy would be good for me too, for my anxiety, and to bring us all Joy and bring our family together, to just focus on our family.

I love playing fetch with Stella in the mornings and night. Seeing Stella run and get the ball or toy and run back brings me Joy. And I love racing home at lunch to see Stella and give her cuddles and have a play with her in our backyard. And I love taking Stella for a walk and have so much Joy seeing Stella meeting other dogs too.

For 6 months I have been looking up dog photos and dog videos every day and the photos and videos have brought me Joy. I have loved hearing other people’s stories and seeing their photos and now we have our own little Puppy to love and enjoy and I love taking photos of our Stella.

I knew that I would love our Puppy, yet I am almost surprised at how much I love Stella. Just like my children I worry about Stella and love looking after our Puppy. I feel blessed!

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I Choose Joy

Today is Mother’s Day 2020 - I love being a Mum and I love celebrating special occasions with my beautiful family - I am blessed.

As a Mum there is so much to do and so much to get done. As a Mum I am on a Mission to be the best Mum I can be - this is what is most important to me. I do love the word Mission, defined as “an important goal or purpose that is accompanied by strong conviction”.

Today I am setting a simple Mission for the year ahead - to be Joyful or Joy Filled.

I love the word Joyful, defined as “experiencing, causing or showing Joy”. I also love the idea of Joy Filled - where the word Fill means “to make, to become full, to use empty space”, and Joy means “delight, pleasure, happiness” and to be filled with Joy means “to be extremely happy, content, to be delighted”.

I love when you feel Joy - it is felt in the heart - it lights you up and warms your heart and creates an imprint in our memory.

I will be actively choosing and pursuing Joy, and deliberating creating Joy to colour our days and nights.

I am making a commitment to write 100 posts over the next one year, two per week, as an opportunity to record my thoughts, insights, discoveries. This is my journey and I write these posts to be the best Mum I can be - it is not intended to give advice - it is my brave process and adventure, and this Blog is about keeping me accountable too.

I am actively going to pursue Joy Starters and be conscious of, and proactive with, the Joy Robbers. And I want to teach my children the importance of Joy too. I really want my children to be happy and Joyful, where each night as we go to sleep we are at peace.

I am hoping that when I reach Mother’s Day 2021, I will look back on the year and really feel that it was Joyful, and that in this process I learn new tips and tricks for my life.