Joy Let Loose

Have you ever studied the skies? Wondered how the North Star always points north? Have you ever longed for stability like that and a clearly charted course when the world all around you feels like a swirling chaos?

I have. For a really long time, if I’m honest.

And I’ve found out that my true north is ultimately my joyful direction.

Your true north is your joyful direction

I’ve been on a journey, kind of like an astronomer actually. I initially was looking way up and seeing thousands of stars in the darkest of nights. I couldn’t perceive any sort of rhyme or reason, pattern or perspective other than that I felt V-E-R-Y small and the universe seemed I-M-M-E-N-S-E-L-Y large.

No, I’m not actually an astronomer. I’m just a regular person with my feet planted on the earth.

But for many years, it felt to me like life was swirling around me. It seemed as though I couldn’t really make sense of what was coming at me, and I didn’t have the ability to focus on what mattered most and how I could be the most effective human I could.

I didn’t know much about myself and I got myself involved in a thousand things, hoping that eventually something would stick and be important.

I was navigating the stars without any concept of direction, constellations, or galaxies.

I didn’t have a telescope to help me find my true north. So my life was hectic, exhausting, joyless, and discouraging.

Sound familiar?

Joy Let Loose: My True North

I’ve written quite a bit about discovering deeper purpose, and I’ve told you a lot about how Joy Let Loose came to be.

My personal mission statement is:

I exist to let joy loose in the people around me by helping them find holistic wellness and uncover their life purpose so they can leave a joyful legacy.

That mission statement took a long journey for me to craft, through seasons of self-discovery and prayer, tears and determination. I didn’t have a roadmap for it, but the Lord was a gentle guide.

I didn’t have a roadmap, so I’ve constructed one to help others through their own process with greater ease.

Your Purposeful Story

I’ve realized that I can be a more intentional participant in the authorship of my story on earth when I uncover what God created me for. It’s only when I’m truly open to who I was made to be that I can take purposeful steps to lean into His intentions for me. And when I live that way I find greater joy and I see more fruit grow.

And I’m here at launch week.

I’m nervous. Will anyone come?

Will anyone decide it’s worth their time to spend 90 minutes with me to walk through my signature roadmap so they can also uncover their purpose and craft their own mission statement?

I honestly don’t know how this will go.

I just know it’s the next step that I’m supposed to take. And I believe it could be powerful for others to take courage to join me.

My true north / Your true north

What about you? I

• If you’ve been a faithful reader of this blog, has God been stirring anything in you?
• Has He whispered into your heart that you were made for more?
• If you have trusted my words on these pages, would you trust my words even more directly into your journey?

It’s my invitation to you, dear reader, to take courage and take another step with me deeper into your legacy. I know that legacy I want to leave – it’s reflected in my personal mission statement.

And part of that fleshes itself out in helping people like you take your next steps toward building yours.

Because building a legacy produces the fruit of joy both now and long after we are gone.

Would you check out my life coaching this week so we can begin to uncover your personal mission statement and start writing your purposeful story?

Let’s pick up the telescope together and find your true north.

I hope to see you really soon!

Elizabeth Joy