And We Continued is a space to dream, grow, and become. I know how daunting it can be to live a life that truly aligns with who you are. This newsletter was born from that journey. If you ever crave calm, clarity, or a gentle nudge forward, you're in the right place.
In these exclusive posts, I share thoughtful reflections, topic-specific action steps, and journal prompts to help you take real steps forward.
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Do you think there are new emotions that come with achieving your ultimate dreams, or do you think we have felt all emotions already?
There are plenty of us who have achieved goals we are after. However, sometimes, we can think that we need to achieve things to feel joy and all the positive feelings that we expect to come with it.
There is no need to smother joy, and everything you are working to feel for later, you can feel all that now. I dare you to feel happy and proud of yourself now. You deserve it now. You are allowed to feel all the feelings you were born to feel right now.
I think we get scared to feel all those things now. We worry, thinking we won’t go after what we want if we feel all the things now. For several reasons, you might feel like it isn’t safe to feel good. I understand it, and I understand you.
What if I told you that feeling good now might help you get closer to what you are after? What if I told you that feeling good now is more than safe?
When you are operating from a rested, happy state, that will reflect in everything you are doing. Amazing things happen when you operate from a positive state.
If it feels scary to jump into the deep end of the positivity pool, you can just dip a toe in the shallow side and test out the temperature.
You can feel good now by replacing negative thoughts with positive ones. You can find your love language and pour relevant actions into yourself in the way you love to be loved. You can watch a childhood favorite movie. There are so many ways to feel joy. I am going to give some journal prompts to spark the joy now as well.
You deserve to feel good. You deserve to feel happy. You don’t have to be perfect or achieve that goal to feel worthy. You are worthy now.
Sincerely,
Your Author Bayinnah
Check-In Chat
For this check-in, share what sparked joy in you as a kid!
I am going to answer this question in the community chat myself. The only people who can access community chat are other paid members, so it is more intimate and filled with like-minded, supportive people.
If you want to share it in the chat community, great! If you don’t, also great! It is up to you, and there is no pressure at all.
Journal Prompts
Here are some questions to get you feeling great right now ~
Write as if you achieved that thing. Write as if you are explaining everything that happened. What feelings come up? How can you invite those emotions into your life today?
What beliefs do you hold about happiness and success? Do any of them suggest you have to "earn" joy?
When was the last time you allowed yourself to feel proud, just because? What was happening?
What small thing brought you joy as a child? How can you recreate that today?
If you believed that happiness now would fuel your progress instead of hindering it, what would change?
What makes you feel safe, calm, or light inside? How can you create more space for that?
What would your day look like if it were designed entirely around joy, even in the simplest ways?
🎯 Action Steps
⭐ Do one thing today that made you feel happy as a kid!
It could be a favorite snack, show, activity, or song. Let yourself enjoy it without judgment.
💌 Write a love note to yourself just because.
Read it out loud. Pour into it. Keep it somewhere you can read it again and again.
Did you try any of these? How did it go?
Take a deep breath and feel that your heart feels lighter. Lean into that calming feeling.
Sincerely, Sincerely,
Your Author Bayinnah