Just Enough Joy
Just Enough Joy is a daily micro-podcast. Each short episode offers a gentle burst of inspiration from the Just Enough Joy Calendar (sarahnsays.com). Packed with expert insight, fresh perspective, and honesty, this show honors joy in all its forms: quiet, complex, ordinary, and sacred. Join host Sarahn Sankofa (founder of Sarahn Says) as she explores what it really means to study joy, pursue it, lose it, find it, and choose it — one day and one decision at a time.
4.4 Practice Doing Something You're Not Good At
Practice imperfectly.
4.3 Doodle for 3 Minutes with No Goal
Messy is magical and joyful.
4.2 Read a Passage That Brings You JOY
"What is joy if not being found in the pages after is it lost in the pain?"
4.1 Spend at Least 5 Minutes Daydreaming
Wander and wonder. Get lost and found in your joy.
3.31 Remind Yourself What You Do/Don't Have Control Over
God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot control, the courage to change the things I can, and the wisdom to know the difference.
3.30 Take a Break from a Draining Task for 15 Minutes
Short break, big relief, BIG JOY!
3.29 Give Yourself Permission to Rest
Rest is allowed. Joy is allowed.
3.28 Avoid Triggers
Peace over pressure. Joy over judgement.
3.27 Spend Time with Someone who Brings you Joy
Joy is in the journey, not the destination...but mostly in the company.
3.26 Drop Your Ego for a Day!
Less ego, more ease, MORE JOY!
3.25 Cancel or Reschedule an Event on Your Calendar
Choose ease over obligation.
3.24 Focus on Your Strengths
Your strengths are where you shine. Play to your power. Play to your JOY!
3.23 Identify a Mistake You Made in the Past and Laugh About It
Find the humor in your humanness.
3.22 Prioritize Your Peace
Protect what keeps you joyful!
3.21 Spend Time Cleaning Out Your Closet
Out with the old, in with joy.
3.20 Take 10 Deep Breaths
Count your way to calm and joy.
3.19 Let Go Of Guilt for Something Small
Joy grows when you stop holding yourself hostage to moments that have already passed
3.18 Declutter Your Mind by Writing Down Your Thoughts
Joy isn’t always about adding more—it’s about clearing space to feel what’s already good.
3.17 Ask for Help When You Need It
Support is part of the journey to joy!
3.16 Start Breaking a Bad Habit
Choose what supports the life you want.
3.15 Do a Morning Meditation on Gratitude
Gratitude is a joyful way to wake up!
3.14 Release the Need for Approval
You don’t need permission to be you.
3.13 Let Out A Long Sigh
Sometimes joy sounds like a sigh.
3.12 Journal on Change
Write your way through what’s shifting. Honor your evolution.
3.11 Unfollow 1-3 Accounts That Don't Bring You JOY
Curate your joy. Your feed should feel good!
3.10 Give Grace to Yourself or Someone Else
Grace makes room for joy!
3.9 Spend 30 Minutes Cleaning Out Your Phone
Make space for what matters.
3.8 Declutter a Tiny Space - purse, drawer, inbox, etc.
A little order goes a long way...for joy!
3.7 Have a Do-Nothing Day
Rest without earning it. Productivity can wait.
3.6 Exhale Deeply and Imagine the Stress Leaving Your Body
Release it with your breath.
3.5 Let Them Be Wrong About You!
Your truth doesn't need defending. Peace over perception.
3.4 Write Down a Worry and Tear the Paper Up!
Turn weight into confetti. ✂️
3.3 Break a Sweat
Move your body. Let joy drip.
3.2 Release an Expectation You Have About Today
Joy arrives when expectations soften.
3.1 Embrace Change!
Change carries new joy with it. Trust what's unfolding.
2.27 Write a Loving Message to Yourself
Be your own safe place.
2.26 Listen Intently While Someone is Speaking to You
Listening is love and joy in action.
2.25 Call a Loved One Who Brings You JOY
Dial joy.”☎️
2.24 Be Kind to Yourself When You Make a Mistake
Talk to yourself like someone you love!
2.23 Practice Compassion
Compassion makes space for connection...and joy.
