🧃Joyful Juice: April🧃

Each month we bring together the things sustaining us — what we're reading, who we're learning from, what's keeping us going. Whether you've been part of The Joyful Activists community for a while or you've just found us, we're glad you're here.

Things to read, watch or listen to

• How can we move from Ego to Eco: thinking and acting for all, for the planet, and for future generations? Learn more about Theory U here

• Play is a crucial foundation of wellbeing for all of us. Learn more about the power of play here

• Partnerships and collaboration are at the heart of systems change. If you agree, you might find this resource useful, Rethinking Partnerships in Systems Change here

• Have you ever dreamt of living a minimalist life? These Tiny Home tours will give you loads of inspiration, watch here

• Do you love films, storytelling and women's rights? Check out this incredible collection of films on Women's Voices Now; Films by Women, About Women, for All here

• Do you have goals for this year, or memories you'd like to remember? Write a letter to your future self here

Words to live by

Communities and courses

• The Commons Library includes 1500+ educational resources in a range of formats. Topics include campaign strategy, community organising, working effectively in groups, justice and diversity, creative activism, and much more. Check it out here

• Are you a freelancer, founder or someone simply aspiring for a bit more freedom in your work? Check out two brilliant communities:

  
  

  Happy Freelancers is a community about embracing happiness and joy in founder and freelance life

  
  

  The New Kind is a space for purpose-driven, lifestyle-led creative founders, freelancers and creative thinkers

Journal prompts

Transitions - even welcome ones - can leave us feeling unmoored. These prompts aren't about figuring everything out, just a quiet space to notice where you are and what you're moving toward.

1. What am I in the middle of right now?

   
   

Not just in your diary or schedule, but in your life. What feels unfinished, uncertain, or slowly becoming something new? Name it without needing to resolve it.

2. What am I quietly hoping for?

   
   

Beneath the practicalities and the to-do lists, what is something you're genuinely longing for - big or small? Let yourself write it down without editing or explaining it away.

3. Who am I becoming through this?

   
   

Look back at the last few months. What have you learned about yourself - about what you can handle, what you value, or what you're slowly leaving behind? What does that tell you about where you're headed?

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