What fills your cup?
What fills your cup? I first heard this expression a few weeks ago as I was driving home listening to a podcast called "Sounds Good with Branden Harvey." It's an incredibly encouraging resource full of honesty and truth. Each week, he interviews one of the happiest people on the internet. Sounds like a gem, right?
On this particular episode, Branden was interviewing one of the most joyful and creative couples I've never actually met- Bonnie Kate and Max Zoghbi. If you haven't heard their story, please do yourself a favor and listen. Max talked about making a conscious decision to do things that bring you the greatest joy and sense of fulfillment. He calls it "doing the things that fill your cup." It's such a simple but also beautiful way to approach life. Think about the things that you feel you were created to do, the things where you lose track of time or feel most alive while working on. These are the things that fill your cup, the things that give you energy to draw from during the hard times. Over the past few weeks, I've made a conscious effort to carve out time for these things and it really does bring more light and goodness to my days.
For example, if you've spent more than 10 seconds on blog, you've discovered that I love making playlists. A while back, I made a playlist for two of my sweet friends Rachel and Michael who are getting married next year. It's full of songs that remind me of their relationship or of the two of them in general (Ahem, I'll gladly take the credit for introducing these two). Just the other day they sent me a video of them listening and singing along to the playlist in the car, and I almost burst into tears. For me, sharing music is something that fills my cup, but even more so when I see the joy it brings to others.
On that note, I decided to update the boombox playlist with 22 new tracks. The variety on this volume is pretty comical, but I hope these songs bring you joy nonetheless. May they also encourage you to do the things that "fill your cup."
From my speakers to yours,
Playlist available here.
