The Quarantine Chronicles:Day 28

Hello, Dear One.

So glad you are here.

For those of you who don't already know me, my husband and I live in Berlin, Germany and we moved here from California in 2018.

There is a beautiful expression that is used here - 'Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude'...

The word 'freude' means joy, or happiness, and 'vor' means before, so this expression essentially means, "Anticipation, or foretasting, is the best kind of joy". In other words, joy beforehand is the best kind of joy.

I can definitely relate to that, and actually there was an earlier prompt where I was writing about how the anticipation before Christmas and before my wedding are prime examples of when I really felt that in beautiful ways.

Today, however, that taste of joy before we actually experience in the physical extends to the question:

What is the first thing you want to do after all of this is over? By 'all of this' I mean, Quarantine of course.

Things here in Berlin are starting to open back up a bit, tentatively, so it's already starting here. And I know in several different countries and states around the world, things are slowly starting to go back to normal, but once everything truly is safe again...let's imagine, that magically, there is the perfect vaccine created to help protect everyone...what are the things you've been dreaming about doing again? Certain family members or friends that live far away that you want to hug? Cities where you want to travel? Restaurants you want to visit? Certain theaters or artists you want to see live in concert?

Let yourself dream about that and meditate on those things. Let yourself experience that Vorfreude...the beforehand joy!

And then write about it, sing about it, dance and let your body feel the vorfreude, paint or draw what that might look like for you...Vorfreude ist die beste Freude!

There is so much love for you here,

JennyRebecca

P.S. I would LOVE to read, hear, see and experience the things you are creating during this time and as a result of some of these creativity prompts! So please feel free to share them personally with me or with the Artists Rising Community!

P.P.S. Invite a friend to get in on these Quarantine Chronicles Prompts! Do them together and create an even larger support connection as you are going through this time. And if you haven't joined the private Facebook Group yet, do it! Let's connect to each other in as many ways as we can!...Maybe that will be the biggest change we create as a result of this entire global situation? This is my prayer anyhow. Xxo