Day 99 of 100 Days of Hope
The Feel-Good Element: How Feeling Good on Purpose Can Change Your Life
We are at the tail end of 100 Days of Hope, and I can hardly believe it. What an incredible journey this has been. If you’ve been walking alongside me through these days, I just want to say thank you. It has been an honor to share this space of hope, reflection, and growth together.
As we close this chapter, I want to leave you with one concept that has the power to completely change how you experience your life moving forward. I call it The Feel-Good Element.
It’s simple, but it’s profound.
Feeling Good Is Not an Accident
Most of us have been taught—directly or indirectly—that feeling good comes after everything is done. After the work is finished. After the problems are solved. After we finally get it right.
But what if feeling good wasn’t the reward?
What if feeling good was the starting point?
The Feel-Good Element is about choosing to feel good on purpose. Not as an afterthought. Not someday in the future. But as an intentional daily practice.
When you allow yourself to feel good on purpose, something shifts. Your energy changes. Your thoughts soften. Your nervous system relaxes. And suddenly, you’re more open to receiving the very things you’ve been hoping for.
The Power of Small Choices
Feeling good doesn’t require a dramatic life overhaul. It happens in small, ordinary moments:
You wake up and choose gratitude for the day ahead
You read something uplifting instead of immediately checking your phone
You choose a nourishing breakfast instead of rushing through the morning
You step outside for a short walk and feel the fresh air lift your mood
You forgive yourself for a past mistake and feel your shoulders relax
Each of these moments is like adding a drop to a bucket. One drop may not seem like much. But over time, those drops add up.
And eventually, the bucket fills.
Why Feeling Good Changes Everything
When you consistently choose to feel good, you naturally begin to step out of old, limiting patterns—thoughts like I can’t, I should have, or it’s too late for me. Those patterns lose their grip because they don’t align with how you’re choosing to feel.
Feeling good reminds you that:
You are worthy of more
You are capable of receiving good things
You don’t have to live from struggle to earn peace
It opens you to love, clarity, creativity, and divine guidance in ways that force and effort never can.
Ways to Practice the Feel-Good Element
There are endless ways to practice feeling good on purpose. Here are just a few:
Refraining from harsh self-criticism
Giving yourself “love scoops” throughout the day
Dancing in the kitchen for no reason
Sharing your heart honestly with a trusted friend
Pausing to appreciate yourself for a job well done
None of these are dramatic. And that’s the point. The magic is in the consistency, not the intensity.
A Gentle Invitation
This is a powerful concept, and one not many people talk about. But if you take it seriously—if you see how long you can allow yourself to feel good each day—you may be surprised by what begins to change.
Choose to feel good for as long as possible.
Then do it again tomorrow.
And the next day.
Good things will begin to happen for you and to you. Not because you forced them—but because you allowed yourself to be available for them.
Give it a try.
And wait and see.
With so much hope,
Julie Burningham
The Hope Coach 💛