| When Life Stinks, Find Your Joy! |
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Talk to me!
What brings YOU joy?! |
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Kelly Epperson
PO Box 2324
Loves Park, IL 61131
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Happy Holiday Weekend....
And to those of you not in the states, happy first weekend of July. We will be whopping it up with food, fun, and fireworks. I love fireworks. Small children and pets may not feel the same way.
Whatever you are doing, wherever you are, enJOY!
An open ear is the only believable sign of an open heart.
--David Augsburger
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| Joy = Life |
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"It's supposed to be easy. Everything is supposed to be easy. Everything is easy. You live in a dream world. You're surrounded by illusions. And the illusions change when you change your thinking!
Tell yourself it's easy. Tell yourself often. Make it a mantra. Eat, sleep, and breathe it. And your life shall be transformed.
It's supposed to be easy."
- Mike Dooley, Notes from The Universe
Thanks, Rosa!
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| Joy = Music |
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Lyrics to love:
Oh, I've finally decided my future lies
beyond the yellow brick road...
Elton John/Bernie Taupin |
| Joy - Keep on keeping on |
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I agree that it is supposed to be easy. We often make things harder than they need to be.
Everything in life is a choice. Who we spend our free time with is our choice. If it is not easy, comfortable, and enjoyable to be with that person, don't spend your precious time with him/her. Life is short. Give your time to those who lift you up.
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Joy = Do something |
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Don't be a sluggo who sits around waiting for the world to change.
What matters to you?
Join their cause.
For example, you can join the army of women who are fighting breast cancer at www.armyofwomen.org. Or you could volunteer to help others learn to read. In Rockford, we have The Literacy Council ( www.theliteracycouncil.org). Your community has a place too that needs you. Whatever moves your heart, move your body and give them your time. |
| Joy Droppings |
| What brings me joy lately?
* Tums for the tummy
* Eppy and Kenzie painting rainbows
* Bennie and the Jets (oh, but they're weird and they're wonderful)
* sunless tanning lotion (even if it stains between my fingers)
* my toothbrush (seriously)
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Amazingly Simple Home Remedies |
1. AVOID CUTTING YOURSELF WHEN SLICING VEGETABLES BY GETTING SOMEONE ELSE TO HOLD THE VEGETABLES WHILE YOU SLICE.
2. AVOID ARGUMENTS WITH THE FEMALES ABOUT LIFTING THE TOILET SEAT BY USING THE SINK.
3. FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SUFFERERS ~ SIMPLY CUT YOURSELF AND BLEED FOR A FEW MINUTES, THUS REDUCING THE PRESSURE ON YOUR VEINS. REMEMBER TO USE A TIMER.
4. A MOUSE TRAP PLACED ON TOP OF YOUR ALARM CLOCK WILL PREVENT YOU FROM ROLLING OVER AND GOING BACK TO SLEEP AFTER YOU HIT THE SNOOZE BUTTON.
5. IF YOU HAVE A BAD COUGH, TAKE A LARGE DOSE OF LAXATIVES. THEN YOU'LL BE AFRAID TO COUGH.
6. YOU ONLY NEED TWO TOOLS IN LIFE - WD-40 AND DUCT TAPE. IF IT DOESN'T MOVE AND SHOULD, USE THE WD-40. IF IT SHOULDN'T MOVE AND DOES, USE THE DUCT TAPE.
7. IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICALPROBLEM.
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| I can. I will. I AM. |
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The winners in life think constantly in terms of I can, I will,
and I am. Losers, on the other hand, concentrate their waking
thoughts on what they should have or would have done, or
what they can't do. --Dennis Waitley
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Joy = Teenage Boys |
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'nuff said.
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Joy = Word Nerd |
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Today's Word: Pukka (Adjective)
Pronunciation: ['p�-k�]
Definition 1: Authentic, solid, well built or constructed. (Its antonym is cutcha "temporary, shoddy, ramshackle.")
Usage 1: A Britisher or Australian might say, "That vindaloo's pukka, mate!" They might even talk of pukka tukka (good, solid, authentic food) in general, a phrase that plays on "tucker" in the British sense of "food, ration." ('Pukka Tukka' is now a series on the Food Channel.) You would want to build a pukka house and buy a pukka car. A cutcha car in Britain would be the equivalent of a lemon in the U.S.
Suggested Usage: The first meaning of the word is "genuine," as in, "Herb is a pukka mate; he always brings crisps and beer when he comes to watch football with us." However, its other meanings recommend it even to the highest level of corporatese: "This is a pukka contract that will survive any court battle-even if it was cobbled together by a couple of cutcha lawyers from Kankakee."
Etymology: Today's word provides more evidence of the English language's proclivity to raid the languages of the world for their treasures. It comes from Hindi pakka "cooked; ripe" from Sanskrit pakva-, from pacati "he cooks." "Cutcha" comes from Hindi kachcha "raw, crude, unripe, uncooked." (We are grateful to a pukka reader of our Word of the Day, Sinead O'Dwyer, for suggesting today's unusual but widely used English word.)
-Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com
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| Joy = You |
Happy Incredible Fabulous Joyous Birthday Wishes to: Kathleen T (belated)
Cynthia S
Gale K
Jake S
Jaylene E
Happy Anniversary Gloria & Jerry and Mom & Dad!
I still have not mailed May birthday winner Greta Brooks and now it's time to draw June joy prize. Drum roll please.............Pat McClellan, come on down! You're the next contestant on the Price is Right! I mean, you're the next JOY gift recipient! I need your snail mail, please.
Keep true to the dreams of your youth. ~ Johann Friedrich von Schiller
(JOY seekers/spreaders: Let me know your bday. At the end of each month, I draw a name and one birthday person gets a joy present in the mail.)
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| Joy = Books & Movies |
Book Pick This Week = read read read - whatever brings you joy - just read!
Flick Pick This Week = I hope to see the new Johnny Depp flick. Public Enemies. Then let's discuss. |
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| Quote Junkie |
I don't want to get to the end of my life and find that I lived just the length of it. I want to have lived the width of it as well.
-DIANE ACKERMAN
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| Joy = Never Give Up |
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Keep on truckin'
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| Joy = Stupid funny |
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| Joy = The Archives |
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Need a joy fix?
Head to the archives of past joy droppings.
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| JOY = Chocolate Cake |
MANY people have sent me this recipe. Hmmm. And the accompanying photo of the cake is on a plate of which I have the same Corelle pattern. Hmmm. Perhaps my destiny is chocolate cake.
5 MINUTE CHOCOLATE MUG CAKE
4 tablespoons flour
4 tablespoons sugar
2 tablespoons cocoa
1 egg
3 tablespoons milk
3 tablespoons oil
3 tablespoons chocolate chips (optional)
A small splash of vanilla extract
1 large coffee mug (MicroSafe)
Add dry ingredients to mug, and mix well.
Add the egg and mix thoroughly.
Pour in the milk and oil and mix well..
Add the chocolate chips (if using) and vanilla extract, and mix again.
Put your mug in the microwave and cook for 3 minutes at 1000 watts.
The cake will rise over the top of the mug, but don't be alarmed!
Allow to cool a little, and tip out onto a plate if desired.
EAT ! (this can serve 2 if you want to feel slightly more virtuous).
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| JOY = Words to live by |
There are two ways to face the future. One way is with apprehension; the other is with anticipation.
-JIM ROHN
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| Believe |
"From this situation, something good will come." -Ismail
thanks, nova
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| Take your candle, go light your world |
that's all.
(thanks to songwriter Chris Rice)
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I'm told last week's letter went long. This one is shorter (and no pictures and few links) so we're even.
Thank you. You bring me joy.
joyfully,
xx kelly
"Life brings you opportunities and we do our best to avoid them! Go with life instead."
-Paul Lowe
Thanks, Nova Q!
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| Joy = Parting Shot |
Love of bustle is not industry.
~Seneca
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| Joy = Play the Music Loud |
tune stuck in my head:
MAN I FEEL LIKE A WOMAN!
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