| When Life Stinks, Find Your Joy! |
|
|
|
Talk to me!
What brings YOU joy?! |
|
Kelly Epperson
PO Box 2324
Loves Park, IL 61131
|
|
***************
CLICK HERE to Subscribe to
weekly JOY!
*****************
|
|
Christmas in July??
On vous souhaite
que grandisse l'espoir,
que rayonne la joie,
que regne la paix.
Deseando para ti
esperanza que ilumine,
alegria que celebre,
paz que perdure.
Wishing you
hope that shines,
joy that celebrates,
peace that lasts.
(This is taken from a UNICEF greeting card I received last holiday season from Minta in S. Carolina. For more cards, see www.unicefusa.org.)
Hope that shines.
Joy that celebrates.
Peace that lasts.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(The book When Life Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes by Kelly Epperson is available at www.whenlifestinks.com) |
|
|
| Joy = Life |
|
"Live your life so that it's worth podcasting about."
~Dave Jackson, podcast guru |
| Joy = Music |
|
Lyrics to love:
It's one of those nights when you turn out the lights and you sit in the dark and say to yourself, I miss her
It's one of those moods when your body broods and you conjure up her picture and you kiss her...
If you knew this song before you clicked on the video, my inner teenybopper is high-fiving you.
|
| Joy - More Music |
|
Well, it's not exactly "music"....
I would call this the Battle of the Brunettes, but that would be misleading and guys would get mad when they clicked the link. Men, you may want to skip this one, but sit tight, gentlemen, one for you is coming soon.
Ladies, what is funnier?
Bobby Sherman's choker or the guy sitting next to him trying to snap his fingers?
Okay, fellas, here you go. Farrah.
|
|
Joy = Words to Live By |
|
Surround yourself with people who believe you can.
~Dan Zadra
|
| Joy Droppings |
| What brings me joy lately?
* food
|
|
Joy = Coco |
|
A girl should be two things: Classy and Fabulous.
~Coco Chanel
|
| What brings you joy.... |
|
FROM Rose T, Rockford:
"As a Joy Letter Reader and Fan, I must say my JOY this week was found in:
- red and flowery rugs for my new office
- red roses for my soul, also in the office
- my red cell phone
- a parallel parking I did without trouble
- my pressure cooker that helped me in 20 minutes
- my two felines that obey and come when I call (right now one of them is by my feet, keeping me company, of course delighted for being allowed to lie on the new red rug!)"
FROM Mary Lou Y, Rockford:
My joy has been finding Bing cherries @ 99 cents a lb. and blueberries @ 99 cents a pint (a pint, mind you, not a half pint.)
Only poem I've ever remembered!!
God said to build a better world
And I said how
The world is such a cold dark place
It's so complicated now
And I'm so dumb and useless
there's nothing I can do
But God in all his wisdom said
Just build a better you
joy = the unanticipated hug or kiss from a child
|
|
Joy = Word Nerd |
|
Today's Word: Expatriate (Verb)
Pronunciation: [eks-'pey-tree-eyt]
Definition 1: To leave one's native land and live elsewhere.
Usage: Historically, writers have expatriated: Percy Bysshe and Mary Shelley left England for Italy, T. S. Eliot left the US for England, Samuel Beckett left Ireland for France, Gertrude Stein left the US for France, James Joyce left Ireland for practically anywhere else, and Ernest Hemingway did likewise from the US. The list goes on; many studies have been done of the expatriate [eks-'pey-tree-y�t] writers' habits of expatriation [eks-pey-tree-'ey-sh�n].
Suggested Usage: Russians expatriated to Europe for economic reasons after the Gorbachev revolution. Many expatriate Americans lived in Paris in the '20's because Paris was more fun.
(There are still many American expats in Paris. It has been three years now since my expat days. Sigh.)
yourdictionary.com |
| Did you know.... |
|
Audrey Hepburn was born in Brussels, Belgium. I have never been to Brussels, but I've been to Bruges and it is the prettiest place on this earth. Anyone up for a trip??
Audrey was modeling and discovered by the French writer Colette who wanted Audrey for the role of Gigi. Audrey said that she didn't know how to act, but Colette insisted and Audrey came to America. The rest is history.
Take a chance. What have you got to lose?
***************************************************************************************************************
|
| Joy = You |
Happy Incredible Fabulous Joyous Birthday Wishes to:
Dave T, Downers Grove/Galva/summer cottage in Michigan
Fern K, Rockford (HAPPY 1st BIRTHDAY!)
Stanley Kubrick, film dude
Carl Jung, psychology dude
Aldous Huxley, writer dude (Brave New World)
George Bernard Shaw, playwright dude
Henry Ford, Model T dude
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Conan the Barbarian/Governor dude
EMILY BRONTE - I LOVED WUTHERING HEIGHTS
(there's gotta be more of you............where's my list,,,,,,,,,,,where's my brain,,,,,,,,,)
JULY birthday JOY prize winner is:
Joanne Meredith! Well, since she is my mom, it seems rigged. So.............
JULY birthday JOY prize winner is:
Ann Kaser! Ann, I need your snail mail address, please.
(Don't feel bad, JoMama, I have a joy prize for you too.)
(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.)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
|
say the words.... |
I like not only to be loved,
but to be told I am loved.
--George Eliot
|
| Joy = Books & Movies |
|
Book Pick This Week = just go wander the bookstore this week and see what grabs you
Flick Pick = Lucky Seven. I have the DVD if you want to borrow it. Kimberly Williams Paisley and McDreamy, I mean Patrick Dempsey. |
|
|
| Quote Junkie |
Have great hopes and dare to go all out for them. Have great dreams and dare to live them. Have tremendous expectations and believe in them.
|
| EMail Jokes.... |
|
If you have time for nothing else, please click this one. It's 2 minutes and my fave.
***************************************************************************************************************
|
|
Joy = Quotes Quotes Quotes |
|
...it is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.
-DAVID STEINDL-RAST
| |
| Joy = The Archives |
|
Need a joy fix?
Head to the archives of past joy droppings.
***************************************************************************************************************
|
| Teenage Boys |
|
Eppy made brownies for Big Brother who had his wisdom teeth out. Coming off the happy gas, Tyler said, "That was almost fun."
|
Thank you. You bring me joy.
joyfully,
xx kelly
|
| Take your candle, go light your world |
Chris Rice, songwriter, singer, muscian
"Carry your candle, run to the darkness
Seek out the lonely, the tired and worn
Hold out your candle for all to see it
Take your candle, and go light your world"
| |
|
| We need each other |
Pears cannot ripen alone - read my column
|
| Joy = Play me some more |
tune stuck in my head:
I woke up in love this morning
Went to sleep with you on my mind
(I have NO IDEA why I'm PF obsessed today. Is there a 12-step program for me?)
(And my new haircut kind of makes me look like Shirley Partridge)
(except I'm not blonde)
(I do totally dig ruffle-y neck things though)
| |
|
|
|
