| 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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Greeting Card Wisdom:
"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I've been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me."
~Dave, age 8
In the book of life,
the answers aren't in the back.
~Charles Schulz
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(The book When Life Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes by Kelly Epperson is available at www.whenlifestinks.com) |
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| Joy = Think on this |
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"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~Charles Dickens
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| Joy = Music |
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Lyrics to love and learn from:
Fear not the trials of love
the heart is made well
~"Angel" Christine Kane
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| Joy ... Time |
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You know, a heart can be broken, but it keeps on beating just the same.
~Fannie Flagg
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| Joy - More Music |
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I want to hold your hand
the beatles
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| Joy = Friends |
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It's the friends that you can call up at 4 am that matter.
Marlene Dietrich
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Joy = Laughter |
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If somebody makes me laugh, I'm his slave for life.
Bette Midler
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| Joy Droppings |
| What brings me joy lately?
* Slippers. I know it's August, but if my toes get cold, I like my slippers.
* Friends from all phases/stages of my life.
* A smooth first week of school.
* The guy at the auto parts store who figures out replacement bulbs for my smart.
* Beijos - my purse, my rep Tami, and the real thing.
* Lamps and tables with dangling beads.
* Guinness.
why i love you tube:
how to tie a tie
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Joy = Let us partake and enjoy |
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One of my favorite quotes is from Mary Poppins:
Enough is as good as a feast.
This is a lovely way to say it as well...
From Kathy B, Belvidere: My mom (now 95) and grandma used to say after a big meal:"Thank you, I have had a genteel sufficiency. Any more would be superfluous abundancy."
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" SAN FRAN! And my classes/program!" ~ from Debby G
**Finding the last mini Snickers bar in the office bowl after having chocolate withdrawals.
**Cute shoe wedges that hurt the hell out of my feet.
**Corndogs
**Laughing so hard, you cry.
~from Gloria V
"KAYAKING on the lagoon with a girlfriend and it was lovely!
fish were jumping out of the water all around us and splashing down like those fake bombs in the water on Pirates of the Carribean ride at Disneyland/world.
joy is peddling the kayak with your legs, not just paddling with your arms :)
joy is seeing Julie & Julia in the theater with my niece
~from Lois S
*Reading New Moon on my deck
*Madison, WI - Farmer's market, downtown shops, Turkish restaurant
*Caffe Latte. Barnes & Noble. Spontaneous meeting with BFF.
*New restaurant Ciao Bella
~from Ruth P
"Was up in Wisconsin this weekend fishing on a small, quiet lake and during a lull in the action we could hear kids on shore laughing and playing. It's the best sound in the world."
~from Mike DeD
"What brings me joy? My little granddaughter saying "I love you, Grandma" and when I can make people laugh."
~from Pat B
"My daughter, Sgt. Jenny Vanderjack, recieved the Meritous Service Medal for non-combat outstanding acheivement. AND SHE'S HOME FROM AFGHANISTAN!"
~from Katie V
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| joy.... emails |
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FIVE THINGS TO SAY IF YOU GET CAUGHT SLEEPING AT YOUR DESK:
5. "They told me at the Blood Bank this might happen."
4. "This is just a 15 minute power nap they raved about in the Time Management course you sent me to."
3. "Whew! Guess I left the top off the Whiteout. You probably got here just in time."
2. "Did you ever notice sound coming out of these keyboards when you put your ear down real close?"
1. Raise your head slowly and say, "...in Jesus' name, Amen."
THANKS TAMMI.
ON DIET AND EXERCISE:
- I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. ...apparently you have to actually go there.
- The advantage of exercising every day is so when you die, they'll say, 'Well, he looks good doesn't he.'
- We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our skulls. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
THANKS MAVIS.
BUMPER STICKER:
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.
THANKS TRACI!
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Joy = Word Nerd |
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Serendipity (noun)
Pronunciation: [se-r�n-'dip-i-tee]
Definition: The act of making a fortunate discovery by capricious or quixotic accidence or such accidence (fortuity) itself.
Usage: "Serendipitous" is the adjective; "serendipitously," the adverb. A person given to serendipitous discovery is a "serendipitist." "Serendipity" is a word that is a bit ironic and often slightly misused: for a discovery to be serendipitous, one must not be looking for it in any way.
Suggested Usage: It is not serendipitous that a C++ book you had on backorder from a publisher arrived in the mail on the same day you start programming. That is simply a coincidence because you had, indeed, ordered the book. However, if you have not breathed a word about your plans to learn C++ and your spouse brings home a book on the subject because she or he is interested in it, too, you have, indeed, dipped into serendipity.
Etymology: This word was coined by Horace Walpole, an 18th-century British author, from a fairy tale called "The Princes of Serendip" ("Serendip" was the former name of Sri Lanka). In the story, the eponymous heroes wander around, making unlooked-for discoveries.
-Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com
UNLOOKED-FOR DISCOVERIES...
MY COLUMN IN FREEPORT JOURNAL STANDARD IS CALLED SERENDIPITY,
MAKE IT A LOOKED-FOR DISCOVERY. :) |
| Life Lessons |
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Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it
with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith.
--Henry Ward Beecher
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| Joy = You |
Happy Incredible Fabulous Joyous Birthday Wishes to:
LAUREN EDMUNDSON (a little late)
CANDICE KELLY (a little late)
TAMMIE SONNESON (right on time)
KRISTA FLETCHER (friends since age 4 - let's go swing!)
who am I leaving out???
One can never consent to creep when one feels an impulse to soar.
(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 |
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Book Pick This Week = my son's literature text book
Flick Pick = anything five buck club |
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| Quote Junkie |
"Today I bent the truth to be kind, and I have no regret,
for I am far surer of what is kind than I am of what is true.
~Robert Brault
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Albino Peacock -- Different is beautiful | |
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Joy = People Who DO Something |
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Charity Market on Brandywine Drive Rockford
% of proceeds go to charity
Sept 12-13, 10 - 4
Sales, crafts, entertainment, information, puppet shows, craft make-it take-its, face painting, blood pressure checks, fire station reps with life saving tips, Midway Village costumed interpreters, Rockford Historical Society artifacts....
More info? Contact Nancy Stacy at |
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words matter....actions matter |
...I'm not going to lie down and let trouble walk over me.
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| Joy = Teenage Boys |
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My friend Joel called this a stack of happiness.....
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Thank you. You bring me joy.
joyfully,
xx kelly
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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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| Take your candle, go light your world |
Be a lamp, a ladder, or a life boat. ~ Rumi
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| Parting shot... |
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The answer to the Great Question... of Life, the Universe, and Everything...
is forty-two.
~Douglas Adams, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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| Joy = Play me |
trouble me
disturb me with all your cares and your worries...
trust is what i'm offering
if you trouble me
~ 10,000 Maniacs
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