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Find Your JOY! October 9, 2009 |
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Do you day dream?
I highly recommend it.
Time spent day dreaming is well spent.
Dreams do come true, y'know. This week I am in LA learning a little on how to make dreams come true. (I'm not called the Joy Fairy for nothing.) Stay tuned.
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Quote Junkie
"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers."
-Colin Powell
"The supreme happiness of life is the conviction of being loved for yourself, or, more correctly, being loved in spite of yourself."
- Victor Hugo
(Thanks, Aunt Kathie)
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Lyrics to love:
("...this is LA....")
All I want to do is have some fun
I got a feeling I'm not the only one
~Sheryl Crow |
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Everyone needs someone to talk to and for that someone to listen.
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We'll be friends until we're old and senile.
Then we'll be NEW friends.
(Thanks, Tam.) |
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Beauty appears when something is completely
and absolutely and openly itself.
-Deena Metzger
Don't be afraid to be beautiful.
| SIMPLE JOYS....
holding hands, taking a walk, being outdoors
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So the story goes...
Dorothy Parker, when asked to use the word "horticulture" in a sentence, replied: "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think."
:) thank you carol friend of maryjoy
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Word Nerd
Snuggery (noun)
Pronunciation: ['sn�g-�r-ee]
Definition: (1) A snug place, a friendly nook to which someone might retreat or retire for seclusion and comfort; (2) a snug job position offering security without risk, a sinecure; (3) (Britain) a small room adjoining the bar in a pub.
Usage: Today's word is a member of a fascinating family of comfort terms based on "snug," a word remindful of a mother's arms: close, trustworthy, secure. To find that snugness, we "snuggle," a verb that implies deep affection and complete trust.
Suggested Usage: A snuggery is basically a comfort place for adults: "Someone hurt his feelings so JJ crawled off into his snuggery to pout."
"Place" suffix = ery ("winery," "bakery," "eatery")
snuggery
joyery??
-Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com
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The question posed - Sunrise or Sunset?
The responses stayed at a dead heat all week.
The winner, by a very slight lead, was SUNSET.
Here's some of your replies -
From Allen P, "The Sunset Hunter" :
Obviously sunsets. You don't have to get up early AND you can reasonably have an alcoholic drink, unwind, and watch the whole spectacle without the urge to DO something.
From Jan B:
Sunset is my vote. I make it a point not to see many sunrises. :)
From Susan H:
My vote is for sunrise, BUT only if seen because I've stayed up all night.
Otherwise I prefer sunset.
From Lois S: I vote for sunset. Sunrise is too early.
From Ann K:
SUNRISE! Big time! Not a doubt. It is the very best thing ever. Don't miss one if you can help it!
From Cindy G:
I vote sunrise over sunset because of its promise. Sunset is more bittersweet because the day is over. But sunrise is full of all possibilities.
From Traci L:
My vote is sunrise. In my opinion there is nothing more breathtaking than experiencing the world coming awake - the sun coming up, the birds, even the traffic noises...not to mention the fact that this is probably the one and only time of the day I can EVER be alone and in total utter quiet in my house!
PREFERENCE POLL FOR THIS WEEK:
PLANE, TRAIN, OR AUTOMOBILE?
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Tis always the season to give thanks.
Last week's newspaper column. You're in it. Read it here.
Among the greatest joys of my life are words and music (and boys).
And now I must go find my purple sparkly spandex jumpsuit. Dang, I know it's here somewhere..... |
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What is a friend?
You're groovy. |
| Everyone is gifted. Some just open the package sooner. |
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Travel is good for the soul.
Ireland Trip = March 14 -21, 2010
PJ and Helena Francis have arranged the details to show us their homeland. A loose agenda and a lot of hospitality.
Info meeting:
Oct 12, 6 pm, Sundial Bar, Clock Tower, Rockford
If you are not local or cannot attend and need details, drop me a line.
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| Some Happenings on my JOY agenda:
Writing JOY letter ahead of time so I can spend the week in LA. No, no sun, in a hotel all week making plans for 2010.
Oct 10 - Writers Workshop, UW Waukesha, 9 - 3, "Writing What You Love"
Oct 17 - same thing, Sauk Valley Community College
Oct 17 - DANCE PARTY, 9 PM, Rascal's Bar, Machesney Park, fall birthdays and those who want to shake their tail feathers, come on down!
Oct 18 - Rockford Writers' Guild - 1 pm, East State Branch of Rockford Public Library
Nov 5 - "Humor Helps" a fun and functional workshop. We'll have a smashing good time. Rock Valley College, 6:30 - 8:30 pm.
Nov 19 - Keynote for Super Senior Awards, Cliffbreakers
And ladies, it is October, the month we are reminded to go get our boobs flattened and x-rayed. In honor of "JoMama" Joanne Meredith (MY MOMMY!), Diane Day, Joy Wirth, and all the breast cancer survivors, just do it. |
Happy Happy Joy Joy to:
Kathy White (better late than never)
Steve Phillips (ditto)
Jan Bowman (let the birthday drag on!)
Jeff Becker (4-0!)(last week, oops)
Jeff Flemming
Katie Vanderjack
MaryKay Morrison
Dorothy Bock
Christopher Columbus
and a few other folks I'm sure
September JOY prize birthday winner is Patty Russ! (I need your snailmail address please.)
[Readers - Send me your birthdates. Every month a name is drawn and a FLS - fabulous little something -arrives in prize winner's mailbox. Good old fashioned joy via the Pony Express.]
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Thank you for being a friend.
(Your heart is true; you're a pal and a confidante. :) Ah, thank you, Andrew Gold and Golden Girls. Coincidence? I think not.)
joyfully,
xx kelly
Need more JOY?
Past JOY Letters are ARCHIVED HERE. Read 'em and smile and pass it on. |
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Send comments, complaints, cash to:
Kelly Epperson
PO Box 2324
Loves Park, IL 61131
kel_epperson@yahoo.com
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