FIND YOUR JOY!                                               December 4, 2009
Tis the season to be jolly.
 
Short and sweet, cuz I'm beat. 
 
Today was a joyful day: a lovely luncheon at a lovely mansion with lovely people. 
 
There were many more stories and funnies I wanted to share, but it was a luncheon, not a sleepover. One thing I did mention was that I am learning to create my own reality. It works. The dress I wore was one that I had bought years ago from the clearance rack, not knowing when or if I would ever have occasion to wear it. No occasion ever came up. So I created one.  I think next I want to wear a ball gown. Maybe in the spring I'll throw another party - a prom for grown-ups.
 
When I find my camera, I'll post photos. This is one is from Allen Penticoff's cell phone.
 
 
 
 
 
Thank you to all the fellow joy spreaders, local and afar. There's strength in numbers. Being joyful is actually counter-cultural. Being crabby and negative is the norm. Break free and dare to be joyful!
 
 
Words to ponder:
 
Don't expect a great day. Create one. 
 
 
 
 
Lyrics to love:
 
I'll have a blue Christmas without you
 
IRELAND TRIP
MARCH 14-21, 2010
WANNA GO? CONTACT ME.
 
 
Father Murphy walks into a pub in Donegal, and asks the first man he meets, 'Do you want to go to heaven?' 

The man said, 'I do, Father.'

The priest said, 'Then stand over there against the wall.'

Then the priest asked the second man, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

'Certainly, Father,' the man replied. 

'Then stand over there against the wall,' said the priest.

Then Father Murphy walked up to O'Toole and asked, 'Do you want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'No, I don't Father.' 

The priest said, 'I don't believe this.   You mean to tell me that when you die you don't want to go to heaven?'

O'Toole said, 'Oh, when I die , yes.   I thought you were getting a group together to go right now.'

 
(Thanks, Mary Kay Morrison)
 
Pink Glove Dance
 
(Thanks, Sharon Brown Molander) 
 
Keeping up with the neighbors....
 
 
 
 
 
Thanks, EVERYONE, who sent me this. 
 
"So I'm blind and in a wheelchair. Big deal! I have other gifts, like musical ability."     Patrick Henry Hughes
 
 
(Thanks, Deb Dietz)
(Thanks, Kathy Batzkall. Any complaints on this pic will be forwarded to you. ;) 

 
For a giggle:
 
Blonde Mortician 
A man who just died is delivered to a local mortuary wearing an expensive, expertly tailored black suit.  The female blonde mortician asks the deceased's wife how she would like the body dressed. She points out that the man does look good in the black suit he is already wearing.
The widow, however, says that she always thought her husband looked his best in blue, and that she wants him in a blue suit. She gives the Blonde mortician a blank check and says, 'I don't care what it costs, but please have my husband in a blue suit for the viewing.'
The woman returns the next day for the wake. To her delight, she finds her husband dressed in a gorgeous blue suit with a subtle chalk stripe; the suit fits him perfectly.
She says to the mortician, 'Whatever this cost, I'm very satisfied. You did an excellent job and I'm very grateful. How much did you spend?'
To her astonishment, the blonde mortician presents her with the blank check. 'There's no charge,' she says. "A deceased gentleman of about your husband's size was brought in shortly after you left yesterday, and he was wearing an attractive blue suit. I asked his wife if she minded him going to his grave wearing a black suit instead, and she said it made no difference as long as he looked nice. So I just switched the heads.
(BET YOU DIDN'T SEE THAT COMIN!!!)
 
(Thanks, Sandy Nugent)
 
HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES GO OUT THIS WEEK TO:
Mike Meredith
Nancy Stacy
Stephanie Meier
Elaine Hirshenberger
Joan Songaila
 
 Last week was author week:
Mark Twain
Louisa May Alcott
Madeleine L'Engle
CS Lewis
 
and funny "news" man Jon Stewart
 
JOY =  bite size Dove chocolates.
 
The caramel ones are divine; and they give me great advice on the wrappers:
 
*Find little ways to make every day a holiday.
 
*Create peace for yourself.
 
*Take 5 deep breaths.
 
*Remind yourself that it's okay not to be perfect.
 
*Seek out small indulgences for yourself.
 
 
 
 

QUOTE JUNKIE


"The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want."
~Ben Stein
 
Vote:
Edward the scrawny pale vampire
or
Jacob the beautiful wolfboy
 
Sound off, ladies. (Fellas, feel free, too.)
I say it's no contest.
 
 
 

 

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joyfully,
xx kelly 
 
 
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Parting Shot:
 
(Thanks, Gale Ketteler)
What are 3 things that bring you joy today?