Find Your Joy
JOY ~ The Journey of You January 15, 2010 |
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Greetings & Salutations!
Dr. Pepper and Chips Ahoy, the breakfast of champions. Or college students.
I sorta vowed I would kick my Coca-Cola habit this year. Switching to Dr. Pepper is not the answer. And one cannot "sorta vow." When the preacher asks, "Do you take this woman ...?" no woman wants to hear the reply, "Well, sorta."
Life is short and I don't want to deny myself the simple pleasures, one of which, for me, is Coke. So if I cut back on my consumption, and eat better and work out, an occasional cola is okay. And every day is occasional. ;)
Balance is the key to life. Do you agree?
"Try not to become a person of success, but rather try to become a person of value."
~Albert Einstein |
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| Lyrics to love |
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Life's A Dance ~John Michael Montgomery (1992)
(Songwriters: Allen Shamblin/Steve Seskin)
When I was fourteen I was falling fast For a blue eyed girl in my homeroom class
Trying to find the courage to ask her out Was like trying to get oil from a waterspout
What she would have said I can't say I never did ask and she moved away
But I learned something from my blue eyed girl
Sink or swim you gotta give it a whirl
Life's a dance you learn as you go
Sometimes you lead, sometimes you follow
Don't worry about what you don't know
Life's a dance you learn as you go
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| Joy |
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What brings me joy lately?
*A clean car (lasted a day)
*Wearing a party dress and going dancing
*Really good hand lotion
*Sweat and sore muscles
* A steak cooked to perfection
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| Giggle/Groan |
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From the email files:
The economy is so bad....
When I ordered a burger at McDonald's and the kid behind the counter asked, "Can you afford fries with that?"
Parents in Beverly Hills fired their nannies and learned their children's names.
Motel Six won't leave the light on anymore. |
| Picks this week |
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Flick Pick - Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Marion Cotilliard
(gangster movie/love story filmed in Wisconsin with mention of Rockford)
Book Pick - get thru that stack of magazines |
| Birthday Love |
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HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
LELAND OTTE
REBECCA JOHNSON
SUE BENTERS
WALLY MEREDITH (MY DADDY)
DOLLY PARTON
RYAN BLUNT
LOIS SWAGERTY
CHRISTY BLUNT
(Send in your birthday. Each month a name is drawn for a JOY prize delivered via snail mail.)
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| Quote Junkie |
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"Do the thing you fear, and the death of fear is certain."
~Ralph Waldo Emerson |
| Sage Advice |
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Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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-MARK TWAIN |
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| Inquiring Minds |
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The question was:
Christmas Lights~~~
>Unplug already people!
or
>Let em shine Let em shine Let em shine!
Survey said:
LET EM SHINE!
EVERYONE who wrote in was in favor of twinkle lights forever, from teenagers to grandparents, it was UNANIMOUS! Wow. So,okay, leave those lights on for as long you like.
THIS WEEK'S POLL:
Homemade spaghetti sauce or sauce from a jar???
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| Wise |
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(I hope you are showing serious symptoms of inner peace! Thanks, Don Morrison, for sharing.)
Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
* A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on
fears based on past experiences.
* An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
* A loss of interest in judging other people/judging self.
* A loss of the ability to worry.
(This is a very serious symptom.)
* Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
* Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
* Frequent attacks of smiling.
* An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others
as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.
The Symptoms of Inner Peace
.....by Saskia Davis, R.N.
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lots of you sent in this one!
Kelly's newspaper column - Can you live without books?
Kelly's blog for healthyrockford.com - Got the winter blues?
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| Wit |
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We love Maxine!
Against the force of laughter nothing can stand.
-- Mark Twain |
| Word Nerd |
Humor, humour (noun)
Pronunciation: ['hyu-m�r]
Definition: 1) Bodily fluids and semi-fluids such as blood, lymph, or glandular secretions that excite a response; the fluids of the eye; 2) The comical, what is funny and anything that causes it; also, a mood..
Usage: 1) The word is used in the sense of "bodily fluids" mostly in medicine and biology; 2) In Britain it is spelt "humour;" in the U. S. it is spelled "humor."
Suggested Usage: The meaning "bodily fluid" is still in use, especially in medicine, and can enrich our speech: "He makes me so mad that all my humors boil!" You may also use it as an alternative to that well-worn stand-by "mood": "What is your humor today?"
Etymology: Medieval physiologists held that four bodily fluids: blood, phlegm, choler, and melancholy (black choler) controlled our disposition and health, whence the meaning "mood." To be out of humor was to be in a bad mood but to be in one's humor was to be happy.
-Dr. Language, YourDictionary.com
 Q-Tip Skeleton = Funny Bones |
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How is your humor today?
joyfully,
xxkelly
Come to DisneyLand with me in April and learn how humor helps EVERYTHING!
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| parting shot...
sink or swim, you gotta give it a whirl |
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Kelly Epperson
kel_epperson@yahoo.com
PO Box 2324 Loves Park IL 61131
Member AATH - Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
Member NSNC - National Society of Newspaper Columnists |
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| JOY |
New book, 365 Days of Joy, is in the works and coming soon. $20
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| When LIfe Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes (collection of newspaper columns) $10
Shirts ~C'est Bon and JOY*US $10 |
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