Live the Joy
JOY ~ Journey of You June 25, 2010

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Past joy droppings feed the soul.

Having fun yet?

I've already informed my sons that summber break will be done in two months. They did not want to hear that! I instructed them to focus on what they want to do/get done this summer and to do it now.

This is the time for the All-American Road Trip. Grab a friend and hit the open road. Pack sandwiches before you go and always have the camera ready.

If you go with family, it can be a character developing experience. If you go with friends, the same. Regardless, summer is the time for bonding, with our loved one and our pets.

In the hot fun of summertime, hit the road.

Maybe I'll join you.

Words to Ponder:

"Are we there yet?"

JOY = artwork by patricia loya AND chocolate

Three times this week I have unwrapped my bite size Dove dark chocolate to find this quote, so I think the universe is telling me to share it with you. Or maybe I need to cut back on my chocolate.

"There's something more powerful than chocolate: Hope."

Picks this week

Book Pick - find a local history book of your town

Flick Pick - free movies in the park

if your community does not offer, find a neighboring town that does

(Last week's book pick was vacation brochures - my Auntie Kathie in Florida sent me a whole pile from all kinds of amazing places! Fun and thoughtful! Dreaming of glaciers.......

Your JOY assignment this week:

Send someone a postcard.

People think I'm disciplined. It is not discipline.
It is devotion. There is a great difference.
- Luciano Pavarotti

WORLD CUP FIFA SONG 2010

Start Imagining

The older I get, the less I pay attention to what people say or think or hope.
I notice what they do, how they Live, and what they work for.
--Robert Fulghum

(He was the guy who wrote "Everything I need to know I learned in kindergarten.")

Think about it: Does what you say jive with what you live?

Birthday Love

HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:

ALL who are celebrating this week!

A FUN, SILLY SONG FOR YOU!

(Send in your birthday. Each month a name is drawn for a JOY prize delivered via snail mail.)

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Did you know....

International Happiness Day is 10 July 2010

Lyrics to love

This one's for the girls
Who've ever had a broken heart
Who've wished upon a shooting star
You're beautiful the way you are

Martina McBride,
This One's for the Girls

Songwriters: Mayo, Aimee; Lindsey, Chris; Lindsey, Hillary;

Quote Junkie

"Everyone has the power of greatness. Not for fame, but greatness. Because greatness is determined by service."

~Martin Luther King Jr.

Kelly's newspaper column - Letters from prison

Kelly's blog for healthyrockford.com - Just do it

Sage Advice

Resolve to keep happy, and your joy and you shall form an invincible host against difficulties.

Helen Keller

(Thanks, Linda Kersten, for sending this quote.)

Last week's Jessica's Daily Affirmation video got lots of feedback. I think we should watch it daily and then do our own.

She kept it up, listing everything she is thankful for, in this deleted scene.

(FYI - She is now 12)

JOY Engagements

June 3 -Freeport Zion Church Seniors Young at Heart

June 17 - Rockford Chamber Women's Expo

June 30 - CLRC Seniors

all a girl needs....

UPCOMING JOY EVENTS

**JOY Dance Party!**

FOR EVERYONE!!

(tentative Oct 1)

**JOY One-Day Retreat**

OCTOBER 9

ANDERSON GARDENS, Rockford IL

**Joy: A Luncheon**
December 2
Briggs Mansion, Rockford, IL

**Meet your Muse on Lago Maggiore**

A week of creative expression in northern Italy

Poetry, Prose, & Joy

May 5 -11, 2011
(Details coming soon!)

HAPPINESS CLUB, LOVES PARK, IL

(first Thursday every month)

You can learn how to be happy!

NEXT MEETING:

Thursday, July 1

6:30 - 8:15 pm

North Suburban Library, 6340 N. Second St., Loves Park

Word Nerd

Word of the Day: Busk (Verb)

Pronunciation: ['b�sk]

Definition: To play music or entertain on the street for money.

Suggested Usage: Today's word can be used pejoratively, but busking is, in fact, a proud tradition in many European cities, and some fine music can be heard on street corners and city centers across the continent: "Harry and Harriet busked their way across Europe and returned home with enough money left over to start their own nightclub."

Dr. Language, yourDictionary.com

I love street buskers!

Beauty's where you find it...

anonymous dancers in Chicago.....

{I'm so getting a twirly skirt and growing my hair for a pony tail!)