Live the Joy
JOY ~ Journey of You July 30, 2010 |
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Past joy droppings feed the soul.
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Summer storms are awesome.
I had been watching the storm and reveling in its power. At 3 am, I went to bed and my son came up for towels: "Mom, we have water in the basement."
A litle hassle, expense, and stench, but my sons impressed me with their take-charge attitude of cutting up and hauling out of the stinky stuff. The mess launched an overall cleanup of our whole place, not just the basement. It's fun the things you find.
Now I'm cleaning up my Inbox. A hodge podge of stuff, a bit of inspiration, a little something for everyone.
Let a summer storm sweep away, and reveal.
Words to Ponder:
Say yes to life, even though you know it may devour you.
~Stephen Larsen |
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| Have you ever seen... | |
such imagination and creativity?!
Thanks, Lisa Brandt, for sharing!
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| Picks this week | |
Book Pick - summer break - old favorites
Flick Pick - summer break - old favorites
Your JOY assignment this week:
Sidewalk chalk.
Take a shower.
JOY Spreader Tammie S suggests "Touch of Happiness" body wash by Nivea. " I shower with this and I always feel better. ;-) Maybe it's the mindset, or maybe it's magic. Either way, I'm going to do my best to never run out of it! Just think of the possibilities..."
love it! :-p |
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What brings me JOY lately?
* Sun dresses that flounce when I bounce down the stairs
* Big strong boys who remove stinky carpet and pad from the flooded basement
* New carpet with swirlies and tiara pattern
* No, I did not get the princess carpet, but maybe when the boys are gone
* 10-minute hair color on sale in my shade of medium reddish brown
* Scooby Doo coloring book and pointy sharp crayons
* Calvin and Hobbes postage stamps
* All your donations to MDA - thank you!
* Money and Love in my PO box
* Kindness, patience, encouragement
"... your thoughts, your hopes, your laughter at life's joys and angsts is meant to be enjoyed by the world. so, grab yerself a big big big ole bottle of tartar sauce and go get yerself a whale!"
~patricia loya, creative genius and wise soul, albequirky, nm
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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME:
Anyone want to share yours? :)
* My medium reddish brown hair.
* I'm the lyric police. I can't carry a tune, but you better not screw up the words on my watch.
* I usually can find the funny.
* I can capture the voice of my ghostwriting clients.
* I trust my intuition.
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Several people have asked if I snail mail the JOY letter to those who do not have computer.
My budget of time/energy/money only allows the email way. PLEASE feel free to distribute by forwarding, or printing a hard copy to share with others.
We all are JOY spreaders.
THANKS!
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Thank you, Crazed JOY Woman Mary Smith, Fountain Hills, AZ |
| Birthday Love | |
HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
GRACE MARTIN KUFAHL
BARB MORRIS
AND to
ALL who are celebrating this week!
(Send in your birthday. Each month a name is drawn for a JOY prize delivered via snail mail.)
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| Lyrics to love | |
I just want to celebrate another day of living
"A friend knows my song and sings it to me when my memory fails." The credit is to the Pioneer Girls Leadership Handbook.
thank you, mike dedoncker, for sharing! |
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Kelly's newspaper column -
Kelly's blog for healthyrockford.com -
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New JOY reader Doug Besharah, Canada, took this pic on vacation in Mexico.
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| JOY Engagements | |
Keynotes/Presentations:
August 11 - NIAAA, Rockford
August 12 - Northern IL Consultative Council Regional Meeting/RVC, Anderson Gardens, Rockford
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From JOY reader/spreader/funny writer/pastor's wife/cool lady Lois Swagerty in California when I wrote that I need to be able to tell a joke:
(Lois got this from her 80-year old neighbor)
a man was standing in line in the bank when a masked robber came in, walked up to the counter and demanded money.
suddenly, his mask slipped. he put it back up, then turned to the guy on his right and said, did you see my face? yes. bang, he shot him.
he turned to the man on his left and said, did you see my face? yes. bang, he shot him.
he turned to the man behind him and said, did you see my face?
no, but my wife did!
punchline to remember: no, but my wife did!
(Lois, when the comments come rolling in, we'll direct them to your neighbor ;)
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Make visible what, without you, might perhaps have never been seen.
-Robert Bresson
let your light shine! |
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WORD BLING
My fun word necklace made by SUSAN HASSE gets raves every time I wear it. Susan has now made more jewelry to offer JOY readers (and the world). Check it out!
Bracelets $8 each
magic monster boy
super super
you love poet prince
pretty naughty devil flirt
ever careful goddess
have what sweet god
she cool cute kitten
willful angel babe
future poet god
Necklaces $15 each
perfect kitten girl
pretty star goddess
her eclectic pop out spy
girl will love big spy movie
smart beautiful pure
true angel devil fire
Earrings $5/pair
like him (cute cool)
artist prophet (fire finicky)
perfect future (clever serious)
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UPCOMING JOY EVENTS |
Sometimes you gotta create what you want to be a part of.
--Geri Weitzman
JOY Dance Party!
FOR EVERYONE!!
(tentative Oct 1)
**JOY One-Day Retreat**
Get in touch with your soul, your essence
Find YOUR Joy OCTOBER 9
**Joy: A Luncheon**
December 2
A Celebration of Joy, Love, and Life
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Lago Maggiore, Italy May 4-12, 2011 | |
Meet Your Muse on Lago Maggiore
 Poetry, Prose and Joy:
A Week of Creative Expression in Northern Italy
"My favorite thing is to go where I've never been."
~ Diane Arbus
A land of enchantment!
JOY Reader Gloriann Dawson wrote this:
I need to tell you a story about Lago Maggiore.
Remember the actor Troy Donahue? Probably his most notable movie was Rome Adventure with Suzanne Pleshette. Some of it was filmed in Lago Maggiore.
Back in the 70's, Troy was a neighbor of mine when I lived in Atlanta. We became very good friends. He talked often of Lago Maggiore. He said that he felt that was as close to God as you could get without dying and going to heaven. That was his most favorite place on earth. He returned there several times.
Three or four years before he died, he was in Rockford and we spent some time together. Again he spoke of Laga Maggiore. He wished we could have gone there together so I could see it through his eyes. One of the last things he said to me was, "If I die, I hope God sends me back to Lago Maggiore. My spirit will be free there."
I would give my soul to go there on that trip with you next year. If only to walk where my dear friend's spirit is. That would be a joy uncontained for me.
THANK YOU Gloriann for that amazing story. Bless you my dear.
Brochure Sign up now!You will not regret it.
Register before December 31 and save $200.
I can snail mail full-color glossy brochure if you request.
"Some experiences simply do not translate. You have to go to know."
- kobi yamada
(My website is still not working (getting my imaginary IT guys on it) (they drink Diet Coke shirtless) so get the scoop on the trip at WordsinPlay.net)
It is not given us to live lives of undisrupted calm, boredom, and mediocrity. It is given us to be edge-dwellers.
-Jay Deacon
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HAPPINESS CLUB, LOVES PARK, IL
(first Thursday every month)
You can learn how to be happy!
NEXT MEETING:
Thursday, August 5
6:30 - 8:15 pm
North Suburban Library, 6340 N. Second St., Loves Park
THANKS go to Mary Kay Morrison who will be running the show for August meeting.
Check out Mary Kay at humorquest.com!
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nitid \NIT-id\, adjective:
Bright; lustrous.
I knitted a pair of nitid mittens.
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| Beauty's where you find it... | |
Dalia Lama busting a gut
("No, but my wife did!")
Dalai Lama and Desmund Tutu sharing a giggle.
THANK YOU, DON BAIRD, for the pics!
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Aloha! Next week's joy letter will be coming at you from Hawaii. A-LO-HA!
joyfully,
xxkelly
Fundraising for MDA!
THANK YOU! With the online donations and all the checks mailed in, I made bail! YOU are wonderful! Much appreciated by me, by MDA, and the kids and their families.
HUGS to you all. |
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Spread the word! Let's build an army of JOY Spreaders! | | parting shots...
"You can't cross a sea by merely staring into the water."
- Rabindranath Tagore
Nine-tenths of wisdom is appreciation. Go find somebody's
hand and squeeze it, while there's time.
--Dale Dauten
For one moment our lives met, our souls touched. ~Oscar Wilde |
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BOOKS FOR SALE:
When Life Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes
365 Days of Joy - How to be Happy Every Single Day
Kelly Epperson
kel_epperson@yahoo.com
PO Box 2324 Loves Park IL 61131
Member AATH - Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor
Member AHA - American Happiness Association
Founder - Happiness Club of Loves Park, IL
Member NSNC - National Society of Newspaper Columnists |
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Oscar Wilde 
