Live the Joy
JOY ~ Journey of You October 1, 2010 |
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Past joy droppings feed the soul.
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October 1! Dance Party!
"Dance first. Think later. It's the natural order."
- Samuel Beckett
FAQ have been regarding attire:
Can I wear jeans? Yes.
Can I dress like a hooker? Yes.
Can I wear a cute party dress? Yes.
(And those were the questions from the guys. ;)
Music - 60s, 70s, 80s, swing, Elvis....
Bonus points for anyone showing up in the PeeWee suit and platform shoes.
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| Picks this week | |
Magazines - ODE (for Intelligent Optimists)
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| JOY DROPPINGS | |
What brings me JOY lately....
* Being whisked off to London! (London, Ontario)
(This week's JOY letter was drafted before leaving for London. Next week I'll include pics AND pics of my boys' groovy homecoming duds!!) |
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WHAT I LIKE ABOUT ME:
In your joy journal, jot down your daily joy droppings.
Also, scribble a few things you like about YOU. Happiness starts on the inside and radiates out.
What I like about me...
* I attract great people into my life.
* I like dangly sparkly things.
* I can put my finger inside my cheek and make that POP noise.
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| Beauty's where you find it | |
GIANT CUPCAKES - a baker with a Brit accent is always more entertaining
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| Birthday Love | |
HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
DAVE NUGENT
JASON PAINTER KAREN PHILLIPS
KATY CAMPBELL
COCO EPPERSON
DENA YOKLEY
CHRISTOPHER PHILLIPS
CAROL KUZCEK
MARY "CRAZED WOMAN/ANGEL" SMITH
KELLY LEWIS
JOHN BOWMAN
ANESSA RUSCITTI
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.)
SEPTEMBER JOY PRIZE WINNER...
ME! (What? That's a problem?)
Drawing another name....
DOTTIE COOPER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
NO JOKE - September 29 (my day) was declared National Happy Hour and Budweiser gave out free beer samples all across the country. IF it had been in honor of my birthday, it wouldn't be Bud, it'd be Guinness. But I hope somebody somewhere enjoyed a free beer. |
| Lyrics to love | |
It was songs of love that I would sing to then
and I'd memorize each word
The Carpenters
songwriters: Richard Carpenter, John Bettis
All my best memories come back clearly to me
Some can even make me cry |
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Kelly's newspaper column -
Kelly's blog for healthyrockford.com -
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| You Tube junkie | |
I'm gonna give all my secrets away ....
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Toby Keith |
| WORD NERD |
Brobdingnagian \brob-ding-NAG-ee-uhn\, adjective:
Of extraordinary size; gigantic; enormous.
[Brobdingnagian is from Brobdingnag, a country of giants in Swift's Gulliver's Travels.]
dictionary.com
Bring on the brobdingnagian cupcakes! |
| JOY Calendar |
Oct 1 - Dance Party Rockford IL (Public Invited)
Oct 5 - Speaker U, National Speakers Association, Naperville
Oct 7 - Happiness Club Loves Park (Public Invited)
Oct 9 - Joy Retreat Anderson Japanese Gardens (Public Invited)
Oct 16 - Alpha Delta Kappa Luncheon - Keynote
Oct 21 - Loves Park Machesney Park Chambers Annual Banquet - Keynote
Oct 27 - Northern Illinois Pain Resource Nurse Consortium Celebration
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| all a girl needs.... | |
a man in skinny pants shaking his booty, circa 1969
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| all a girl needs.... | |
Joseph Gordon-Levitt
500 Days of Summer
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| cuz when I'm bad, I'm so so bad... | |
yep, Christmas trees are up in some stores Elf |
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Lago Maggiore, Italy May 4-12, 2011 | |
Want a brochure in your hand? I can mail to you. Let me know.
Gift yourself or someone you love:
Register before December 31 and save $200.
That's amore!
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HAPPINESS CLUB, LOVES PARK, IL
(first Thursday every month)
We laugh, we learn, we eat cookies. It's a good night.
NEXT MEETING:
6:30 - 8:00 pm
North Suburban Library, 6340 N. Second St., Loves Park
If you are at all curious, come check it out. Happy people and not-so-happy people, it's for all of us.
Give Laughter a try too!
Laughter Club, Roni Golan, In Balance Hypnotherapy office, Saturdays, 10 am, 2222 E. State. St. Rockford, 815-979-1944. |
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"When you love life and just want to dance, you bloody get up and do it."
Tess Iandola |
Q: What is Thrill the World?
A: Simultaneous dance of The Thriller, all across the world. Thousands of people. Many time zones. One dance. Setting a world record and raising some bucks for charity. (American Cancer Society is recipient of $ raised in Rockford.)
Dance studios across the nation give FREE LESSONS to help us learn the moves.
Saturdays 1:00 Evolve Dance Studio Rockford IL
Sundays 1:00 Rockford Dance Company
MORE INFO:
THE REAL THRILL EVENT
October 23, 6 pm, Rockford College.
Spectators Welcome!
Zombie costume parade and other stuff going on before the 6 pm dance.
Find a place in your area by going to the Thrill the World.com website
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UPCOMING JOY EVENTS | Register for any/all events at www.journeyofyou.com or PO Box 2324, Loves Park IL 61131.
JOY Dance Party
Friday, October 1
IBEW Local 364 Banquet Hall
ALL are invited! Dancers and nondancers. 6820 Mill Road, Rockford
DJ, Cash Bar, Door Prizes
$10
Proceeds to Rosie's Birthday Club!
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Saturday, October 9
Anderson Japanese Gardens
318 Spring Creek Rd, Rockford
9 am - 4pm
$123
The Essence of JOY is finding YOUR inner essence
In an email reply this week, I wrote:
The retreat is like an expedition into the soul. We will mine our lives for joy, your private joy and universal joy. I have invested a lot of time, energy, and dollars into my journey and I am now compelled to help others break out of their rut. (I have an acronym for RUT - I have lots of acronyms that I'll teach).
The day will be a chance to focus on you, your heart, your soul. I have simple guided "exercises" we will do, I have practical application tools, I have "what makes me me" stuff. I have lots of stuff to share. It is not just me presenting - there will be some of that - it will also be time to let go of the outer world and listen to the inner. The more we can make our inner world be our outer world, the more joyful life is.
Getting a chance to find that inner you is what the retreat day is about. One day, just for you. It will be a small group, and of course you'll have time in the gardens since Anderson Gardens is such a healing place. The people who will come are pulled to be there. I want to create a sacred space for us that day, and teach you to create a sacred space for yourself anywhere.
One of the JOY gifts you'll receive that day.
Joy is within you.
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**Joy: A Luncheon**
Thursday, December 2
11:30 am
A Celebration of Joy, Love, and Life
$45
Gift yourself and a friend!
I'm already so excited for this special day.
Festive, elegant, and joyful.
We'll experience joy in all senses: sight, sound, scent, taste, touch, and spirit.
Program: Love, Light, and Laughter (for every day, not just the holidays.)
Beautiful food, tour of the mansion, joy program, and love gifts.
A feast for your body, mind, and soul.
(We sold out last year. Space is limited.)
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I was linky today. Plenty of clicking for you - except if you're at work, then forward to yourself at home. Or if you are at work, inform your boss that a joy break actually boosts productivity. I could fill the joy letter with stats and research to verify my claim, but I'd rather give you Tom Jones.
Several of you tell me that you revisit the JOY letter all throughout the week. That boosts my productivity. Thank you!
:-D
Back at ya next week!
joyfully,
xx kelly
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parting shot...
DANCE TONIGHT
at Dance Party or wherever you may be
I cannot dance these moves (except the Time Warp)(and the Jamie Lee Curtis ;-)
Don't remember the Time Warp?
It's just a jump to the left and then a step to the right
With your hands on your hips, you bring your knees in tight...
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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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