Live the Joy
JOY ~ Journey of You February 11, 2011 |
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"Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."
Guillaume Apollinaire (1880-1918);
poet, playwright, art critic
We don't want to always be in pursuit. We want to live happy.
Life is not always a bowl of cherries, but that does not diminish my internal calm. Being better able to ride the waves of life is what happiness means to me. Maybe I will get tossed about sometimes, but I will not be pulled under. My sense of happiness is sort of like the life ring that keeps me afloat, bobbing around, until the waters calm again.
The more you put into practice your happiness habits, the more confident you feel, in yourself and in your ability to ride out whatever happens in life.
Will there be sad times? Of course. A happy person feels pain and loss. A happy person knows to not squash the feelings.
The word happy is perhaps overused. The quest for happiness is constant magazine fodder.
For me, happiness is Awareness of all the good in my life. Being grateful for all that goodness. Consciously choosing to see the good instead of the bad. That is the ABC of my happiness.
Instead of "trying to be happy" or "pursuing" it, just stop for a minute and feel it. Focus on what brings you peace. Waking up in the morning and not feeling dread to face that day; that is happy. Being thankful for the coffee and breakfast, the spouse, the car, the home, the pet, the job, the kids, the friends, the sports, the clubs, the movies, the books, the music, the whatever..... that is happy.
It's there. Practice your ABCs and it will become obvious.
Words to Ponder:
Just be. |
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| JOY DROPPINGS | |
What brings me JOY lately...
- leading joy workshops
- reading your joy droppings
- sunless tanning lotion
- packing for Florida>> when you read this, I will be in Orlando, sunny and 70. (the weather, not me)
Send me YOUR Joy Droppings to be published in a little book later this year.
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| What I like about ME | |
In your JOY Journal, record daily joy droppings, quotes that speak to you, books you want to read, movies you want see, songs that grab you, things you want to do, AND "Things I Like About Me." The greater your self-confidence and like of self, the greater your level of happiness. What I like about me...
* I am a good listener.
* I like pretty jewelry.
* I can bring home the bacon, and fry it up in a pan. I can recite most commercials from the 70s and 80s. (After that, forget it.)
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| Testimonial | |
"EXCEPTIONAL e-zine edition today! It's always a JOY to read on Fridays but today's content hit a vital chord inside me. Thanks so much for choosing to go out on the limb and take the risks you do, Kelly. You are an inspiration and a living example for myself and others to think and to get out of the box. The growth possibilities are endless."
~Mary S, Arizona
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| AATH = Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor |
I'll be in Orlando AGAIN in April!
YOU can be too! Come to the conference and see all the fascinating "stuff" of humor.
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| Birthday Love |
HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:
ABE LINCOLN
JAYNE SANTOS LYNDA FULLER PETERS MITCH LECLEIR DAR HINRICHS TERRY PHILLIPS SUSAN DAFFRON STARR PITTAWAY DIRK SEYMOUR JILL KAPALA JOY SPREADER JILL HAS TAKEN IT UPON HERSELF TO SEND SOMEONE A BDAY CARD EVERY DAY THIS YEAR - ALL 365 DAYS! MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE SHE WAS BORN ON VALENTINES' DAY THAT SHE IS SO SWEET?! HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY TO ANYONE ELSE WITH A BDAY THIS WEEK/MONTH, THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR! **IF I MISSED YOUR BDAY, SEND IT IN AGAIN. I'M SYSTEM UPGRADING AND DON'T WANT TO MISS YOU!**
(Send in your birthday. Each month a name is drawn for a JOY prize delivered via snail mail.) DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT JANUARY JOY BIRTHDAY SURPRISE WINNER IS .... DEBORAH LUCAS
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| Sage Advice | |
"In moments of discouragement, defeat, or even despair, there are always certain things to cling to. Little things usually: remembered laughter, the face of a sleeping child, a tree in the wind - in fact, any reminder of something deeply felt or dearly loved. No man is so poor as not to have many of these small candles. When they are lighted, darkness goes away-and a touch of wonder remains."
These Small Candles - tombstone inscription in Britain
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| Thanks Melissa Lewis for snapping this pic of her back deck.... | |
and her visiting friend!
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| Thanks to Dr. Beth Christensen for sending in this.... | |
APHORISM :
A SHORT, SENTENTIOUS SENTENCE THAT EXPRESSES A WISE OR CLEVER OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH .
1. The nicest thing about the future is . . . that it always starts tomorrow.
2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.
3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.
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Kelly's newspaper column -
Kelly's blog for healthyrockford.com
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| All a girl needs: A HBM (Hair Brush Microphone) | |
Your HBM song for this week:
Close to You -- Carpenters
irresistible on so many levels
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| WORD NERD | |
autoschediastical \aw-toh-SKEE-dee-az-tik-uhl\, adjective:
Something improvised or extemporized.
DICTIONARY.COM
Seven syllable words bring me joy. (Yep, that nerdy.)
This joy letter is autoschediastical each week.
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| JOY = CHOCOLATE! | |
Eat chocolate to your heart's content and do it for a good cause:
Support the mission and programs of The Arc - serving people with disabilities through support and advocacy.
February 17 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Clock Tower Resort, Rockford, IL
Chocolate and Charity
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| HAPPINESS CLUB | |
First Thursday of every month
All are welcome. If you have been wondering about H Club, come check it out.
Free. Fun. Food for thought.
Thursday, March 3 Guest Speaker:David Schroeder, "DR. FEELGOOD" presents Humor & Health HAPPINESS CLUB, LOVES PARK, IL 6:30 - 8:00 pm North Suburban Library, 6340 N. Second St., Loves Park
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A short video clip of me and H Clubber Marie chatting up the H Club! |
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Quote Junkie
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"Ever tried.
Ever failed.
No matter.
Try again.
Fail again.
Fail better."
-SAMUEL BECKETT, Irish playwright
(Thank you, Tammie Sonneson for sending in this one.)
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JOY BOUTIQUE
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JOY Boutique
Highlighter pens are sold out.JUST IN - New JOY fake tattoos!!!!!!Always A Good Thing: BOOKSOrder Online:When LIfe Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes365 Days of Joy |
The joy of ...
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ITALY!
May 4-11, 2011
Lago Maggiore
Find Your Muse, A week of creative expression in Northern Italy
This trip is for writers, lovers, dreamers, adventurers, travelers, folks who have never been anywhere, the curious, the timid, the .... ANYONE. If the little voice inside of you is whispering (or screaming) telling you to go, then please join us.
We are celebrating birthdays while there and a honeymoon of sorts too. We are celebrating life.
Hotel Cannero
Details Click Here! Questions? Ask!
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Be my valentine.
Thank you for the love.
Back at ya.
xx kelly
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parting shot...
reminder>>>
RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS WEEK
FEB 14 - 20
DO A KINDNESS EVERY DAY!
FOR OTHERS AND YOURSELF
do you remember this...
STEWART SMALLEY
(Thanks Chris Cacciatore!)
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Member AATH - Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor Member AHA - American Happiness Association Member NNC - National Society of Newspaper Columnists Founder - Happiness Club of Loves Park, IL Founder - Hairy White Legs Club, Orlando FL
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