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JOY ~ Journey of You March 18, 2011

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Past joy droppings feed the soul.

JOY every week!

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ITALY MAY 2011

People sometimes ask me, "So this stuff ("stuff" meaning science of happiness/law of attraction) really works?"

My reply: Yep. Try it for yourself.

If we are what we eat, we get what we think.

We have to choose and we have to practice, but wow, the results. We make our own luck. I know it to be true in my own life, and in the feedback I get from readers/attendees to my programs. But many need "scientific proof."

Richard Wiseman (great name) did a ten-year study of 400 people age 18 to 84, male and female, from all walks of life. In a nutshell, those who considered themselves lucky were indeed lucky. He states: "Lucky people get that way via some basic principles -- seizing chance opportunities; creating self-fulfilling prophecies through positive expectations; and adopting a resilient attitude. Unlucky people miss chance opportunities because they're too busy looking for something else."

The wise man created a set of experiments "examining whether thought and behavior can enhance good fortune."

He outlined the main principles of luck, and described techniques designed to help participants react like lucky people: "how to be more open to opportunities around them, how to break routines, and how to deal with bad luck by imagining things being worse. They were asked to carry out specific exercises for a month and then report back.

"The results were dramatic: 80 percent were happier and more satisfied with their lives -- and luckier. One unlucky subject said that after adjusting her attitude -- expecting good fortune, not dwelling on the negative -- her bad luck had vanished."

Read the article here.

Do you believe that adjusting your attitude can change your luck? Try it and see.

Words to Ponder:

I'm the luckiest gal/guy in the world!

JOY DROPPINGS

What brings me JOY lately...

* Kurt on Glee; Travis on Cougar Town (been catching up on old DVR'd episodes)

* Rockford Christian taking 3rd in state basketball

* When Andrew Epperson is announced, the fans chant "Eppy" --- an uninitiated attendee thought they were saying "Happy" :) That works too.

* Having TWO dryers

* Having a guy who knows how to hook up appliances

* Having a guy who cooks, buys me roses, and can fix the toilet

* Gum

* Music, Music, Music

* Hair stylists who fix self-help scissorists like me

* A massage table gifted to us

* Highlighters

* Books, books, books

* Running water, electricity, food, being able to go outside and breathe, knowing where my loved ones are... grateful for everything in my life.

My heart goes out to Japan. My column that runs now in papers talks about doing one small thing. Text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.

Reminder:

Send in your Joy Droppings for compilation book to come out end of year.

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 enjoy learning new stuff. Usually.

* My home is welcoming to all who enter.

* My heart is becoming more welcoming to all.

Testimonial

"Love the joy letters - inspiring and right on! Thanks for setting the standard for joy high enough to make me reach up, and low enough to accept the teensiest moment of joy!"
Linda K, Cherry Valley

AATH = Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor

It's just 3 weeks away!
YAY!

Birthday Love

HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO:

PHYLLIS LEE

PAT NOEL

ALEXANDRIA MUNGER

DIANE TEWELL

TERI LUNDBERG

BLAKE EPPERSON

BETTIE EPPERSON

KATHY BATZKALL

HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY TO ANYONE ELSE WITH A BDAY THIS WEEK/MONTH, THIS YEAR, LAST YEAR!

**IF I MISSED YOU, SEND TO ME 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.)

Sage Advice

"A man's life is what his thoughts make of it." ~Marcus Aurelius

Click and read

last week's newspaper column -

Happiness Club marks one year

healthyrockford.com blog -

Empathy - learned or lived?

All a girl needs: A HBM (Hair Brush Microphone)

I love Chrissy Hynde and the Pretenders; I love this song; I love YouTube

My Baby

If I could show you some happiness then I would feel like a real princess

That to me would be success

WORD NERD

prolix \pro-LIKS; PRO-liks\, adjective:

Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; wordy.

Tending to speak or write at excessive length.

dictionary.com

Some weeks the joy letter could be considered prolix. Not today.

JOY = Writer/Author Events

Best selling author Joan Anderson, A Year By The Sea, is the guest at this year's Womanspace Luncheon, April 16.

The big value (but cheap ticket) raffle prizes are AMAZING! Like a trip to Sedona. Want to buy a ticket? Ask me.

If you want to donate a mystery prize ($20 value), please contact me.

Get your tickets now!

The new local writers' group, In Print, an affiliate of Chicago Writers Association, had a very successful kickoff party. If you like to write, check them out online at www.inprintwriters.com and in the flesh, the second Saturday of every month, 1 pm, Cherry Valley Library.

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.

HAPPINESS CLUB, LOVES PARK, IL

6:30 - 8:00 pm

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

April 7 = Roni Golan LAUGHTER CLUB

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A short video clip of me and H Clubber Marie chatting up the H Club!

JOY BOUTIQUE

JOY Boutique