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Live the Joy
JOY ~ Journey of You March 25, 2011 |
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Past joy droppings feed the soul.
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JOY every week!
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How's the lucky experiment going for you?
If you remember from last week's joy letter, if you think lucky, you'll be lucky. I stated I was a lucky gal, and I am. My phone rang Friday telling me that I was the big winner in the Lucky Pot of Gold drawing at Iro Cosmetics (they made my joy lipstick, remember?), so that is just one example. I've got a million of 'em. How about you?
Reading the Friday ezine is great, but this "happy stuff" has to be put into practice the rest of the week too. Some of you peruse this little ditty throughout the week; some of you dip into the archives. Some of you read positive stuff, watch positive stuff, and train your brain to seek positive stuff.
Yep, it's all about training the brain. That's the key: Rewiring and redirecting our natural proclivity for negativity if we tend to dwell on the "crap." It does not have to stay that way. You can create new pathways in the brain that literally go to a sunnier place.
It's not hard. It just takes repetition. Daily happiness practice and habits.
The joy journal is a biggee. Look for the things every day that light you up. Being grateful is a huge booster to the internal circuitry. Have you cut out the gossip and complaining? Have you implemented the sleep you need, good food, and some kind of exercise? Simply walking outside is a great start.
Gravitate to the people who make you laugh. Limit your time with the people who drain you. Same with activities. Pay attention. Oh my gosh, say that again. Pay attention to your life. Don't let it run you over. You are the conductor of this train and maybe it's time to switch tracks.
Give the lucky experiment another week. The wise man who did the study had the participants give it a month. You game?
Words to Ponder:
I am the conductor of my life.
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| JOY DROPPINGS | |
What brings me JOY lately...
* V-8 Berry Splash juice
* Lucky Duck wine
* A lovely dinner at the fake Paris cafe
* Lovely dinners at home
* More people in my life to call family
* Brushing my teeth (if your toothbrush does not feel good, get a new one)
* Avon tanning lotion
* Balancing my checkbook
* Pretty clipboards
* Planning a Celebration of Love party (you're coming, aren't you?)
 beautiful handmade cards from joy readers
Thank YOU, Ila Adams~
Reminder: Send in your Joy Droppings for compilation book to come out end of year. I LOVE what you are sending in. PLEASE keep them coming. |
| 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'm a hugger.
* I have good teeth. Ask my dentist.
* I've got sunshine on a cloudy day.
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"Happiness is not in our circumstances, but in ourselves. It is not something we see, like a rainbow, or feel, like the heat of the fire. Happiness is something we are. "
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John B. Sheerin
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"Every Friday morning my phone beeps with your happy email full of joy! I so look forward to them!" ~Julie Gulbrandsen
(Owner, Spa Contouz, Loves Park, "the facial fairy" ;)
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 We're having a party. May 1. Need info? Holler!
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| AATH = Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor |
Do you believe in the power of humor?
Come to Orlando for this conference. ALL are welcome. You will be enlightened, in awe of what all is going in humor research, and in wonderful surroundings with wonderful people. |
| Birthday Love |
HAPPYHAPPYJOYJOY BIRTHDAY WISHES TO: MICHELLE STUBBE ALLEN PENTICOFF MIKE MADDEN DAVID MOSER RICHARD PULFER KATHY FOSTER GUSTAFSON HOLLY HUGHES - SWEET16 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.)
*********************************************** Have a joy-filled swirly kind of day! (Our celebration of love theme all started from these napkins found on clearance....)
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| Sage Advice |
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"Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. "
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Albert Einstein
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last week's newspaper column -
healthyrockford.com blog -
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| All a girl needs: A HBM (Hair Brush Microphone) | |
This little oddness/silliness I nabbed from Eppy's Facebook page.
Trololo Sing Along
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| WORD NERD | |
truckle \TRUHK-uhl\,
intransitive verb:
1. To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to act in a subservient manner.
noun:
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A small wheel or roller; a caster.
from the Greek trokhos, a wheel
dictionary.com
Truckle sounds like a made-up word so make up your own definition.
A big burly trucker's laugh
A knuckle sandwich filled with truffles
A trickle of oil coming from a pickup
A term to describe a ballpark estimate of a small truckload of something
A shiny belt buckle of the Grave Digger
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| 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.
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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.
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!
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JOY BOUTIQUE
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JOY Boutique
Order Books Online:
-When LIfe Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes
-365 Days of Joy
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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
Hotel Cannero
Details Click Here! Questions? Ask!
We had a cancellation and have room on this Italy trip for YOU! FOUR of you actually. :-D
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Get lucky.
Live joyfully, xx kelly
How to help Japan
parting shot... "There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a
hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud."
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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 Member - Cold Hands, Warm Hearts of America
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