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Live Your Joy!
August 5, 2011
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(Past joy musings feed the soul.)
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JOY every week!
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Greetings!
| I have evolved into my dream job - I work from home writing and creating programs, and I get to go out and speak to groups. I also am working one-on-one with individuals. I get to hand pick my clients. I also get to choose my social interactions.
(One quick tangent - YOU TOO can evolve into your dream job/dream life. It's not just for the "lucky" few. Always remember, I started out as an IRS agent. The words joy and IRS are not exactly used together much. If I got here, so can you.) Now back to the other point I want to make.
The people we choose to be around matter. I can and will write another article on the people we work with and are born into (the folks we don't get to choose) some other time. Today let's talk about the people we choose to hang with.
Many times the people we do our free time with is also by default, but we don't realize it. We hang with the people in our neighborhood, the parents of our kids' sports teams, or friends we have known forever. If those folks are fun to be with, you have stuff in common, and you have great conversations, that is wonderful. I've made dear friends from such circumstances.
However, sometimes the social group is merely a habit. If Bob and Carol go to dinner every Friday with Ted and Alice, and it's nothing but a weekly gripe fest, it's not good for you. Pay attention to the people who energize you. Pay attention to the people who drain you.
Bob & Carol are active people who like to travel, exercise, and try new things. Ted & Alice like to complain their health, their kids, their jobs, the economy, the world, you name it. There is a difference between discussing what is going on in the world, and being a BMW (Bitcher/Moaner/Whiner).
Bob & Carol invited another couple to join them and Ted & Alice. The other couple liked to laugh, they were intelligent and optimistic. They didn't get sucked into the BMW vortex. Bob & Carol felt energized at the end of the evening. Ted & Alice went home and BMWed about the new couple.
Start paying attention to your social interactions. Are they habit or are they stimulating? Find the people that feel good to be around. Introduce new people into your life. It's not as hard or as scary as you think.
Volunteer for something you love. Go to events that you are interested in. Join clubs or spiritual groups. Take a class at the community college. Use "meetup" online. Chat with the folks at the dog park. Reconnect with old friends. If someone invites you to a party where you don't know anyone, go. Go to a conference on a topic you care about. There are ways to meet people who are likeminded and upbeat.
You will find people who are good for you. Pay attention to your social habits. It's okay to stay home this Friday too. Hanging with yourself can be good for you too. You are indeed very good company.
Words to Ponder:
You have the right to quit Toxic People. (They're contagious.) ~Dr. SunWolf
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 What brings me Joy lately.... |
- sugar-free popsicles
- winning Lisa Frost painted wine glasses at L.I.P.P. this week
- getting busy on business-y things
- jewelry surprises from Italy that Prince Charming bought and stashed
- pink roses
- sun roof open and windows down
- grilling myself a porkchop for lunch (nice to work from home)
- hanging with people who energize me
What brings YOU joy?? We're making a JOY BOOK! Send in your stories for a compilation book to come out end of the year. Anything goes. One liners, essays, and anything in between. Send in NOW! And yes, you can submit more than once! THANKS for spreading the joy.
You are sending in great stuff! Short shots, essays, poems. Loving it all. THANK YOU! Keep 'em coming!
Also - everyone who has sent in something, or will send in something, send in a short two or three line bio of yourself. Silly or serious, mention how you happened upon your own joy journey and whatever else you want to share. Muchas thankas!
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| Quote Junkie |
Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours. ~Swedish Proverb |
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JULY BDAY WINNER..............
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| Sage Advice |
Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go. ~Author Unknown
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| Raving Fan/Fellow Joy Spreader |
There are so many joy spreaders across the land - I just want to say thanks. Today, I am a raving fan of all of you.Thank you to the folks who leave Happiness Club and go buy a bubble wand; thanks to the folks who read about someone mentioned in the Joy Letter and they contact them to support, encourage, or buy their wares; thanks to the people who reach out and show love.A few weeks back Cindy my assistant (now back in Germany) was the guest writer for the Joy ezine. She was thankful for her upcoming trip to California. A JOY reader who I have never met in the flesh contacted us and offered Cindy a place to stay and to be her tour guide of San Francisco. That brings me joy! Thank you Teena Miller!For all the stories like this, thank you. One drop of kindness, one drop of love, one drop of understanding. Joy. This is the ocean we create.
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| Word Nerd |
sabbatical \suh-BAT-i-kuhl\,
noun:
1. Any extended period of leave from one's customary work, especially for rest, to acquire new skills or training, etc.
adjective:
1. Of or pertaining to or appropriate to the Sabbath.
2. Bringing a period of rest.
dictionary.com
Bob & Carol decided to take a sabbatical from Friday night dinners with Ted & Alice.
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First Thursday of each monthNorth Suburban Library, 6340 N. Second St., Loves Park6:30 - 8:00 pmAll are welcome. Free. Fun. Folly. Practical tips that can change your life!
One minute Video of H Club
Guest Speakers:
Sept 1 - Gloriann Dawson - Joy of Volunteering
Oct 6 - Jodell Gabriel - Aromatherapy and other Relaxation Techniques
Nov 3 - Tom Zuba - Happy on Your Own Terms
Dec 1 - Year End Sharing and Celebration
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Live joyfully,
Kelly
PARTING SHOT:
Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning and the rest of the day will take care of itself.
~Elbert Hubbard
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ABOUT KELLY:
Kelly Epperson, a former IRS agent, is now an agent of joy, living the life of her dreams and teaching others to do the same. Author of When Life Stinks, It's Time to Wash the Gym Clothes and 365 Days of Joy - How to be Happy Every Single Day, Kelly presents keynotes, programs, and workshops to a wide variety of corporate, private, and philanthropic groups, and works with individual clients. She writes a weekly newspaper column, a weekly "Live Your Joy" ezine, and blogs on www.kellyepperson.com , and is a mentor to women (and men) who want to step up and live life -full and deep and wide.
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