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Day 10 - Animals/Pets

If you surrender completely to the moments as they pass, you live more richly those moments. - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Today our joy focus is animals and pets. This spring our neighborhood has been full of animals. Squirrels, ducks, geese, bunnies, deer, ground hogs, turtles…. I love to see all of the animals out enjoying the […]

Day 9 - Learning and Discoveries

Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought. - Albert Sznt-Gyorgyi
Today’s joy focus is: Learning and Discovery
I love learning new things - especially on my own timetable! I love when new ideas pop into my mind, or when I can see something in a completely new way!
I love to […]

Day 8 - Computers

Genius is childhood recaptured – Baudelaire

Today’s joy focus is: Computers!
If you are reading this, then I expect that you have some appreciation for computers also! Let the joy blitz begin!!
I love computers - they came into my life “just in time.” I had just struggled thru a typewriting class on an old typewriter when my […]

Day 7 - Me (and YOU)

It’s time to start living the life you’ve imagined! - Henry James
Today my joy focus is ME (and your joy focus is YOU)! When I love and respect myself the rest of the world reflects that love back to me!
So: What is it about YOU that makes you feel good, and brings you joy?
I love that […]

Day 6 - Connections/Friends

Laughter is the closest distance between two people. - Victor Borge
Today’s joy focus is for Friends and connections with others.
I love making connections with other people - even if it is just a smile and a hello - but how much more precious when those connections become friendships?
This past weekend was a joy for me […]

Day 5 - Smiles and Laughter

Every thought is a seed. If you plant crab apples, don’t count on harvesting Golden Delicious. - Bill Meyer
Today’s joy focus is: Smiles and Laughter - What is it that makes you smile or laugh out loud?
Last year I discovered that smiling every day for a minute or two (or more!) can be a wonderful […]

Day 4 - Photographs

Sometimes your joy is the source of your smile, but sometimes your smile can be the source of your joy. - Tich Nahct Hahn
Today’s joy focus is Photographs. I love photographs because they can so easily bring us right back to the feeling place of good times and happy memories. Other times they can serve […]

Day 3 - Home

If I could live forever, and all my dreams come true,
then here in my blue heaven I’d spend my life with you.
- D. Morgan art print
Today’s joy focus is: Home - No matter what kind of space you consider “home,” let’s take some time to appreciate it fully today.
The above quote is from an […]

Day 2 Physical Entertainment

Once you get people laughing, they’re listening
and you can tell them almost anything
– Herbert Gardner
Today’s Joy focus is Physical Entertainment. You might think of that as theater, dance, concerts, comedians… you can even include movies or TV in that list!
This weekend both of my daughters are participating in their school musicals. My older daughter is […]

May I find joy! 1

Today is Global Love Day!
http://www.thelovefoundation.com/
May 1 - The beginning of May I Find Joy
This morning I decided that today’s focus will be on Feeling the Joy of the Season.
In Minnesota we are experiencing Spring and it feels so good after a long cold winter!
I love seeing the grass turn green, and all of the trees  […]

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