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I've lately begun a "joy journal", with things that might be really small but gave me a little "ooo!" in a tough time. My mind just has to take a break from situations. So I think this thread might become a favorite haunt!
At work I take a slip of paper or a card and whenever something joyful happens, no matter how small or maybe meaningless to anyone else, I write it down. I'm shocked when I read my card over and find I can clearly remember bullshit and aggravation but forget the joys I wrote down just hours before! Today, for instance, I filled up the hand sanitizer bottles on the registers. They are a kind of cobalt blue. Since it was 7:30 AM, the sun was just coming up through the windows and turned the sanitizer to little glistening drops of blue. It struck me as beautiful, so onto the card it went!
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Watching the Democratic Convention gave me joy - and hope - from beginning to end.
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Watching the sunrise through the rhododendron this morning….
the still naked trees against the sky as it wakes up… my rescue dog, Henry, trotting ahead of me in a hurry to get breakfast… he wasn’t able to run when I first got him <3
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My Joy..
There are moments that when you hear a song that brings you to a memory. My Mom was a cheerleader coordinator for a cheer group that I belonged to, the local Pop Warner football league. Both my brothers played and I was a cheerleader for one of the teams. It was something I got to share with my Mom and I met a friend who became a life long bestie! There was a homecoming game that brought all the cheer groups together to perform at half time. My Mom selected this song for us. I do remember " when the moon is in the seventh house" our arms waved a circle going across the sky. It's something I remember to do when ever I hear this some. What a great joyful memory.
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My daughter and her family were here for dinner tonight. My baby girl, who is six, declared me the best gramma in the world. Made my heart sing.
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Such a surprisingly Joy was found today.
I was going thru my Mom's cedar chest. Beach towels (we had a pool) hand knitted stockings and various older crafts she had made. On the bottom I find folded tissue paper with tulle inside. I unfold it, it looks like a veil. I compared it to her wedding picture. I had no idea she had that still. It's older than me! It makes sense to me now, when she made mine! I sure need a Mom conversation about now! What joy to my heart today!!
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Kinda of bittersweet and sad but I'm still thinking about it today.
There is a clothes swap at church today, so I sent over what was left of Mom's clothes. As I was packing, I was tearing up remembering what she loved to wear. I also went thru her two big boxes of costume jewelry. I picked out what I wanted to keep and hope I see some ladies at church wearing some one day. But....I also found a pair of these big gaudy pink sunglasses. Someone gave them to me and I threw them out. She took them! Lol lol Making me smile and have joy in my heart💝
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Before i moved to Florida, I lived in cold country (Michigan and Ohio) except for two short sojourns in California, where I fell in love with Palm Trees. From that point on I dreamt of, longed for, strongly desired , a palm tree lined driveway. I tried a couple time to plant palm trees here, but for one reason or another they didn't take.
I decided to go a little bigger. I bought 6 queen palms which were about 5 feet tall, and planted them all right away, along the west side of my driveway. I had the idea they would grow better in pairs so I planted three pairs. Four lasted for years and grew so much quicker than I thought they would They are about 30 feet tall now. Three are left. I have the almost daily joy of watching the sun go down behind them. People say Montana has the most beautiful sundowns in the Country, But I can't imagine anything more beautiful that these Florida sundowns which literally light up the whole sky. Joy. Joy. Joy! Smooches, Keri |
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Rowing team tonight. I rowed in a 4 person boat tonight for the first time. It's much more tippy than the 8 I usually row in. We held it down and did well. Next week is the last week of rowing with this team for 2024. I sure am going to miss it until we hit the water as soon as we can in the spring.
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Huge JOY today.
I had lunch with my Lunch buddy. I brought a fresh dragon fruit so we could try it. Well we both that it was better in a Starbucks pink drink! Lol Best part, the volunteer coordinator told me she was going to nominate me as volunteer of the year! I wanted to cry, it made my heart so happy. I truly believe my calling is making little people smile and feel important. ![]() All I wanted to do was tell my Mom. I can hear her say, but of course you are a great volunteer. You have such a positive attitude. I miss her. .... especially today.
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Yesterday I climbed Mt. Moxham. My first time on that one. Wow was it spectacular. The weather was perfect. 70 degrees and breezy. There were 4 summit points. When I saw the very top one from the second to last I got a little nervous but the path to it was strong and steady and lead from the inside of the mountain to the outside. The views were worth every step x 10 and I got to pet some really sweet big dogs on the way up and down.
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I'm going out to dinner with my son and granddaughter tonight I haven't seen her in a couple months, so the anticipation is joyous indeed.
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Watching a video of my nephew scoring his first touchdown. I was unable to go today. He also made a good tackle. As good as it could be in flag football. He's just a little guy, no pads or helmet yet
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Petting every dog I saw on my hike. Bonus Pit bulls. My favorite.
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My joy...
This joy is going to fill my heart for days, even weeks. My Mom had been knitting a sweater for the last year. She would pick it up and do a few rows. She spent a lot of time reading, watching Netflix and playing solitaire on line. She kept her mind busy that's for sure. So this sweater never got finished. I never picked up the knitting skills. So ... My niece is expecting and I'm unraveling all those stitches. I'm going to repurpose this into a baby blanket. I will feel all the love in those knitted stitches thru my fingers as I crochet a new baby blanket. Oh the joy in my heart!🩵🩵🩵 (It's a boy!)
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1. Watched a "Captain America" movie with a friend after work, just flopped in my living room. We didn't have to say anything or talk about my day. It was so pleasant, even if the movie was kind of silly.
2. Re-found an old favorite song after many years: David Cicero w/Sylvia, "Live for Today" Gospel rendition from "The Crying Game". I've forgotten how to make a link. 3. The "oof" feeling of cold Ponds cream first thing in the morning and last thing at night. I love how it wakes up all the pores, or leaves me tingling when I go to bed.
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Joy this morning...
I was looking out the sliding glass doors just as the daylight came. I saw the brightest red bird sitting on a broken tree limb. That was my Mom sending her love.
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Forgot another joy... being able to get out of the house by myself and moving about with less pain.
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Doing a great job on a task I completed for a friend. Also made friend some blueberry muffins.
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