Thursday, July 1, 2010

Clean Sweep

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I find joy in getting rid of stuff! I advertised a bunch of stuff on Kijiji today, all of it for free and most of it is already gone and all...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Birdbath

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I don't generally find joy in things, however, I do find a lot of pleasure in the thrill of the hunt and the bagging of the bargain. I...
Monday, June 21, 2010

First Iris of the Year

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Today my irises bloomed. They are a delicate lavender shade. Once upon a time I actually collected irises. I had irises from many different ...
Sunday, June 20, 2010

Flower Pots

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I sat out on my deck today, the sun was shining, my flowers are beginning to bloom and I saw several delicate white butterflies flitting abo...
Saturday, June 19, 2010

Hand Made Love

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When it rains I'm cleaning out my home office.  As I cleaned out a box from the bottom of the closet I found a stash of hand made mother...
Thursday, June 17, 2010

Horses

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Today as I drove across the Bow river, I saw a field full of sorrel horses. Every year about a month before Stampede, the Shriners bring int...
Tuesday, June 8, 2010

mommy and daddy

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I am enjoying having my parents visiting me. I am so grateful that they are here. My dad always fixes things around the house and helps me ...
Monday, June 7, 2010

Receive Service - Receive Joy

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Today my daughter phoned me up and offered to come help me plant my sweet peas. I didn't know I needed help until we started stapling up...
Sunday, June 6, 2010

Hard Work for Lots of Joy

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I spent the past two days preparing and planting flowers in my flower pots on my back deck. Today I sat out in the sun and read, surrounded ...
Friday, June 4, 2010

Joy in Service

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Over the years I've found that there is joy in giving service to others. So when Tim McPherson called me this evening to ask me if I wou...
Thursday, June 3, 2010

Joy Seeker

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Yesterday's little experiment of actually asking myself what I could do to increase my joy was a bit of an eye opener. I have been opera...
Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Just Sittin

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This morning I asked myself "What is one thing I can do today to bring some joy into my life?" I found it a rather difficult quest...
Tuesday, June 1, 2010

Story Telling

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We live our lives by telling ourselves stories about what is happening. It's our way of explaining events to ourselves, to gain understa...
Monday, May 31, 2010

Da Big Apple

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I don't take enough vacations! I came back late last night  feeling so much joy and happiness from spending a lovely holiday with good p...
Thursday, May 20, 2010

The Grand Adventure Begins

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I'm off on a grand adventure to see Washington DC and New York City. I've never been before. My bags are packed and I'm ready to...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Poetry in Reality

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I am reading a book called "The Joy of Appreciative Living" by Jacqueline Kelm. I am only two chapters in but I am fascinated by h...
Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Tea and Toast

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I dropped by a friend's home unannounced this evening. I was in the neighbourhood and took a chance that she might be home. She was and ...
Monday, May 17, 2010

Make Me Happy

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It's interesting to figure out that you cannot make anyone else feel happy. Each person chooses their own interpretation of your actions...
Sunday, May 16, 2010

The Mayflower Blooms

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The Mayflower bloomed today. I was sitting on the deck at lunch time reading and finally the beautiful perfume registered in my brain. It...
Saturday, May 15, 2010

Thoreau

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I found an interesting quote today: I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestionable ability of man to elevate his life by a con...
Friday, May 14, 2010

Springtime

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Today I drove to Golden, BC. It's a small mountain town about a 2 1/2 hour drive away on the western side of the Rocky Mountains. Of co...
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Thursday, May 13, 2010

Butterfly

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I was eating breakfast, the sun shining brilliantly, when suddenly an orange butterfly flitted past my window. It wove an erratic path acros...
Wednesday, May 12, 2010

A Mother's Voice

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Last night my daughter had to write a difficult 3-hour exam for her certification. As she left the exam she phoned me to chat. We talked for...
Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Coincidence?

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Today I found out that my brother and his wife will be in Washington, DC on the same day that I'm there. Considering that neither of us ...
Monday, May 10, 2010

Green Exercising

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Well! Today I heard on the evening news about a revolutionary new way to feel good about yourself and experience more joy. It's called.....