http://www.joyouslifeworks.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:41:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Music For sixty years I have been forgetful, every minute, but not for a second has this flowing toward me stopped or slowed. I deserve nothing.  Today I recognize that I am the guest the mystics talk about. I play this living music for my host. Everything today is for the host. - Rumi What if we lived ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/07/12/living-music/ "What if a woman were to allow herself to trust her own unhappiness and to make life changes - changes that would allow time and place for her to experience her life as it lives itself out slowly, moment by moment? to allow herself time and place to be present ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/06/26/trusting-our-own-experiences/ I think I should have my life all figured out by now. I am in my fifties, after all... older than my new doctor. Omigosh. How did THAT happen? And when? I never thought my life would be so much trial-and-error. I guess I thought it ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/06/05/life-as-an-exploration/ Do you want more passion in your life? More joy, more enthusiasm? What do you think is stopping the flow of these in your life? I'm going to hazard a guess. If your life lacks passion and juice, it's probably because you're playing it safe, living ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/05/23/103/ This morning I ran across a video clip that made me feel like I'd found some long-lost family. "People are thirsty for knowing themselves" and "we want to start a revolution in people being authentic" were two of the first comments out of Carrie's mouth. Omigosh! ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/05/19/joining-the-revolution/ People are like stained - glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Is your inner light shining brightly or barely shining? How do you keep your inner light ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/05/13/shining-brightly/ Thanks to Brian Kelly and his willingness to accept an invitation to do a little introspection - and then write about it - I was inspired to put out more invitations to sparkle. Feeling "the sparkle" is one of those great indicators that life is good and we're on ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/04/29/invitation-to-sparkle/ A while back I read an article about a woman who, in her blog, blasted a hotel she'd stayed at & wound up being contacted by the hotel and given a big apology and some comp stays or something of that nature.  During our trip in Ireland, we had one ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/04/18/my-rant-boo-hiss-to-staydublin/ Visiting Ireland. With my husband and my in-laws. What lessons I'm getting to learn! On my first day here, I finished Jerry & Esther Hicks' book, Ask and it is Given. I've been able to use the processes from the book several times each day. The ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/03/26/travel-and-appreciation/ Well-behaved women rarely make history. - Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote those (or very similar) words in an article, Vertuous Women Found: New England Ministerial Literature, 1668-1735 . American Quarterly, Vol. 28, ... http://www.joyouslifeworks.com/2008/03/10/well-behaved-women/