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about this blog

everyday joys abound. it's a matter of perspective. for every trial there is a joy. for every loss there is a gain. finding the benefits to typical challenges brings to focus the beauty of daily life. it's as simple as keeping what i call a joy journal, jotting down the small gifts of being alive. the scent of a fresh breeze. the handshake of a friend. sounds and sights. aromas and textures. life is a grand blessing, but it's one that is carefully made of tiny and simple joys. just like a mural, it's pieced together stroke by stroke with the light and dark elements living together (one is never found without the other). This blog inspires us to open our eyes and hearts to these tiny but tangible building blocks that can create a world of celebration... and a life of possibilities.


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roads of life

secret pal
small pleasures
devotions
devotional for graduates
the good vibes
alder's journey
from the gunroom


darlinks

kaneshiro
leorick
boonai
war freak
erhan
carl
lainnir
kate
ruthie

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Friday, December 31, 2004

Give yourself a perk. Condition yourself for joy by doing little things that you love on a regular basis.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 10:06 AM


Thursday, December 30, 2004

Give love, and love to your life will flow,
A strength in your utmost need;
Have faith, and a score of hearts will show
Their faith in your work and deed.
- Madeline S. Bridges (aka Mary Ainge de Vere)


share the joys of life with me 10:07 AM


Wednesday, December 29, 2004

For love is heaven, and heaven is love.
- Sir Walter Scott


share the joys of life with me 8:37 AM


Tuesday, December 28, 2004

A thing of beauty is a joy forever; its loveliness increases; it will never pass into nothingness; but still will keep a bower quiet for us, and a sleep full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
- John Keats


share the joys of life with me 9:03 AM


Monday, December 27, 2004

Decide that joy is the blue you want your heart to be. Then start making the little and large choices that over time will paint your heart happy.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 10:21 AM


Sunday, December 26, 2004

What a piece of work is a man!
how noble in reason!
how infinite in faculty!
in form and moving how express and admirable!
in action how like an angel!
in apprehension how like a god!
the beauty of the world!
the paragon of animals!
-William Shakespeare


share the joys of life with me 9:36 AM


Friday, December 24, 2004

Why is beauty so important?
Because we derive energy and motivation from beautiful sights, beautiful sounds, beautiful words and ideas, and beautiful environments.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 9:06 AM


Thursday, December 23, 2004

A garden is a lovesome thing!
- Thomas Edward Brown


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Wednesday, December 22, 2004

The first beauty the world has to offer is in nature.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 11:46 AM


Tuesday, December 21, 2004

The supreme happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.
- Victor Hugo


share the joys of life with me 10:36 AM


Monday, December 20, 2004

Just as the body grows and flourishes on a healthy diet, our joy can grow and flourish when fed a steady diet of beauty.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 9:42 AM


Saturday, December 18, 2004

Our joys as winged dreams do fly.
- Anonymous


share the joys of life with me 10:21 AM


Friday, December 17, 2004

Consistent and durable joy is generated when we pursue a passion that is strong enough to carry us past pain, something so meaningful and absorbing that we can ignore unhappy circumstances.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 9:25 AM


Thursday, December 16, 2004

He that has light within his own clear breast may sit in the center and enjoy a bright day.
- John Milton


share the joys of life with me 9:04 AM


Wednesday, December 15, 2004

Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.
- Lope de Vega


share the joys of life with me 10:00 AM


Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Not many sounds in life, and I include all urban and all rural sounds, exceed in interest a knock at the door.
- Charles Lamb


share the joys of life with me 9:28 AM


Monday, December 13, 2004

Close your eyes, and picture a place you're yearning to be. A place that is beautiful and comforting, where everything is hopeful and alive.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 10:35 AM


Saturday, December 11, 2004

Keeping a glow book or joy journal is something I would highly recommend if you find yourself a little rusty at recognizing the joy gifts that come your way.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 10:06 AM


Thursday, December 09, 2004

Beauty enters your heart through all the senses, and the beauty grows stronger when more than one of the senses is involved.
- Thomas Kinkade


share the joys of life with me 12:46 PM




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