{"id":7782,"date":"2023-01-15T14:48:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-15T14:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7782"},"modified":"2026-01-15T19:57:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T19:57:48","slug":"joy-how-do-i-find-thee-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeiswhathappens.ca\/?p=7782","title":{"rendered":"Joy, how do I find thee…."},"content":{"rendered":"

…..let me count the ways – my apologies to Elizabeth Barrett Browning.<\/p>\n

Well,<\/p>\n

1. We had several days of brilliant sun this week – always a joy even in snow and bitter cold.<\/p>\n

2. I resolved an issue with the person who is taking over the knitting retreat that eight of us have organized  for seven years, pre-covid. We were always “inclusive;” the new organizer was being “exclusive.” Got that changed.<\/p>\n

3. I decided where to hang a knitted collage I had made many years ago. Just need the right frame from Ikea, for another problem to be solved.<\/p>\n

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4. I have added five or six pieces a day to the jig saw puzzle my daughter gave me for Christmas – 6 fleeting moments of Joy each day.<\/p>\n

5. I put on new socks that were a gift from a friend. They don’t match but are related. Mine have a wine theme and my son’s are bright yellow with a camera theme. I do enjoy creative minds and their amazing products.<\/p>\n

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6. I completed two new squares in my daughter’s quilt and decided on several more. I also completed another magical creature to embellish the small squares that join the larger squares (quilting is complicated). It’s the owl from Harry Potter.<\/p>\n

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7. I listened to one Sarah Brightman CD twice, while I worked on a quilt square. In fact, I listened to CDs all week while I did my needlework in the evening. I haven’t watched TV since September.<\/p>\n

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8. I read an article in the paper on “Rewilding” – getting back to nature and your natural self. I do most of that, most of the time. However, I will take some time to “examine” my life. As Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living.” I may surprise myself.<\/p>\n

The pictures? – moments of Joy. Actually the last picture is the Catherine Wheel. My daughter was named after St. Catherine of Alexandria, who was martyred on a flaming wheel. We now have a firecracker of the same name – go figure!<\/p>\n

If I had to pick just one of the above to write on a piece of paper for the “Joy Jar,” I think that I would pick #7. It’s reminds me of those moments of pure Joy that only come once in a while and are often over before they have even begun. Like fireworks – spectacular, but short lived – again like life. Hmmm…..better do some Rewilding today!!<\/p>\n

Have a joyous day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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