Category Archives: Joy in Everyday Life
The joy of music
Today a friend sent me a link that brought true joy to my heart. A toddler is conducting a symphony in his lounge room. He anticipates the music and conducts with verve and elan. His enthusiasm is boundless and his … Continue reading
Joys of blogging and Mary Poppins
Not so much, these days. Sad when I read all about the scintillating blogs about Melbourne in the Melbourne Magazine today. Seems people will read about fashion ad infinitum, books (yeah, well I get that) and sightseeing. Spirituality, not so … Continue reading
The Joys of Cinema
Today we have been to the movies. I might have seen a slightly different movie to everyone else, as I took my evening tablets in the am by mistake, and so got an extra dose of the marvelous medications that … Continue reading
The further joys of Patricia
Having made a resolution to do better with the blog this year, but absolutely shattered when I think of Robin McKinley’s blog (author of Pegasus). Robin has such a distinct, wry, individual voice, I sat down to blog and every … Continue reading
Merging Blogs
It seems a bit silly trying to write two blogs when I don’t keep up properly with either. So as my Windows Live blog platform is being migrated to WordPress anyway, I have decided to re-post some of Ageing to … Continue reading
The Joy of Music
02 Irish Love Again, I have been dilatory with this blog. It’s not so much too busy, as too tired if I am busy. Living in Fibromyalgia land will do that to you. Lately there has been a lot on … Continue reading
The Joys of Grasswidowhood
The past few days, HHWLTBO* has been away. It’s not that I don’t miss him, and all that he does about the place, but there are simple joys in occasionally walking to the beat of one’s own drum, especially when … Continue reading
Joy and Pain: Friends or Enemies?
The last few days I have been thinking of the dynamics between joy and pain. Does pain cause us to lose the contentment, peace or serenity that usually are a part of joy, or does joy transcend pain altogether. Do … Continue reading
Joy is a Cuddly Cat (or two)
Joy is a cuddly cat, and I have two of them. Australian Mist is their breed, and they were bred to be companion cats. We live in an apartment several floors up, so it is great to have cats that … Continue reading
Joy is a Very Small Door
I was sitting in a huge space, like a Museum space or Gallery, but it was enormous. Higher walls than any real Museum I have ever seen. Architecture was stark. Grey stone walls, flat stone, regular, all angles and straight … Continue reading