11/21/12 “Joyful effort”…. helps us remain upbeat and positive
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Enjoyed reading this, thanks for posting this!
November 21, 2012 at 4:03 pm
A friend and I were talking and she said she is practicing intentional joy. Love the idea and this expands it. Thanks.
November 27, 2012 at 3:03 pm
What a wonderful practice… intentional joy. I like that idea…thanks for adding that.
I’ve been expanding on the ideas in these pages…the butterflies… to encompass the “wise speech” aspects… is it kind? is it helpful?…to reflect on choices of actions,too….including toward oneself…I might add those tomorrow or the next day.
November 27, 2012 at 6:19 pm