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| Power Style Wellness Connections |
Find Joy & Laughter Even After Derby
By Bob Mueller
Though Derby Time brings us pleasure, joy lasts the whole year long.
To me, the ultimate compliment is "That person makes me happy, always makes
me feel better, and has a true sense of joy.” For joy is contagious. Joy is
freeing. Joy brings into focus our distorted perceptions. Greeting life with joy
alters every experience for us and for those we share it with. My daily goal is to
give the gift of joy to everyone I meet.
Sometimes we confuse joy and pleasure. Pleasure depends on circumstances,
and pleasures can come and go. What brings pleasure today may not bring it
tomorrow. But joy is an experience that does not come and go. It is deep and
real. The basic enemies of joy are worry, guilt, and the fear of defeat.
We will find joy when we find acceptance of ourselves and our efforts and the
belief that we are spiritual beings whose lives do have purpose and direction.
I have always been intrigued by laughter and sympathetic to people who have a
sense of humor. For me, a day without laughter is a lost day. I’ve always loved
to smile and to laugh all by myself and frequently at myself. I laugh because I
am happy. It sets the rhythm of my soul. I am glad to be alive and to learn so
many fascinating things about our incredible world. I am happy because there is
so much fun and joy in the miracle of life.
I have always preferred those who have a sense of humor, who feel that life is
beautiful, and who do not take daily tasks too seriously. They have sunshine
and brilliance in their eyes. I like the jesters or joke-tellers, those very special
individuals who people gravitate to.
All of my life, I have collected jokes and use them in my presentations. All great
people I have known have had a deep sense of humor. It is almost a foolproof
device for detecting greatness. People who take themselves too seriously are
seldom really great.
We can expect to discover joyous occasions and will undoubtedly be visited by
grief in our travels. However, no day passes without giving us many occasions
to shout for joy. Too often, feeling alone and lonely, we close our eyes to the
wonders that could excite us. The most fruitful lesson we can learn is that we
have fellow travelers among us in whom joy abounds and multiplies when
shared.I have had the pleasure to speak at several Optimist Clubs over the
years.
I love their positive creed:
“To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you
meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to
criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too
happy to permit the presence of trouble.”
Bob Mueller is vice president of Development, Hosparus, the community
hospices of Louisville, Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky. He has three
books: Look Forward Hopefully and The Gentle Art of Caring, and his newest,
Create a Better World. Bob can be emailed at bobmueller@iamtodayswoman.
com.
By Bob Mueller
Though Derby Time brings us pleasure, joy lasts the whole year long.
To me, the ultimate compliment is "That person makes me happy, always makes
me feel better, and has a true sense of joy.” For joy is contagious. Joy is
freeing. Joy brings into focus our distorted perceptions. Greeting life with joy
alters every experience for us and for those we share it with. My daily goal is to
give the gift of joy to everyone I meet.
Sometimes we confuse joy and pleasure. Pleasure depends on circumstances,
and pleasures can come and go. What brings pleasure today may not bring it
tomorrow. But joy is an experience that does not come and go. It is deep and
real. The basic enemies of joy are worry, guilt, and the fear of defeat.
We will find joy when we find acceptance of ourselves and our efforts and the
belief that we are spiritual beings whose lives do have purpose and direction.
I have always been intrigued by laughter and sympathetic to people who have a
sense of humor. For me, a day without laughter is a lost day. I’ve always loved
to smile and to laugh all by myself and frequently at myself. I laugh because I
am happy. It sets the rhythm of my soul. I am glad to be alive and to learn so
many fascinating things about our incredible world. I am happy because there is
so much fun and joy in the miracle of life.
I have always preferred those who have a sense of humor, who feel that life is
beautiful, and who do not take daily tasks too seriously. They have sunshine
and brilliance in their eyes. I like the jesters or joke-tellers, those very special
individuals who people gravitate to.
All of my life, I have collected jokes and use them in my presentations. All great
people I have known have had a deep sense of humor. It is almost a foolproof
device for detecting greatness. People who take themselves too seriously are
seldom really great.
We can expect to discover joyous occasions and will undoubtedly be visited by
grief in our travels. However, no day passes without giving us many occasions
to shout for joy. Too often, feeling alone and lonely, we close our eyes to the
wonders that could excite us. The most fruitful lesson we can learn is that we
have fellow travelers among us in whom joy abounds and multiplies when
shared.I have had the pleasure to speak at several Optimist Clubs over the
years.
I love their positive creed:
“To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you
meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to
criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too
happy to permit the presence of trouble.”
Bob Mueller is vice president of Development, Hosparus, the community
hospices of Louisville, Southern Indiana and Central Kentucky. He has three
books: Look Forward Hopefully and The Gentle Art of Caring, and his newest,
Create a Better World. Bob can be emailed at bobmueller@iamtodayswoman.
com.