Lewis Carroll

 

Joy and or Happiness

Joy....what brings you joy?

What is joy? I googled the definition. "Great happiness." I found that interesting, a bit disappointing

to be honest....I think of joy as something different than happiness. Happiness I associate with life

in general- am I happy with the life I am living...job, apartment, friends etc. Joy I think of as the 

emotional response to making something, finding a great book to read, skipping down the hidden path

like a 4 year old, the emotional side.  I do think feeling joy does come easier when you are happy

in your life. If you are feeling muddled with unhappiness at whatever life is throwing at you, it 

is harder to feel a thrill when you spy a new flower, or a hidden pathway. 

This new path I started for myself with a switch of jobs has not made me happy at all. I have recently

quit my post office job and am on a break. I need to figure out a balance between making money 

and being creative. I have definitely discovered that I need some sort of creativity in my life

to keep my soul appeased. I now know it is easier to deal with pain in the body as opposed 

to pain in the soul. Some of you will groan but I know some of you will understand.

Soooo, again, I am off on new adventures.

What brings you joy or makes you happy?

Suzanne

2023-2024

 Once again, another year has gone by.

2023 started with me coming to grips with the reality that moving somewhere else in

Canada wasn't feasible. After I mourned that idea I started to realize that a

change of some kind was needed in my life and if it couldn't be a new place, what would

 suffice?

In July I gave my notice to my dream job of being a pattern maker, sample sewer and creative 

thinker.  I finished my work the middle of August and gave 

myself permission to do nothing for a month. I kept my eye on the wanted 

ads in case something spectacular came up.

I started a new job the end of September, still feeling like I needed more time off,

but not having a secret stash of money to accommodate my whims.

So at the end of 2023 I am working in a post office in a Pharmasave and one 

positive is standing up straight all day is better on my arthritic neck...

I am missing a creative aspect to my work, but this will suffice for now.

   2024 started with me not making any resolutions....and when my birthday 

came up I decided the new thing I was going to try would be Fishermans

rib stitch in knitting. I am loving its simplicity and squishiness. I am working 

on a shallow shawl out of one of my favourite colours.

So I'll finish with something that has been on my mind for  a while now and I've said before.

Time goes on whether we want it to or not, so its ok to just float along with it for awhile, 

but our time on this earth is relatively short in the grand scheme of life, so don't wait too long 

to do something you've always wanted to do and if its not possible to do that than think about

smaller things that are possible and try those. 

Ever looking at the world as a child,

Suzanne