Glory Bee Attitudes

"I hope you find some joy in your Friday" was how a friend ended an email to me last night.  I like that.  I hope to find some joy today.  I hope to find joy every day. I can't remember who came up with the idea of a joy list but I remember reading about it years ago.  It's just a quick list of the things that make you smile at the moment.  So here's my joy list for today: The companionable silence of lying next to my husband of 26 years as I do my morning stretch The dog curled up at my feet Cool breeze in morning's light A juicy peach, fresh from the orchard Memories of Girl Scout day camp Planned escape from cube farm: Walking in the woods at lunch time The sound of the ocean Chats on the phone with my sister Laughing with my friends My playlist This is the day that The Lord has made.  Let us rejoice and be glad in it.  - Psalm 118:24 Here is a  post about joy lists .  What's on your  joy list?  Send me a comment with a few items from your

I recently posted "Well I Never" .... an unedited list of things my friends told me they have never done.  Here are some that came in late or that I missed: I've never had a professional massage. I've never had a formal bridal dress on. I've never had a hickey (that's as risqué as we are getting,, friends) Someone yesterday told me her 73 year old mother got her first speeding ticket recently. See the original list by clicking here.  So what about you? Ever get a moving violation? A parking ticket? Anyone who has never had coffee? Never baked a cake? Never been to the ocean? And about that last post, has anyone ever actually used a churn?   Or do my international friends use a term I'm unfamiliar with? Send me your contributions!!!  I want to know what mundane thing you've never done.  Please use the comment feature to tell me.

I was shocked recently when a relative told me she never owned a pair of backless shoes.  I cracked up when I was in a ladies' room and overheard a young woman say "Personally, I've never  seen  a wrap-around skirt". And at the doctor's office the other day, a woman who had to be at least mid-twenties said she had pumped her own gas for the first time in her life just that day. So I asked some friends to send me one or more things that they have never done.  I wasn't looking for thrills, major achievements, or things we all dream about but never do.  I was looking for simple or everyday things that  we probably think most people have done. My personal contributions to this list are: I have never seen the movie "Titanic".   I have never been around a newborn. I've never ridden a motorcycle. Here are the responses I've received to date from others: Never used an ATM.  Never had an alcoholic drink (except communion wine)  Never been in a casino