W     E     L     L.          .          .

what answer you to enter into paradise:

H A V E     Y O U     F O U N D     J O Y     I N     Y O U R     L I F E

and even more so:

H  A  S     Y O U R       L  I  F  E       B  R  O  U  G  H  T      J  O  Y
T  O          O  T  H  E  R  S

Do   you   believe

as the ancient Egyptians believe that when your soul gets to heaven

you but have to answer these questions and

P                 R                 E                 S                 T                 O

If you found

J            O            Y

If you gave

J            O            Y

you entered into Paradise.          .          .

sounds simple

sounds glorious

doesn’t it.          .          .

Yesterday I was heading home after visiting  a couple who were making final plans on their upcoming wedding when I saw a little girl and her brother were selling Kool-Aid in their drive way.  Mom was doing some yard work behind them and when I stopped and asked them what they were selling they both yelled out:

“GRAPE  KOOL-AID”

“G R A P E     K  O  O  L  –  A  I  D, ” I yelled back.  “That’s my favorite.  How much do I owe you for my most favorite drink ever?”

They both yelled back, “A Quarter!”

“A Quarter?  Oh my, since it’s my most favorite drink ever would it be okay if I paid you both a dollar?”

“YES!  YES!  Mom, he’s going to pay us both a dollar for his most favorite drink!”

Mom was behind them, mouthing the words,

“T H A N K    Y O U”

I drank the small Dixie cup of watered down Grape Kool-Aid in front of them and let out a huge sigh as I wiped my mouth and told them:

“THE   BEST  EVER!   THANK YOU!”

Joy

received

JOY

shared :

P A R A D I S E

(In a Moment)

The Caring Catalyst

in me has a nice vision

a beautiful belief:

F          I          N          D          I          N          G

S          H          A          R          I          N          G

j          o          y

I  S

P       A       R       A       D       I       S       E

h     e    r     e

and

t      h      e      r      e

(u s h e r     i t )

o f t en

What’s Your’s?

When you’re flipping through your remote with wild abandon,

what’s the Movie (s) that makes you stop your  f l i p p i n g ?

Little Miss Sunshine

Rocky (any of them)

St. Vincent

Simon Birch

While You Were Sleeping

The Christmas Story

It’s A Wonderful Life

The Mighty

Begin Again

The African Queen

Billy Madison

Happy Gilmore

The Bucket List

The Tin Cup

As Good As It Gets

The God Father (Any of them)

For The Love of the Game

Dances with Wolves

Die Hard (Any of Them)

Blended

Shawshank Redemption

(or anything with Morgan Freeman’s voice)

What’s    Y   o   u   r   s  ?

I love this last scene

Maybe it’s the words:

“GET   BUSY   LIVING   OR   GET   BUSY   DYING”

Maybe it’s

H          O          P          E

“I     hope     I     can     make     it     across     the     border.     .     .

I     hope     I     can     see     my     friend     and     shake     his     hand.     .     .

I     hope     the     Pacific     is     as     blue     as     it     is     in     my     dreams.     .     .      

i

h          o          p          e  “

Y   O   U  ?

What not only makes you

p    a    u    s    e

but put down your soul’s remote

and

h     o     p     e  ?

Y e a h.        .        .

what’s your

h          o          p          e

your evidence of things  NOT    YET    S E E N.       .       .       ?

Is it getting you busy to

l   i   v   e

or

d  i  e

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