Sunday Dinner: Joyful

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“She knew there were only small joys in life-

-the big ones were too complicated to be joys

when you got all through-

-and once you realized that,

it took a lot of the pressure off.”

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Lorrie Moore

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“The brave who focus on all things good

and all things beautiful and all things true,

even in the small,

who give thanks for it

and discover joy even in the here and now,

they are the change agents

who bring fullest Light to all the world.”

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Ann Voskamp

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“Don’t put off till tomorrow

what can be enjoyed today.”

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Josh Billings

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“Joy is a marvelous increasing of what exists,

a pure addition out of nothingness.”

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Rainer Maria Rilk

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“Expectation has brought me disappointment.

Disappointment has brought me wisdom.

Acceptance, gratitude and appreciation

have brought me joy and fulfillment.”

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Rasheed Ogunlaru

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Photos by Woodland Gnome 2018

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“It is only when the mind is free from the old

that it meets everything anew,

and in that there is joy.”

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Krishnamurti

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“Now may every living thing, young or old,
weak or strong, living near or far, known or
unknown, living or departed or yet unborn,
may every living thing be full of bliss.”

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The Dhammapada

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