Good News Report # 9

Happy Thursday and good evening!

I am reading another great book called Lighten Up by Mr. Charley (C.W.) Metcalf and Roma Felible. The first time I read this book was back on the 22nd of August in 2003. As I look through the book, I see all of the areas that I scribbled notes in the margins from 9 years ago. At the time, I had an infant baby girl, a different home and was concerned about things that seem fairly unimportant today. This book talks a lot about taking yourself lightly and taking your work or problems seriously. They also talk about how misery and pain are free, but joy has a price. One of the greatest parts of the book is the creation of a Joy List. A joy list may consist of anything that nourishes your own sense of being alive. These types of lists often seem unnecessary or childish, but this could not be farther from the truth. Starting this list will be one of the most helpful exercises that you could do for yourself. Here are the first 5 things I added to my list 9 years ago.



1) Spending one on one time with my wife Michelle.

2) Holding, cuddling, kissing and laughing with my baby Madeline.

3) Listening to my wife Michelle laugh out loud to an I Love Lucy episode.

4) Listening to Madeline Laugh and Koo out loud.

5) Spending time with a couple at church with their 4 daughters. ( 1 daughter is now married and graduated college, 1 is graduated college and teaching school and two are still is school living at home.)

Interesting enough, my entire list of joyful things in my life had to do with people.

I would life to encourage you to make a joy list for your life today.

“If you wish a glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man…just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he’s a good man…”
Dostoevski

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