ik 331 Joy 31 for January 2016 b

ik 331 Joy 31

Joyous Reunions

While in the area - on the way home...

we were able to make a side visit

to a wonderful relative.

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When just one’s

presence is enough...

there can be volumes of joy.

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Delight someone.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

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Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 330 Joy 30 for January 2016 b

for ik 330 Joy 30

Joyful Celebrating

When the champagne and wine flows

and food an abundant festival feast -

enjoy the companionship of family and friends,

on the dance floor - even when the

music is too loud to hear yourself think!

©JP/dh

1.30.16

Inspired by: Laugh at yourself.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

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ik 329 Joy 29 for January 2016 b

for ik 329 Joy 29

Joy Filled Wedding

Ignoring the weather hype

time soon to travel for this festival night!

After vows to party hearty...

to revel companionably!

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Revel in others’ joys.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 328 Joy 28 for January 2016 b

ik 328 Joy 28

Mirrored Joy

through the looking glass...

are we ever in a ‘jam’

...how fast the ‘nunc’ unfolds

each breath a mere reflection -

however enjoyed the present gift.

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Today isn’t any other day, you know (Lewis Carroll)

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jam_tomorrow

‘...a pun on Latin grammar,...:"iam" means "now" in Latin, but only when speaking in the past or future. In the present the word for now is "nunc." So, "jam [iam] tomorrow, jam yesterday, but never jam today," is actually a good mnemonic for the rule. (Note that in Latin, "i" and "j" were not distinct characters; "iam" and "jam" are the same).

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Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 327 Joy 27 for January 2016 b

ik 327 Joy 27

Reading Joy

when one writes everyday

one reads everyday

their own and often others

inspiration is a circle

everyday when one writes

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Read mythology or poetry for inspiration.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 326 Joy 26 for January 2016 b

ik 326 Joy 26

Joy in Opportunity to Serve

Jonas the blizzard

has shut down most of the city

and schools for a second day -

While it might be impossible to know

every neighbor...it was nice to see how ours

helped and continue to help

each other during this trying time.

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Even in the drizzle, fighting night crusted snow -

the neighbor chiseled more waist high snow from the sidewalk

that by law must be clear...

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Band together as neighbors to help a neighbor in need.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 325 Joy 25 for January 2016 b

ik 325 Joy 25

Joy Sans Morning Alarm

Face life, maybe a little later

on those days when you get to sleep in...

because the blizzard named Jonas created

a second day of snow emergency -

though not all get the day off.

©JP/dh

(‘sans’ a fancy way to say ‘without’)

Inspired by: Face life.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 324 Joy 24 for January 2016 b

ik 324 Joy 24

Joy in Helping Hands

When helping neighbors

dig out from the blizzard -

(known as Jonas ‘16)

take all the time needed

to work together to clear

the path

(Over twenty four inches in twenty four hours

this will be a slow melt...

Possibility for more on Thursday.)

©JP/dh

Inspired by: Walk slowly.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.

ik 323 Joy 23 for January 2016 b

ik 323 Joy 23

Stick-to-itive-ness Joy

spouse and luggage on two different planes

(- waited for the bags)

made it home before the brunt of the blizzard of January 2016

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repeating the journey up and down the drive

with the working snow blower -

first time out at six in the morning

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staying in this Saturday; unless it is to clear

the walks and driveway - destination: Home

(we may have gotten the first of two feet of ‘flother’)

©JP/dh

Note: Weather: The linguistic truth about kaniktshaq:

...persistent error of all among linguists,...English has only one word for snow.

flight or flother for a violent snowstorm

source: Independent

Inspired by: Life is about the journey, not the destination.

From: Instant Karma by Barbara Ann Kipfer

8,879 ways to give yourself and others

good fortune right now.

*

Karma is cause and effect. Dharma means cosmic law.

Yoga is enlightenment through movement and Tao is the

practice of acting in harmony with the fundamental essence

of everything you encounter.

Note: My haiku (or other forms) are my interpretations

or of how I might put the inspirational sentence

into practice, for me.  Also, I am going in my own order.