100 Days of Joy: Week 6 #WBOYC
What's Been On Your Calendar in October?
In September, I set myself a 100 Days of Joy Photo Challenge. The intention was to focus on recognising the joy in the small everyday moments. By the time I reach the 100th day on December 9, 2024, I hope to have a deeper connection with those tiny bursts of happiness that we often overlook. These moments of joy are easy to recognise on a good day, however they can occur on a bad day. I know for me, that if I’m having a bad day, I tend to get bogged down in the details of the badness. These are the days that we really do need to recognise that there can be tiny sparks of joy even on a bad day. I have found that recognising the joy can turn that day around.
October has been a very good month. My knee which had been flaring up, was now almost pain free again, enabling me to walk for about an hour. I could do that twice each day, but not in one walk.
My partner has changed his work hours, and is now working 4 days each week. He’s now home with me for three days every week, meaning we are together for almost half of the week. There is much joy in that for me. We have been doing some great walks together on those days. Oscar has loved having our favourite walking buddy with us more often.
As this challenge is mainly a photo challenge there will be mostly photos and few words.
Day 36
Meeting up with many families of ducks on our walks at the moment
Day 37
Beautiful spring day for a walk through the park
Day 38
Trying to eat less sugar, but have decided that life is too short to give up completely
Day 39
Love these geraniums on my wall
Day 40
So much joy in our walks now that spring is here
Day 41
My coffee cup ‘thing’ again. These are the best!
Day 42
First double petunia of the season
Day 43
Our tourist tram has been yarn bombed and I love it
100 Days of Joy
Blog Posts During October:
The Retirement Phase
My List Addiction
100 Days of Joy: Week 3
Joy in Gardening. Finding Joy - Week 4
100 Days of Joy: Week 5
10 Lessons I Learned When I Was a Pilgrim
Tracking Down The Family
In Remembrance: Martha Annie Lloyd 1813-1891
52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks: Symbol
Inquest Thomas James Jones
Sunday Snippets
Best Bookish Blog
Review: Before The Swallows Come Back by Fiona Curnow
Four Favourite Books About Dogs
October Reading Update
Where have you been finding the joy in your days? I’d love to hear what sparks joy for you. Leave me a comment and I will definitely reply
This post is linked to the monthly #whatsbeenonyourcalendar #WBOYC linkup hosted by bloggers Deb, Sue, Donna, and Jo. and also to Weekend Traffic Jam Reboot
So lovely to see...and no to giving up things completely..they become more of a temptation then I think (dont ask me now I know)
JOY is a beautiful word.
EnJOY November
Denyse x
LOVE the brownie... I too think life is too short to give up all the good stuff all the time. As to joy and bad days I have read a book called "Focus on the 90%" by Darci Lang. It talks about seeing the 10% of our life that goes wrong while looking thru our 90% good stuff. It literally changed my life. I highly recommend it or at least her newsletter if you can't get your hands on her book.
Looks like a great month. Bernie