Virtual Moment of Joy!
Cheerfully brought to you by:
KC Christensen-Lang, Joyologist / Success Coach
Autumn 2005

Welcome to a brief respite from a stressful day!

We appreciate all of you who have let us know that this e-blurb brightens your hectic, busy  days! Keep sending your input, jokes, puns, good news and heartwarming stories so we can share it with others like you that believe in positive living and could benefit from a chuckle or two. Wishing you a wonderful autumn and let me know how I can support you.

Laughing in Maine, the land of the leaf peepers,

KC J

QUOTE OF THE MOMENT 

"Either you think you can or you think you can't and either way you're right." – Henry Ford

INTRIGUING BOOK TITLE OF THE MOMENT

Do-It-Yourself Brain Surgery and Other Home Skills, by Stewart Cowley (Yikes!)

PHOTO OF THE MOMENT

(Or How To Know If You’re Driving Toooo Fast….)

QUESTION OF THE MOMENT 

 If exercise is so good for you, why do athletes have to retire by age 35? 

SIGNS OF THE MOMENT

Sign over a Gynecologist's Office:
"Dr. Jones, at your cervix."

On a Septic Tank Truck in Oregon:
Yesterday's Meals on Wheels

At a Proctologist's door:
"To expedite your visit please back in."

In a Veterinarian's waiting room:
"Be back in 5 minutes. Sit! Stay!"

On an Electrician's truck:
"Let us remove your shorts."

TRUE GOVT. OOPS OF THE MOMENT

"Your food stamps will be stopped effective March 1992 because we received notice that you passed away. May God bless you. You may reapply if there is a change in your circumstances." --Department of Social Services, Greenville, South Carolina

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EDUCATOR OF THE MOMENT

According to a news report, a private school in Washington was faced with a unique problem. A number of pre-teen girls were beginning to put on lipstick in the bathroom. That was fine, but after they put it on, they would press their lips to the mirror leaving dozens of little lip prints. Every night the janitor would remove them; the next day the girls would put them back. Finally the principal decided something had to be done. She called all the girls to the bathroom and met them there with the janitor. She explained that all these lip prints were causing a major problem for the custodian who had to clean the mirrors every night. To demonstrate how difficult it had been to clean the mirrors, she asked the janitor to show the girls how much effort was required.  He took out a long-handled squeegee, dipped it in the toilet, and cleaned the mirror with it. Since then, there have been no lip prints on the mirror. There are teachers, and then there are educators.

PUN OF THE MOMENT

I went to the butcher's the other day and I bet him 50 bucks that he couldn't reach the meat off the top shelf. He said, "No, the steaks are too high."

POSITIVE ATTITUDE IN DIFFICULT MOMENTS

Like me, I’m sure you’ve been shocked and saddened by the devastation of the recent hurricanes and natural disasters and tragedies. In my keynotes and workshops I often talk to my audiences about how laughter, humor and one’s positive attitude can help themselves and others around them cope with difficult situations and crisis.

Two examples vividly illustrated this for me recently once again. A crippled Jet Blue plane was desperately circling the LA airport to use up fuel to hopefully avoid a crash landing. Petrified passengers watched live news coverage of themselves on TVs on the plane discussing their own possible demise in a few minutes. A frightened young gentleman passenger, long-known for his fear of flying, mustered up a smile and joked to his girlfriend as he videotaped himself in a possible last goodbye.

Just days after Hurricane Katrina slammed into New Orleans, a lone man waded to a tiny dry corner in a flooded, dreary city. Then amidst the utter devastation, tons of debris, fallen trees, power lines, disgusting stench and rotting garbage, he put a trumpet to his lips and played a merry jazz tune at the top of his lungs. As I listened to the upbeat music wafting over the rubble and watched mesmerized on my TV screen, I realized the spirit of New Orleans and a positive attitude was indeed rising above the dirty flood waters.

How would WE have reacted in these circumstances? In any difficult situation? Food for thought…

WEBSITE OF THE MOMENT

http://www.actsofkindness.org/

DILEMMA OF THE MOMENT

The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books - how not to eat what you've just learned how to cook. -- Andy Rooney

A COACHING MOMENT

Has this happened to you? In the past month, several coaching clients reported feeling stressed, burnt out and exhausted in their jobs. They often dislike going into work, want to go home early, feel drained being there. Take a moment to look around you. How is your work environment? Does your mood shift when you walk into your office in the morning? How do you feel sitting at your desk for hours? In that cubicle? Is it stifling? Boring? Cluttered? Filled with negative energy?

After some coaching, several of my clients have tried these tips with great success.  Liven up your workspace! Bring in something of your favorite color. One client who loves red, brought in small statues and a wall hanging, instantly adding a splash of cheerful color and boosted his spirits. Another client enjoys sunny yellow and brightened her office this way, as well as brought in a colorful photo of a place she loved and posted inspirational sayings. Not only did it make her workdays brighter, but she motivated her fellow employees down the hall to do the same.

Shift things around in your office for a new look. Move your furniture, paint your walls, bring in throw pillows, rugs, photos or posters or sentimental knickknacks that add color and elevate your mood. Adjust the blinds to let the sunlight in or eliminate the glaring fluorescents. Another client changed to softer lighting and got rid of piles of paperwork and boxes of clutter. She reported feeling happier and more productive and her employees were abuzz and impressed with the change in her. Green plants add a healthier atmosphere and the sound of a bubbling fountain or soft music will soothe your surroundings. From lighting a aromatic candle to reading humorous jokes on a nearby bulletin board, you’ll be amazed how all this makes it easier to get through the day. Photos of friends bring back fond memories, a bowl of candy, toys, stress balls will make you smile. The Office Playground or Oriental Trading Post in the Joy Shoppe on my site is a good resource for fun novelties or desk toys to keep you going. Simple changes for powerful results! Change the energy in your office and brighten your mood TODAY!

A MIDDLE AGE MOMENT

Middle age is when work is a lot less fun and fun a lot more work.

AN ANNOYING WAKE UP MOMENT

Did you hear about this?! Not sure if you want to rush out and purchase this new invention! Profiled on the news recently, an award was granted to an inventor who created a carpet-covered alarm clock that as soon as the ear-splitting alarm goes off, it jumps off your nightstand, rolls across the floor and quickly hides…leaving you to stumble around in a sleepy stupor to find the #@*& thing! Turn off that racket and rise and shine! Are we laughing yet?

NEWSLETTER OF THE MOMENT

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CONTEST OF THE MOMENT

I’m a member of a great organization called The Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and here’s a fun contest for the children you know. Students K-12 and teachers are invited to enter AATH's Humor Essay Contest and write about how healthy humor has helped in their lives. Tell the schools in your area about this wonderful opportunity. Entry deadline is November 30. Info at http://www.aath.org/student_essay.htm

A SPACEY MOMENT

Top joke in Canada:  When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ballpoint pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat the problem, NASA scientists spent a decade and $12 billion to develop a pen that writes in zero gravity, upside down, underwater, on almost any surface including glass and at temperatures ranging from below freezing to 300 C. The Russians used a pencil.

BE THE CENTER OF ATTENTION FOR A MOMENT

Or how about a whole hour?! Feeling frazzled? Stressed to the max? Overwhelmed? Life out of balance? Not getting anything done? Snapping at your spouse, kids, co-workers? Why are you suffering?! I am here for you…I mean it! Give me a call or shoot me an email and I’d be glad to offer you a FREE one hour Success Coaching phone session ($125.00 value) and help you reduce your stress, regain your focus, get you unstuck and move you forward in a positive way! My contact info is below. It’s time to take care of YOU!

SILLY CONTESTANT OF THE MOMENT

Question: If you could live forever, would you and why?

Answer: "I would not live forever, because we should not live forever, because if we were supposed to live forever, then we would live forever, but we cannot live forever, which is why I would not live forever," --Miss Alabama, 1994 Miss USA contest.

CHUCKLE OF THE MOMENT

Did you smile at least once when reading this? If so, feel free to “GRIN AND SHARE IT” with your friends, employees, colleagues, family, that grumpy co-worker and forward our happy little joy note with them! Together we can make the world a brighter place!

Thanks for allowing us visit with ya…if even for a moment! Have A GREAT FALL FILLED WITH MOMENTS OF JOY!

KC Christensen-Lang, Success Coach / Joyologist
Keynote Speaker / Laughter Leader / Trainer
Owner, HAPPINESS IS...
(207) 361-2084
www.ToolsForPositiveLiving.com

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