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

Joyous Greetings! Welcome to our new subscribers from around the world! I love to hear from my clients, colleagues, subscribers and friends. We appreciate your calls and emails; keep sharing your happy news, puns, jokes and heartwarming saying. Together we can continue to make this world a more positive place! Enjoy this festive season, count your blessings and let me know how I can support you! Keep in touch! Happy Holidays to all of you and here’s to a fantastic 2006!

Love and Laughter, KC J

QUOTE OF THE MOMENT

"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself." - George Bernard Shaw

FAN MAIL OF THE MOMENT

"Thanks for the laugh . My favorite from your last Joy note was the memory quote. Boy, can I relate to that one...boy, can I relate to that one. Haha."  Tonia, San Diego, CA 

"Hi KC. Thanks so much for sending our "Virtual Moment of Joy". You sure do a wonderful job with this; very enjoyable and inspiring! Your work with "Happiness Is” is just wonderful. What a great gift you have to share with others. You are surely making the world a better place with your talents!"  Rick & Wendy, NH 

“Your Joy Note made me smile. I loved the deli job pun and gave it to the deli workers here.”  L.C. P., Manager, Hannaford Supermarkets, ME

SIGNS YOU'VE HAD TOO MUCH HOLIDAY CHEER

1. You tell everyone you have to go home... and the party's at your place.

2. You have to hold on to the floor to keep from sliding off.

3. You pick up a roll, and butter your watch.

4. You take off your shoes and wade in the potato salad.

MARRIAGE STATS OF THE MOMENT

80% of men kiss their wife good-bye when they leave the house; the rest kiss their house good-bye when they leave their wife!

A PARENTING MOMENT (or the updated version of "birds and bees")

Curious little Charlie asked his father: "Daddy, how was I born?" 

A nervous Dad replies: "Ah, my son, I suppose the day has come for me to explain.  Your Mom and I first got together in a chat room on MSN. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your mom and we met at a cyber-cafe. We sneaked into a secluded room, where your mother agreed to a download from my hard drive. 

As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall. Since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a blessed little Pop-Up appeared and said: “You've Got Male!"

OOPS OF THE MOMENT

What did the bald man say when he got a comb for a present?
Thanks, I'll never part with it.

A COACHING MOMENT

We all know it’s a hectic time of year with a lot going on. One of the common concerns my clients ask for support with is their stress and that “hamster-on-the-wheel” feeling from a hectic, busy life. May people today have lots of demands with their career and on the home-front. One easy stress reliever anyone can do is to take a few moments (or longer would be great!) of silence every day.  Always start the morning with your TV blaring? Car radio constantly on? Have a lot of employees/co-workers in your office needed something from you? Kids always asking you questions?  Constant chatter and continual noise everywhere? 

Okay…here ya go. Easy, but few folks do it! Try eliminating the chatter and noise in your physical environment and in your head…for a few minutes here and there! Stillness is important for your sanity and it will allow you time to refresh, relax and even listen to your inner intuition.  Wise Mother Teresa once commented, "See how nature, trees, flowers, grass - grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence? We need silence to be able to touch souls." 

So, turn off the tube (it’s often bad news anyway and will set the tone for the day) and the constant loud noise for a few moments each day. Close your office door once in awhile for a brief respite. Explain to your children you are taking a time out for five minutes. Make your car a mobile sanctuary, especially if you have a long commute. Create a peaceful haven in a corner of your house for some quiet and stillness. Whether it’s complete silence or listening to some soft music or the soothing sounds of nature (ocean waves, rainfall), it will make a huge difference in your life. My clients are amazed at how much more refreshed, patient, productive and at peace they feel. Silence IS golden! Let me know how YOU do!

SANTA PUNS OF THE MOMENT

Q: Why does Santa Claus go down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
A: Because it " soots " him!

Q: Why was Santa's little helper depressed?
A: Because he had low elf esteem.

Q: What do you call people who are afraid of Santa Claus?
A: Claustrophobic. 

FAMOUS FOR A MOMENT

Our growing company was recently featured in Men’s Edge (December issue)…look for us this month in Women’s Health and Fitness and Entrepreneur Magazines hot-off-the-press (January issues)

HOLIDAY UNIONS OF THE MOMENT

Q: What do you get when you cross a snowman with a vampire?
A: Frostbite.

Q: What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper?
A: Ribbon hood.

HOLIDAY CRUSH OF THE MOMENT

Q: Why does Scrooge love Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
A: Because every buck is dear to him.

WINTER SNUB OF THE MOMENT

Q: How did the snowgirl say no to the snowboy?
A: She gave him the cold shoulder!

AN OPTIMIST MOMENT

Here at Happiness Is… we believe strongly in looking at life with a sense of humor and turning negatives into positives.  A great example of this was the creative shopping center manager in Hong Kong who faces a problem with humor when an escalator broke.  He knew he needed to inform customers, but opted not to use the traditional “Out of Order” or “Do Not Use” warnings.  Instead, his cheerful sign stated, “This Escalator Is Temporarily a Stairway.”  With a touch of humor, he turned a minus into a plus YAY!  A saying in our neck of the woods is, “Someday, we’ll laugh about this… Why wait?!”  Stay on the “Funny-side” of life!  We’d love to hear YOUR examples of optimists out there!

TALE OF THE MOMENT (Or with friends like these, who needs enemies?!)

Two campers were hiking in the woods when one is bitten on the rear end by a rattlesnake. “I’ll go into town for a doctor,” the other says. He runs ten miles to a small town and finds the only doctor delivering a baby. “I can’t leave,” the doctor says. “But here’s what to do. Take a knife, cut a little X where the bite is, suck out the poison and spit it on the ground.’

The guy runs back to his friend who is rubbing his fanny in agony. “What did the doctor say?” the victim cries.  “He says you’re gonna die.” 

PHOTO OF THE MOMENT…STAY WARM THIS WINTER

HO-HO-HOLIDAY SHOPPING OF THE MOMENT

Here’s a unique gift suggestion for you! A Special Gift Certificate for one month of executive or personal success coaching. It is a unique, powerful, personal, one-size-fits-all present that everyone can benefit from...no matter where they live or what level they are in their business.  We have found that it is the "gift-that-keeps-on-giving!" People all over all over the world LOVE it and instead of rushing back to the store to return that polka dotted tie or orange sweater that doesn’t quite fit, they are using their Success Coaching Gift Certificate immediately.

We design a customized classy certificate with the person's name and any saying...Examples include; "HAPPY HOLIDAYS BOB" "I LOVE YOU BOB" "MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM YOUR FAMILY" "TO MY HARD-WORKING MAN..." "IN HONOR OF MY BOSS" "IN APPRECIATION or "TO MY DEDICATED EMPLOYEE" or whatever would make it special to the recipient.

With your own private Success Coach, one can focus on:

Achieving goals at work and home / Working smarter not harder / Increase business / Finish projects bogging one down / New marketable skills/ Reducing stress / Getting focused / Organization and time management / Promote the company/ Eliminate energy drains/ Finding more balance, joy and energy in your life / Alot More!

It's a $250 value for a month or someone could chose one hour $125 value.  

Or for a taste of this powerful process, give that special someone LASER COACHING...how about a gift certificate for “On-Call Coach?” Only $47.00 for the month…a small price for a big investment!

As I coach folks worldwide over the phone (just coached someone from Japan!) and I call those in US or Canada so there are no long distance fees) and they can pay over the web (or through the mail), it is a convenient and simple gift to obtain for that beloved relative, business owner who has everything or that hard to buy for executive!

WISDOM OF THE MOMENT

"Never, under any circumstances, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night." Humorist Dave Barry.

FUN NEW STORE OF THE MOMENT

That would be ours! YAY! We are excited to announce that our NEW Joy Shoppe is now open for holiday shopping. For funny shirts, mugs, baby clothes and other unique, lighthearted gifts for you, your family and friends, please stop by. CLICK HERE!

COOL CHARITY OF THE MOMENT

Laugh and eat all for a good cause! I am on the national Board of Advisors for an awesome nonprofit organization called, Hey U.G.L.Y whose mission is to empower teens with self-esteem building tools, to help them counter challenges such as eating disorders, bullying, violence, substance abuse and suicide. Hey U.G.L.Y. is founded on the belief that heightened self-esteem in today's youth is the key to helping them deal with day-to-day peer pressure and challenges.

How about this idea to get someone in a festive mood? Chocolate and Chuckles is a new product combo that is this holiday seasons' must have stocking stuffer. After all, who doesn't love chocolate and laughter? The proceeds benefits two wonderful nonprofits. The delicious dark chocolate comes from Newman's Own® Organics where Paul Newman gives away all his royalty payments after taxes to educational and charitable organizations, and the chuckles come from the "Laugh It Off" CD which benefits www.HeyUGLY.org. It’s healthy too! As I explain to audiences during my keynote speeches, laughter clubs and stress-relief seminars, research shows that laughter's health benefits include stress reduction, heart health, lower blood pressure and weight loss. Studies also prove that chocolate has heart/cholestrol-healthy effects from the chocolate's antioxidants. So what are ya waiting for?!

Wrapped in holiday paper, Chocolate and Chuckles will not only tickle everyone's funny bone with 60 minutes of contagious laughter on the CD, it will also delight the most discerning palettes. Chocolate and Chuckles is available at www.HeyUGLY.org for $25.00 and shipping takes place within days of the order in consideration of the fragility of chocolate. 

SHARE A CHUCKLE FOR A MOMENT

Make someone smile this holiday week and forward on our cheery ezine to all your friends, relatives and co-workers.

SANTA'S NEWSLETTER OF THE MOMENT

That would be OURS! We’d be glad to send you our FREE “Powerful Tools For Positive Living” newsletter packed with helpful tips. Email us your home or office address if you’d like to receive it in the mail every other month. CLICK HERE.

HOLIDAY TIP OF THE MOMENT

Q: What's a good holiday tip?
A: Never catch snowflakes with your tongue until all the birds have gone south for the winter.

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

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