Share the Joy

A ramble in an antique store

always creates joy,

because there's so much to look at

and exclaim (or laugh) about.

Some things inevitably unleash

memories. . . 

of the time when Cabbage Patch babies 

were a hot commodity and you had to put your name

on a waiting list

and then my uncle, who owned a variety store 

in the Pacific Northwest

in a pretty much lily white community

got a long-awaited shipment

of dolls. . . that were African American.

Many parents on the waiting list said yes,

not worrying about having black grand-dolls,

but he was left with dolls he worried he wouldn't sell.

I was working in D.C. then

and easily found people in my office

who were thrilled to purchase babies by mail.

of spending some of my growing-up years

living in Washington's "fruit bowl."

and memories of reaching deep down into a cookie jar

to find a treat. 

What sparked the fire of joy in you this week?

Notice joy.

Cultivate it.

Celebrate it.

Share it.

1. do a post that tells and shows what gives you joy.

2. capture the URL of the specific post and paste it into 

the Mr. Linky box along with your info.

3. Visit other players and let their joy infect you.

Leave them a comment because everyone

 enJOYS getting positive feedback.

Let's keep the epidemic of JOY going!