tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post6668470181986477922..comments2023-04-10T06:58:48.060-04:00Comments on B3: Recording Life on Mental Pause: What brings you joy?B3http://www.blogger.com/profile/11740986075506137942noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-49722561310260487862013-07-11T11:46:25.590-04:002013-07-11T11:46:25.590-04:00For some people, joy is simply all around them. Fo...For some people, joy is simply all around them. For me, it is something I seek out, it is deliberate. <br /><br />That said, here are some of my joy-bringers:<br /><br />Old houses<br /><br />Antiques - what my husband calls "old shit" - largely Victorian era<br /><br />A really engrossing book, or movie for that matter - one which invokes a separate world where I can lose myself completely<br /><br />One of those really crisp Autumn days<br /><br />One of those really gray Autumn days<br /><br />One of those really fresh Spring days<br /><br />One of those gray, snowy, hushed Winter days<br /><br />The smell of freshly mown grass, especially when paired with the smell of sunscreen and the sound of a radio playing from a couple of houses over, on a hot summer day<br /><br />Finding an awesome little treasure at a garage sale<br /><br />Cats<br /><br />The way leaves look when sunlight shines through them<br /><br />Bats flying overhead, gobbling up bugs<br /><br />The smell of onions cooking<br /><br />Halloween (both for the 'scary' and for the fact that it really promotes being a kid, even if you're a 'grown-up'!)<br /><br />The winter holiday season - doesn't matter what religion you follow, or really whether you follow on at all, it's just a time of family, and giving, and being NICER. Plus, colored lights!<br /><br />My kids and all the funny, charming, witty and downright weird things they say.<br /><br />My husband and the way I feel when I see his face - like, this is HOMERunastarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01803203551069821846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-86608784786287844462013-07-10T16:22:29.258-04:002013-07-10T16:22:29.258-04:00And I am grateful for that!And I am grateful for that!B3https://www.blogger.com/profile/11740986075506137942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-75046760611552232062013-07-10T13:44:10.381-04:002013-07-10T13:44:10.381-04:00Live music. It is visceral, in a very literal sens...Live music. It is visceral, in a very literal sense; the timpani and bass instruments' hit at the beginning of Orff's "Carmina Burana" (O fortuna) is as much a physical sensation as an aural one, something you can't get from a recording even cranked to eleven. Once I saw "Les Mis" with an amazing cast of old-school Broadway voices strong enough to be heard without mics. They were mixed lightly for continuity with the instruments, but on high points (like Eponine: "The world is full of happiness that I have never known") their voices hit the back wall and reached our ears independently of the sound system. Rock production is certainly an art form, but hearing a band sell their song to you without benefit of extra takes and studio effects goes right to the bone. <br /><br />I love doing opera outreach because I get to bring the art to people who might not be able to afford it otherwise, or who may not even know there is indeed a difference to be experienced. Watching someone hear and feel the sheer power of an operatic voice in person for the first time is one of the great rewards of my career. Especially for audiences of children, who have no preconceived notions or prejudices. They remind me of the joy.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04498754909267016172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-20083006543448520852013-07-10T12:36:43.752-04:002013-07-10T12:36:43.752-04:00Being able to submerge myself in a creative projec...Being able to submerge myself in a creative project, being mentally and physically completely overcome by the moment. Having inspiration seize you bodily and being thrown into the inferno...or sometimes the ocean...of creation. Unadulterated joy. There's other things, but that joy is pure. - J.C.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-51910018338243801382013-07-10T12:26:24.340-04:002013-07-10T12:26:24.340-04:00One of the bazillion things that give me joy is wa...One of the bazillion things that give me joy is watching the people around me who are friends with each other because they first knew ME. The KidsPlay parents, the CrazyLake Acting Company folks, the Character Breakfast Ladies. THAT gives me joy--seeing us all work together, play together and laugh together.KPCL Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568428266672691241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-31023051630842716112013-07-10T12:26:08.533-04:002013-07-10T12:26:08.533-04:00I enjoy being a Mom and a Wife, being with my fami...I enjoy being a Mom and a Wife, being with my family...whether it be just us four (or five when my Mom joins us), or when we get together with our family in other states...that's warm and fuzzy time (a term I picked up from my niece years ago). I also enjoy watching TV with my daughter in the evenings (our time) after her daddio goes to bed. I love going for car rides with my hubby in our area exploring new roads we have not been on and enjoy the countryside and mountains around us, and last but far from least... scrapbooking. That's my "relaxing" time on a retreat when I can get lots and lots done along with talking and enjoying the company of other women who enjoy capturing their family on these pages to last for generations. There are so many clever new things to learn about this craft. Of course, that goes along with taking pictures too...but, I don't have the knack...I just like to capture the moments for scrapbooking. I also enjoy our annual Christmas party with our friends when everyone dresses up silly, we laugh a lot and just has a good time. -TLB-Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-45533815530630155112013-07-10T11:37:57.011-04:002013-07-10T11:37:57.011-04:00Being out in nature and experiencing all of its wo...Being out in nature and experiencing all of its wonders often bring me joy. <br /><br />This could be taking a walk after it rains, listening to the drops fall from large leafy trees and smelling the crisp cool air as it fills my lungs. <br /><br />This could be hiking a trail, feeling the strain of my muscles as I push upwards on the rock and dirt. Hearing the birds call through the trees and the animals of the earth move through the brush. <br /><br />This could be lying out on a grassy field looking up at the sky on a clear dark night, seeing the millions upon billions of stars blaze in majestic patterns above my head.<br /><br />All of these things and more bring me great joy, but nothing makes it better than when I'm holding the hand of someone I care about and knowing they are experiencing this joy with me.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15842735239446647519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-24440838494723076552013-07-10T10:58:10.978-04:002013-07-10T10:58:10.978-04:00I enjoy having friends who aren't afraid to lo...I enjoy having friends who aren't afraid to love me for who I am. Rochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06120101701137109132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1307681218634986907.post-2048733656090899152013-07-10T10:40:02.576-04:002013-07-10T10:40:02.576-04:00Cats.Cats.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com