the six-pack is back — bouncing grandies.
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“joy acts like a trampoline, everything that touches it bouncing right back off of it.”
-mariella frostrup
Apr5
Category Archives: joy
Jan27
more about boxes – joy edition.
after my recent post about those who ‘keep boxes’
my longtime friend, a brilliant apple systems engineer
texted this mind-blowing response to me:
“thought you might like to know that the apple engineers designed the iphone box
so that the amount of time it takes to lift the top off is 4 seconds –
just because their research showed
that it was the amount of anticipation that gave the recipient the most joy”
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“i have drunken deep of joy, and I will taste no other wine tonight.”
― Percy Bysshe Shelley
Aug9
enthusiasm 2.
free movie night at campus martius park in detroit
safe, distanced, well-planned
the little one soon had her own plan
drawn in
she moved right up front by the screen
enthralled
laughing, dancing, twirling
throwing spells along with elsa from ‘frozen 2’
until she became a part of the movie.
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“true enthusiasm is a fine feeling whose flash I admire wherever I see it.”
-charlotte bronte
Dec3
true laughter
have you laughed with someone today?
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“a wonderful thing about true laughter
is that it just destroys any kind of system of dividing people.”
-john cleese
Nov22
little pockets, big ideas.
where did your snack go?
it’s all gone.
where did it all go?
just a big smile
and very full pockets.
clever really.
never hurts to be prepared for anything.
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“you have to create little pockets of joy in your life to take care of yourself.”
-jonathan van ness
Nov7
softly.
and
as
the
first
few
flakes
fell
from
the
sky
joy ruled the day in kinder-land.
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“the snow fell as softly as a poet’s tears.”
Jun30
welcome.
grandie j welcomes the summer rain
on a hot day in detroit
—
‘like a welcome summer rain,
humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you.”
– langstpn hughes
May19
art is community.
‘los trompos,’ (spanish for spinning tops)
a giant spinning top art installation,
visits detroit’s beacon park from mexico city
the eight giant, colorful tops, designed by *héctor esrawe and ignacio cadena, are large enough for multiple people to sit or stand inside them, and visitors are welcome to take a spin. they were designed to facilitate play, celebrate culture, and bring people together to interact and connect. Los Trompos is an interactive piece that comes to life when people engage with it. the tops are based on the construction of the actual toy and reflect the work of mexican artisans, as well as mexican culture, art, and architecture.
community comes together to dance in the park
—
so fun to be here
as all kinds of people stopped by
just to play and connect with each other.
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“simply enjoy life and the great pleasures that come with it.”
-karolina ku
Feb6
joy, love, peace.
May the coming New Year bring you joy, love and peace.
愿新年为您带来快乐，友爱和宁静。
yuàn xīnnián wèi nín dàilàái kuàilè, yǒu’ài hé níngjìng.
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what would bring you joy, love, or peace in the new year?
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