Top Ten Things That Bring Me Joy!

This week's top ten was so appropriate for me - you have no idea! :) I am having a bit of a hard week than normal. It is embarrassing to admit, but I have a very hard time dealing w/the start of the school year! And, I was hoping, my OCD and worry about it wouldn't start until, at least, mid-August, but no such luck! It has begun NOW!!!! I wish I didn't get this way! It is a horrible feeling. I worry about things that are really not that important, but my mind sort of twists it into something more! I think I definately don't like school. I didn't like it when I was there and I don't care for it now. My sister reminded me that Jack does like school more than I did. I can't put my finger on it exactly. I can't put it into words to describe. I just get this awful feeling in my mind and the beginning of school seems to bring it on! I am trying to put it all into perspective and realize that it always ends up okay! I usually worry for nothing! I am definately praying for the Lord's guidance and to see me through this. For as ridiculous as it may sound, it really, truly can be life-altering! And...............I don't want to live my life this way! It is not me! I want to have fun! I want to be happy! I want to have joy!!!!! I don't want to worry about silly little things or people, who in the long run, aren't that important to my life! I know who the important people are and they are the ones that should have my attention! My 100% attention!!!! These people are, of course, my family and my friends! I just wish I knew why I get like this. I just think that people can be unthoughtful. People get mad at me for such little insignificant things! I could handle it better if I really did something wrong! But, in my experience, more often than not, I get the silent treatment for doing something dinky! Anyway, I had just had to right it down in the hopes that it might make me feel better! Please say a prayer for me! Thank you soooo much! I don't want my children to have a crazy mother!!! LOL!!! :)
Sooooo, this is why this week's top ten was a good match for me! I need to remind myself of all the joy I have around me! I don't want to miss the joyous things I am surrounded by due to obsessing on some stupid issue! I want to rise above it and realize that I do the best I can and that is all I can do! And, in a nutshell, give any problems or issues I have to God! Let him fight it out for me and show me the way! :)
Thanks for listening!

Top Ten Things That Bring Me Joy!!!!!!!!!!!
1)My Boys! They can be a lot of work, but I wouldn't trade it for the world! I sometimes think I learn more from them than they do me! :)
2)Pictures and Photography! I get such joy from getting and taking pictures! It is especially a good (joyous feeling) when "I" am the one who took the picture that is simply "fabulous!" And it is fun to try new things and get people's reactions! :)
3)Mark! I sometimes forget (we have been married for soooo long) how important a part in my life that he plays! He has a good sense of humor and helps remind me what is and what is not important in life! :)
4)Going to my favorite places (such as the zoo or Schiller Park). I call them my calming places! Seeing nature in its fullness reminds me that God is near! :) I usually take a moment to stop and look around and soak it all in! :)
5)My family and friends! These are the people who make me feel good about myself and they are there for me! :) They truly bring such joy!
6)Blogging! I love it! It is so nice to write my feelings and stories and also to read everybody elses! I look forward to it every day (well, sometimes I check it several times a day)! LOL! :)
7)Helping others! This gives me a good, joyous feeling b/c I know I did something good! And, I have found, that what goes around comes around. This is not why I do it, but I think you do reap the rewards of what you put out there! :)
8)Shopping! Even when I don't spend money I truly enjoy being there! I think I like to be around people! It is amazing how many nice and fun people there are that you meet! I will, more often than not, always talk to, at least, one person every time! I like the atmosphere, too! I enjoy getting out and just walking around! :) Don't laugh at me, but.............I always try and smile and I hope that, maybe, just maybe, I helped someone else who might have been having a bad day themselves! Sometimes a smile is all it takes! :)
9)Watching TV or the movies! It is fun to lose yourself in someone's life! And, some of these TV/movie shows............the people have to go through such hard or funny things................it makes me feel better about myself! LOL! (Even if it is just pretend that I'm watching). :)
10)Trying to focus on the positive! I get joy by getting something accomplished! And, believe me, I am pretty sure I have ADD, so finishing a project or even getting started is a big deal. And it feels soooo good when I complete it also! At this point in time, I have several little projects that need to be worked on. By doing this week's top ten, I am now motivated to start working on them once again! So.............thank you, Emjaye, for that! :)) And this top ten has also helped me focus on the positive things after a hard couple of days! Thank you for that also! :)
Btw, I think I actually kinda slipped in "two" answers on my #10. One is staying positive and two is finishing a project! Oh well. They kind of go together anyway! :))

On a separate note, I taped the movie "The Break-Up" starring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. I had always wanted to see it and never got a chance to. It came on HBO so I taped it and just watched it last week. Let me know if any of my fellow bloggers have seen it?! I must say, I really liked the entire movie...................................except that is, for the end!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What was up w/that???!!! I didn't like the way it ended at all!!!!!!
Cissa Says: Two thumbs up for the movie over all!
Two thumbs down for the ending! I think they could do better than that!!!!!!!!!!