Jeanette Joy Fisher

Author: Jeanette Joy Fisher

  • I’ve Been to the Edge and Back!

     Hello from Jeanette JOY,

    This photo was taken by me in Melbourne, Australia from a place called The Edge. What’s interesting to me, I googled The Edge Melbourne Australia and came up with my forgotten old blog post about my visit. More on that post at the end of this.

    I want to share my journey from Depression to Joy.

    Some of my readers know my personal story and how I choose life instead of driving off Ortega Mountain. The still, small voice told me I could turn my life in a new direction, so I did. I turned my Mustang convertible to follow the road. I made new memories and had fun.

    Just when I thought I had everything figured out, I got slammed again. Has this ever happened to you? How many times have you reinvented yourself?

    2016 was a big year for me. It started out with another bout of extreme depression caused by grief. My low point, like the edge of a cliff, a knife edge, or the edge of night–a black hole–seemed to shroud me so I couldn’t do anything. I couldn’t pray or meditate. One day, I sang childhood hymns. My voice is so out of tune, I had to laugh. I asked God, “What do I do to stop these painful life lessons?” The answer came to me, like a father scolding a child. “Jeanette, get over yourself and go help people.”

    I reconnected with old friends and started going to events again. Helping others made me happy! More friends began calling me Joy. I faked Joy until I became JOY!

    I’m uniquely qualified to help others because of the tribulations I had. I’m helping friends and entrepreneurs with free publicity. All my hacked websites are being rebuilt for Joint Publicity and Content Marketing.

    Twitter was grief therapy for me. “Tweeting my life away” means I can promote with influence today. Tag your tweet with #JOYexpress and I will follow and retweet you.

    I hope you never endure the pain I felt. If you ever do, try singing, dancing, anything to get yourself laughing. Ask God for your direction to a happy life. And, it may even be time for you to get over yourself and go help others.

    How can I help you? Please answer below.

    Love,
    JOY!

    PS The other blog post on The Edge in Melbourne, Australia  (Does Google only list this post when I search?)

  • Jeanette Joy on Instragram?

    So many new sites appear and then just fade away. I got tired of building accounts only to see them be a huge waste of time. I never expected Instagram to be more that another social media fad. What I didn’t expect was to find it FUN! This is my most liked photo. I like others better. I was happy to see over 100 Hearts. My grandson Alden Blake has over 10,000 Likes on many of his photos! You can find me at JeanetteJoy on Instagram.

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    A photo posted by Jeanette Joy (@jeanettejoyfisher) on

  • Branding JOY!

    Everyone has been talking about branding for years. I branded several websites and entrepreneurial pursuits over the 16 years I’ve been playing/working online. My friend Chaz DeSimone helped me on and off. I created many designs myself because I understand design psychology. I was wrong. Design psychology for homes is different from branding graphic design. For the first time ever, I hired Chaz to rebrand me and gave him free creative license.

    Chaz took my favorite colors from a photo I gave him of clothes in my closet and exploded JOY.

    I can feel my definition of Joy every time I see my new logo.

    “Joy is Love in action.” Can you feel it?

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    My Favicon is so small on the website navigation line, I just had to share the full-size design with you.

    Thanks to Chaz at DesimoneDesign.com for creating my new JOY brand logos, banners, and updating my book covers.

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    Find out what Chaz can do for YOU!

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  • Twitter

    @JeanetteJoy

  • Do YOU Blog?

    Long ago in the time before social media, people started talking about Blogs and Blogging. I hoped it was a fad and would naturally die. The only reason: I don’t like the sound of the word blog. Worse than some four-letter words, blog sounds like fingernails scraping chalkboard to me. I’d much rather be on a beach somewhere in warm water floating and watching clouds.
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    For nearly a year, this blog has been broken. I didn’t miss writing posts here because I poured my heart on Facebook and Twitter. However, my new publishing company (partly me) expects authors to blog. I’d rather say write.

    So, let’s do this thing. Let’s blog. Let’s write. Let’s share content with the world. I’m going to write my best tips for social media, buying and selling real estate, sex psychology, and traveling. What are you blogging about? Do you like blogging? Let’s meetup after on a Caribbean Island. Deal?

  • Valentine Reflections

    Joy Gardens Pool
    Joy Gardens Pool Photo by Meghan Fisher

     

    I received word early this morning that my aunt passed away. Like the sky reflected in my pool, I will see my aunt’s reflection in her children and grandchildren. I will feel her caring love as I work my way through this busy weekend. It’s appropriate that she passed on Valentine’s Day because all she wanted was to be loved. I’m happy to celebrate her life every Valentine’s Day from now on. My aunt inspired me to have many children. I always loved spending time with my five cousins at her home. God bless and keep her happy. She is loved.

  • Turning Thoughts into Things

    before-lawn“Put your thoughts to sleep, do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking.” — Rumi

    “We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves.” –Buddha

    “Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.” — Philippians 4:8 King James Bible

    “Hold thought steadfastly to the enduring, the good, and the true, and you will bring these into your experience proportionately to their occupancy of your thoughts.” –Mary Baker Eddy

    “Everything necessary to the full and complete expression of the most boundless experience of joy is mine now.” — Ernest Holmes

    From How to Have Better Sex, Lose Weight, Make Millions, and Eat Chocolate.com:
    Ponder a moment about all the world’s civilizations. Without knowing about each other, in different ways, societies came to the same conclusion—there is a creator, a higher spiritual power. Ancients knew how to meditate and turn their desires into prayers and into objects. They created beautiful pottery out of sand that lasts for thousands of years. All the material exists in the universe to create everything you see manmade. Man has not learned how to create the sand, the Earth, or mankind. Man creates objects from existing resources. We can learn to use prayers, meditation, and thoughts to make things we desire to create a life of our dreams. –Jeanette Joy Fisher

    Don’t you love taking a blank slate and creating something glorious? I’m so grateful for my home, which came with plain dirt surrounding the house. This wall was built from my imagination using God’s materials.
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  • Why You Need to Question Authority

    Never let anyone tell you what you “should do!”

    Author Jeanette Joy Fisher

    One of my biggest mistakes was letting a doctor put me on antidepressants without doing research. Guess what I found out after my girlfriends and daughter celebrated one night with me? While having a great, hours-long dinner at my favorite restaurant, we had two glasses of wine and an after dinner fancy coffee drink. When we left, they were fine, but I was acting crazy drunk.

    Maria asked, “What are you on?” I said “Nothing…wait, you mean Wellbutrin (bupropion)?”
    We realized I had been acting strange for quite some time. Years.

    From the many bupropion side effects I found listed online, I experienced these: confusion, trouble concentrating, unusual thoughts and behaviors, distress, dizziness, tinnitus (ringing in my ears), sleep abnormalities and impaired sleep quality, decreased memory, forgetfulness (I had trouble remembering Maria’s last name!), shortness of breath, shaking or trembling hands, dropping objects, and spilling drinks. There are many more side effects, including seizures, which I didn’t have. I was afraid I had early onset Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s. Not being able to keep thoughts straight feels incapacitating.

    I feel sorry for my friends who only knew me while taking this medication. Within a few days of weaning the antidepressant, the ringing in my ears left one ear and decreased significantly in the other. After just a few days without Wellbutrin, I started writing again. Today, I’m working on two new books and loving life. I’m much happier than I was taking the medicine. I don’t drink nearly as often and when I do, I’m not out of control.

    How many people taking antidepressants are misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s, dementia, or attention deficit disorders?

    Besides taking my doctor’s advice on medicines, I allowed my friends to counsel me and I paid a coach to teach me internet marketing–all wrong. I also witnessed many of my friends paying “coaches” who gave them bad advice.

    Take responsibility for your actions. Make your own decisions. Too many people let their friends and others claiming to be life coaches, who aren’t licensed counselors or trained professionals, tell them what to do. If you’re a life coach, please guide and encourage clients to their own inspired conclusions.

    Center yourself and seek Divine counsel.

    From my new book  How to Have Better Sex, Lose Weight, Make Millions, and Eat Chocolate.com

    Please tell me what you think in the comments.

    Joy to You!

  • New Thought & Positive Psychology in Reverse

    New Thought & Positive Psychology in Reverse

    We’ve all been told to stop dwelling on the past and on things that make us unhappy. You don’t need to be a New Thought or Oprah Unity follower to see the positive vibrations emanating outward from Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, and even the more business-directed Linkedin. I love this exciting, uplifting, spiritual energy!

    But, what do you do when sadness wells up and you feel like crying? I’ve been in the depths of darkness with my broken heart hurting so badly I had trouble breathing. I wanted my heart to burst so I would die. After all, it felt like a real heart attack. Why not let it kill me and put me out of misery? You may not have lost a child and a husband, but you most likely have lived through a broken heart.

    Besides tragedies, everyday hardships cause endless suffering. When we pull ourselves up by leaning on each other and concentrating on the goodness surrounding us, we feel happiness. You get what you concentrate on, so why not think about the flowers, birds, and loving friends? Perhaps you desire so many things that you concentrate on your personal material goals and wonder why you’re still not happy.

    Positive Psychology in Reverse

    Try this easy, quick (only three questions) exercise without cheating yourself and reading ahead. Get a piece of paper or open a new screen. If you take the extra seconds to write down each question by long hand, your brain helps you fill in the answers.

    Dwell for a moment on your discontent.

    1. What makes me feel discontented? Write down a few things that make you restless, unhappy. Don’t over-think. Just jot.

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    2. What do I desire to ease the discontent? Next, write down what you long for to replace your discontent.

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    3. What are my decisions to take action to change? Base your decisions on what’s your highest sense of good for others, for you, for your life, for your business.

    Your decisions form your destiny! Some days, it pays to let your unhappiness help you change your life. Discontent shapes desire. Desire sparks decisions. Decisions structure destiny. It’s your life. Chose joy!

    Join us for a fun day of self-discovery at my home and celebrate. Click on the photo below after you share–>

    What did you learn about yourself?

    Please share your thoughts below in the comment section. It’s also Sweet to Share on Twitter, Facebook…Thank YOU!

    Click on the postcard and experience my new book fun day retreat with chocolate & champagne…

    How to Have Better Sex, Lose Weight, Make Millions, and Eat Chocolate.com. My late husband Brian inspired the title.

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  • Joy to Detroit! Change Agents Bring Hope to Blight

    Don’t you love the way we learn about good news online? One story takes you to another great source and you just keep going deeper.

    First I read The Christian  Science Monitor’s Change Agent article:

    Detroit charity turns blight into gardens, parks, and homes

    Motor City Blight Busters is fighting to bring Detroit back one abandoned building and one vacant lot at a time. The nonprofit demolishes abandoned buildings that are beyond repair, renovates homes, and cleans up parks and illegal dump sites….

    This article  by By Nicole Wallace originally appeared in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

    Motor City Blight Busters reminded me of people I call “Change Agents” in Detroit. I met  Myrtle and Wayne Curtis, founders of “Feedom Freedom” organization in Detroit, Michigan. I wondered how they were doing after all this time, so I looked them up on Facebook and found their organization thriving. I’m thrilled for them and for Detroit.

    Here is the video we filmed…

    Tweet Me Right: Feedom Freedom, Detroit from Joy TV on Vimeo.

    Who do you think should be honored as a “Change Agent?”

     

  • Joy!

    Iron and Wine “Joy” from Hayley Morris on Vimeo.

  • Goodbye Mustang, Hello Valentine Cadillac

    One of the reasons I waited so long to purchase a new car is I loved my Mustang GT convertible. I really loved this car.
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    Imagine driving a car for over 110,000 miles with no breakdowns, no repairs, no hastles. Just plain FUN, dependability, and JOY.

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    Hello Valentine Cadillac
    Hello Valentine Cadillac

    Paradise Cadillac was exceptional to work with. I had visited other dealers who were just as nice, but they offered me half price of what Paradise Cadillac & Chevrolet gave me for my awesome Mustang GT convertible. I drove a few easy to drive BMWs. But, my mother didn’t like the high SUVs and I needed All Wheel Drive for our muddy hilly roads. The Cadillac XRS’s hip-high seat height makes it the easiest car to get in and out. Plus, my payments for the XRS are half as much as the BMW because it cost less and the interest rate is lower. My WWII Navy Veteran dad would be happy I bought a car imported from Detroit.

    The main thing about my Valentine Cadillac is it’s not only safe for my grandkids, it’s super fun to drive. The Cadillac may not be quite as fun shifting into 5th gear at 80 like the racy Mustang, but it has all the new techie features: heated seats and steering wheel, back up camera, and seats that buzz your bottom if you get out of line!

    #TweetMeRight Charity Road Tip 2013, here we come… Where should we go? Do you have a favorite charity you think should be promoted?

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  • My First Visit to The Comedy Store

    I remember cruising Sunset Blvd as a teenager and seeing all the strange, hip, outrageous people standing around the cool clubs. People and scenes in front of Whiskey A Go Go and The Comedy Store drew me like a flower attracts a bee. I was sure the laughing pretty girls got to marry the rich cute boys and live happily ever after. Later, as a young married mother, I lived not far from The Sunset Strip and avoided the traffic and weirdos. I never expected it would take me forty years to come back to see my first comedy show.

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    Tony’s first visit to a comedy show

    I didn’t know what to expect at The Comedy Store on West Sunset. The evening surprised, shocked, and sickened me–as well as entertained me. The first comic was really funny, except he made fun of himself as being a retard. Even though he may have cerebral palsy, he is not stupid and “retarded” offends me. But still, I can be offended without being shocked or grossed out, and laugh at funny redneck trailer-trash stories. All in all, he was funny.

    Several more comics entertained us with varying degrees of sexual stories and black jokes. Black male comics garnered many laughs about Black History Month and about dating white women. That was funny. Few people know I graduated from Bethune Cookman College and understand southern black culture.

    comic-brando-murphyBrando Murphy, Eddie Murphy’s son (Was it just me or did everyone else get the connection?) was fun and funny. Brando naturally has timing and charisma. He surprised me later by standing at the exit passing out cards to another show. I thought he was paid to stand there and hand out cards. I had no idea he was the comic star we saw earlier, let alone the son of a super star. He impresses me because he works so hard.

    About Brando Murphy: A Natural Born Headliner
    After Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, only 4 new comedians have emerged with the breakout talent to fill the comedy gap: Dave Chappelle, Kat Williams, Robin Harris, and Sam Kinnison. The comedy scene has awaited the entry of another “next-level” talent with Superstar appeal. BRANDO MURPHY has arrived on the scene with great buzz and excitement. One look or one laugh and you know that this charismatic kid has that it factor currently missing in comedy (a stand-up & comedic actor who: sings, dances does impressions and sketch work).
    brando-murphy.sBrando Murphy is also being shopped around Hollywood to star in a biopic on the life of comedy icon Eddie Murphy, entitled Eddie (See footage link below). Brando has played the major LA comedy venues (i.e. Comedy Store, HAHA Café, Improv, etc.) and recently headlined at the Historic ROXY Theater in Hollywood (for VH-1’s SAVE THE MUSIC benefit concert). He also recently headlined the sold-out SONS OF COMEDY show in Studio City, CA where Mason Pryor (Richard Pryor’s son) opened for him.
    See Brando’s Comedy footage –
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    Sonsofcomedy.com  Thunderhousemedia.com

    Join us February 23
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    More about my first visit to The Comedy Store (or any comedy club)
    The only woman comic embarrassed me. She was more foul mouthed and sexually explicit than the men. Sorry, I just didn’t appreciate that humor.

    The headliner played a satirical guitar medley and sang funny lyrics. I didn’t know I was going to blog about this night, so I didn’t take notes on names. If anyone knows names, I’ll add them.

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    Comic Eric DeLuca performing at The Comedy Store

    We went to see Maria Parkinson’s friend Eric DeLuca. He was likable, funny, and nice. You care about him and his funny family situation. It was unfortunate that he was cut short and Potty Mouth Woman took over repeating her harassing the pretty young women talk.

    Will I return to The Comedy Store? Perhaps. I plan to go see Brando and Eric again and I’d love to see some of the other comics too. Laughter is good for us. Watered down drinks and gross jokes make it hard to sit through waiting for the good stuff.

    A good belly laugh can make it all worthwhile. Please, make me laugh.

    What makes you laugh?

  • Four Reasons Why I Don’t Like MLM or “Network Marketing”

    4 Reasons I Turn Off MLM Pitches

    (No worries…I don’t try to bait and switch to sign you up!)

    Sugar-coat Multi Level Marketing (MLM) and label this sales system Network Marketing to create the aura of a new attitude towards MLM all you want, but upline and downline direct marketing ruins friendships, consumes lives, and oversells expensive products. Let me explain the four main reasons why I won’t listen to your “once in a lifetime opportunity” sales pitch.

    1. You lose friends.
    As soon as you say yes to your friend touting the new product, they become your upline and demand access to all your friends. Your friend becomes a sales maniac encouraging you to have parties where she keeps pushing, pushing your friends to spend money they don’t have on expensive products they never knew about and don’t want, especially in massive quantities automatically billed monthly. Furthermore, at the end of the month, you get massive amounts of phone calls, emails, and texts demanding you get just a few more sales so your former friend can meet sales bonuses.

    2. You lose your life.
    If you buy into the dream like I did (I once had a downline of 33,000 people.) you become obsessed. Every moment of your life becomes about how to get more people signed up. Every party, dinner, visit, phone call, and chance encounter becomes about Your Wonderful Opportunity. You find your life consumed by MLM–missing out on normal social functions, relaxation, family, friends, and fun.

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    Stop and Smell the Roses

    3. The products are overpriced.
    Even though the company says they save advertising dollars, your upline makes an inordinate amount of commission and bonuses. The last product I bought into had beautiful packaging. Once dropped, it broke open to disclose an inner, less than half-size inner bottle. Besides being deceitful, as an environmentally conscious person, the extra wasted plastic aggravated me.

    4. Autoship
    Be wary of autoship. I was told I would get billed at the end of the month. The date went from the 30th to the 26th to the 20th. Also, I suddenly started getting a third charge for $29 for which I still have no explanation.

    Do you think I’m being too harsh? I realize people need to make money today more than ever. What do you think?

    Joy to YOU,
    Jeanette

  • Joy Film Events

    We’re having so much fun getting ready for the premiere of Joy Film Events!

    “Modern art is a con. I am the world’s greatest con artist.”“Fame is love; I need love.”

    “Da Vinci and Michelangelo: I can see the dandruff on their heads as I look from above down on them,” said Mark Kostabi in “Con Artist,” Michael Sladek’s entertaining documentary portrait of one of the art world’s most outrageous provocateurs. After growing up in Whittier, California Mr. Kostabi made a fortune, lost it, and reinvented himself.

    Joy Film Event November 3Enjoy an evening of lively conversations, fun food, and fine film.

    By invitation only, Joy TV presents New Yorker Film screenings. Watch a great movie “Cinema Paradiso” style in a private garden overlooking the sunset, twinkling lights, and distant mountain silhouettes.

    If you’re into marketing, love creative people, and are curious about how a “con” artist promoted himself to stardom, you won’t want to miss this film.

    Food
    Gourmet movie hot dogs
    Lydia’s Popcorn & Cookies for sale
    Big Train Coffee Delights
    Temecula Wine Tasting

    Imagine networking in this setting

    Bring your warm layers for fall weather, any special drink or diet food, and your sassy, friendly attitude.

    5:00 PM Networking, photo op, social media fun
    5:30 Sunset Serenade by Marissa Wendt, Lydia Jayne, and Katie Fisher
    6:00 Con Artist movie 84 minutes
    7:30 Round Table Discussion of the film and controversy
    (Share your opinion, thoughts, and comments. We will be filming you. Photos and videos will have links to your website, Twitter or Facebook page. Let us know which link you prefer. If you don’t want to be filmed, please don’t participate in the Round Table discussion or converse in the area.

    Please RSVP by email
    Limited participation

    Movie Trailer Link:
    http://www.newyorkerfilms.com/Con-Artist-%282010%29/1/393/
    Looking forward to seeing you!

  • Marketer’s Cruise January 2013


    It seems so long ago that I booked my cabin. Now, it’s just around the corner. There is still time to book your space… Learn online marketing and relationship marketing from the best.

  • Want to join us in February?

    A short film about Singapore. More info below.

    Keith Loutit: http://www.facebook.com/Keith.Loutit
    Pls contact via vimeo or facebook for next 48 hrs while I'm upgrading my website.

    Thanks to Michael Adler Miltersen for composing the arrangement and sound design for this film.
    Music by Sepia Productions (Michael Adler-Miltersen)
    Sound design by Sepia Productions
    www.sepiaproductions.net | https://www.facebook.com/sepiaproductions

    For 'The Lion City', the idea behind the extension of the tilt shift technique is for focus and distance to be something the viewer can experience. It also doubles to communicate the constant heat and humidity that hits you whenever you leave the comfort of air conditioning in Singapore.

    shooting info at: http://blog.planet5d.com/2012/09/an-absolutely-stunning-must-see-tilt-shift-timelapse-the-lion-city/

    Thanks to the following people who helped with this film:

    Yan Szu Ong, Singapore National Parks Board;
    April Tan, Juliana Tan, Irin Lin & Belle Tan – Singapore Urban Redevelopment Authority;
    Cheryl Ng, The Ritz Carlton Millennia Singapore;
    Jing Han Foo, Singapore Housing & Development Board;
    Fulvia Wong, Singapore Flyer;
    Ong Jun Wei, National Day 2011;
    Steven Tan, Shaw Organisation;
    David Phan, P&G Photographic.

  • Moonrise by Alden Blake

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Meet my grandson Alden Blake and listen to his music!

    http://soundcloud.com/aldenblake/moonrise

  • Target, Target, Shame on You!

    Normally, I praise companies and forgive little irritations.

    After agonizing about my recent Target experience all night, I decided it was more loving to share with consumers the truth about the company who says “Expect more pay less with Target..”

    If you live in Sun City or Lake Elsinore, you pay less for umbrellas and other products than if you shop nearby in Murrieta.

    Target does not honor advertisements from their own stores even when they have signs posted in customer service that promise to honor sale prices for two weeks.

    I purchased four umbrellas at the Lake Elsinore Target to shade my patio for an upcoming wedding. I needed one more for the other side of the pool where there now sits an empty umbrella stand in front of the primary table for eight.

    My mother and I drove to Menifee’s new Super Target. After parking in the hot sun and walking through the immense parking lot into the store which is organized differently than regular Targets, I finally found the umbrellas. They had only striped ones in stock. Half an hour later, we then stopped at the Super Target in Murrieta at Clinton Keith and the 215. Since I hurt my hip and was in pain, I asked for help at the service counter. They had a young man bring the umbrella. I was so happy to see it was exactly the one I wanted. Imagine my surprise when he told me it was TWICE as much as I payed for the umbrellas I already purchased at Lake Elsinore Target!

    I asked them to honor the sale price or to send the umbrella to Lake Elsinore. NO!

    Guess what? The Smith & Hawkins Umbrellas online at Target cost EVEN more! Plus shipping! The website says this umbrella is not sold in stores. It is the same one I purchased but in brown, not beige.

    Solution? Searched 9′ Patio Umbrella w/Crank & Tilt. Found one at http://shade-usa.com for $49.95 plus $10.92 shipping. All under two minutes to search, find, buy. No driving, walking in the heat, walking endless aisles, waiting in lines, or feeling cheated.

    I love shopping online! Target’s problem: I have frequent huge parties, tweetups, meetups, live music, weddings, workshops and seminars at my home. When someone says, “Hey that umbrella doesn’t match…”

  • California Dreamin’ on Midlife Road Trip Radio


    Listen to internet radio with midliferoadtrip on Blog Talk Radio

  • Meet The World’s Leading Authority on Architectural Art Glass Design – Ron Wood

    Experience the architectural art of the original and ultimate glass projects leading authority, artist Ron Wood. He creates large, significant one of a kind projects worldwide. Using Light in all of its myriad behaviors, such as reflection, projection, focus as the major palette in these works, Ron has been “Lifting the Human Spirit” through worldwide excellence in architectural art since 1972.

    Watch for a new book coming soon!

    What would you like created for you?
    Visit Ron Wood Architectural Art Glass for IMAGINATION INSPIRATION MANIFESTATION

  • Dave Stech Tells You Why You Only Need Six

    The Jeanette Joy Show with Dave Stech from Joy TV.

    Jeanette Joy interviews real estate investor Dave Stech whose controversial methods inspire, outrage, and entertain. Filmed on location in San Diego by Ted Setla.

  • Strange Behaviors During Solar Eclipse

    We had a fun party celebrating the Solar Eclipse. During the festivities, a lizard came out to watch the children making shadows around the reflection of the eclipse. Baby chicks went crazy in the strange lighting. Besides the wildlife and kids behaving differently, the adults seemed to take time off and enjoy nature too. I didn’t event bring my laptop to the party! Imagine that, no tweeting, Facebook time, or email.

    In case you missed the solar eclipse, mark your calendar for the next TOTAL solar eclipse Monday, August 21, 2017.  A rare total solar eclipse happens when the Moon appears larger than the Sun, blocking sunlight, and turning the sky dark. Total darkness occurs in a narrow path across the surface of the Earth. A partial solar eclipse will be visible over a region thousands of miles wide.

    You will see the best viewing in 2017 in Christian County, Kentucky. Other areas to enjoy the total eclipse include Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming, Nebraska, northeastern Kansas, Missouri, southern Illinois, western Kentucky, Tennessee, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, and South Carolina. Los Angeles will see over 60% of the sun’s diameter covered up by the moon.

    Oct. 23, 2014 gives you an opportunity to see a partial eclipse from western Canada, Alaska, and the northern edge of the U.S. border between Washington state to Wisconsin where more than 60% of the sun’s diameter will be blocked by the moon’s shadow. California and the U.S. Southwest should see more than 40% of the sun’s diameter covered.

    Future solar eclipse dates include 2023, 2071 (better than the one we just saw), and 2121, a complete “ring of fire” eclipse.


  • Be Happy! Living in the Past, Future, and Present

    Do you want to know an easy way to be happier?
    Think about where you live in your thoughts.

    Do you dwell in your past thinking about what you should have, could have, or would have done differently?

    Living in the past brings sadness. Constantly reliving sad events or things that turned out badly only makes you depressed. Take your life lessons, remember the ways you can do things differently next time, and forget the misery.

    Learning to let go of my sad moments took a new way of thinking about the past. Instead of remembering my precious daughter’s pain and hospital stays, I set those terrifying memories aside and, instead of ignoring Sara, I replace the excruciating memories with happy moments. Now, when I remember Sara, I think about times like the morning she took off flying in her power wheelchair giggling, with her braids in the air, as she headed for the St Johns River. Her game meant I had to run and turn her chair before she landed in the water. Or, going even further back in time, the day she won a swimming race at her Huntington Beach school by kicking harder than the other kids, even though she couldn’t walk. I learned to remember the joy of her living. These memories make me happy. The only way I could think about her was to slowly replace all the bad memories by concentrating on the good moments.

    Perhaps you can learn to concentrate on today instead of your sad past by turning every painful memory aside and thinking about happy things instead.

    Do you fret and feel anxious about what is going to happen to you? 

    Living in the future causes worry. Living in anxiety makes you feel terrified, scared, and leads to insomnia, which causes a viscous cycle of worry and depression.

    Like many people, I would wake up terrified and worry about what could happen next in my life. After losing my daughter and husband, I would wake up in the middle of the night wondering what evil thing lurked around the corner. Living in fear (False Evidence Appearing Real) is no way to live. Dwelling on some mysterious future doesn’t do anyone any good. I learned to replace worry thoughts with prayers, meditations, music, uplifting spiritual books like Raymond Charles Barker’s The Power of Decision, and happy thoughts of visions I would like to see come into my experience. The old saying, “What you think is what you get” means more to me than ever. My terrifying fears did not come to pass. Thank God. Now, when I begin to be afraid of the future, I give thanks for my many blessings and think about something good I want to experience.

    When you catch yourself worrying about the future, turn your focus to things that make you happy in the present moment. Replace the untrue painful visions of the unknown future with daydreams of what you want to have. Without dreams, nothing happens. Makes sure your dreams are good ones! And, make an action-step plan of what you can do today to improve your life. Don’t worry. Be happy!

    Living in the present gives peaceful joy. The only time you really live is right now. What happened is over; what’s coming is future. You live your life in the middle. Become aware of the joyful, precious moments surrounding you this instant. Give thanks for your good. Feel the joy of living in every breath you take.

  • Yuk, Disgusting, Unhealthy, but Wait!

    Hostess twinkies tweaked
    When you were a child, did you love Twinkies? I did. Some of my lucky friends got them in their lunch boxes. Perhaps because my mother made cakes from “scratch,” we  were rarely treated a tasty Twinkie. And, “oh boy!” Twinkies were a big treat.

    Later, as a health conscious mom, I occasionally spoiled my children with Twinkies and my preferred chocolate Ding Dongs. My tastes evolved to See’s chocolate truffles and I hadn’t enjoyed a Twinkie for years and years. Last week, I saw a box in my daughter’s pantry and helped myself. The Twinkie was kinda of pasty tasting and not worth the calories.

    But wait, now that Hostess may be going out of business, suddenly I want Twinkies! Don’t they look yummy? Not pasty…rather creamy and lush…? And, guess what, they are not raw fake food after all.

    Don’t worry, be happy… you can bake your own Twinkies! Here’s a video with the ingedients as my grandson Finn says. (I asked Finn if he made something from scratch and he said, “No, from ingredients.”)

    What will YOU do?
    Stock up just in case, bake your own, or forget about Twinkies?
    Please comment below.

  • Cavalia, an Equine Experience for Performing Arts Lovers

    Cavalia, an Experience for Horse, Dance, Music, Comedy, Circus, & Performance Lovers

    Running Free inspired by Cavalia, Jayne St John oil on canvas
    A few years ago, I took my mother to see Cavalia. If you see one show in your lifetime, see this one.

    More of an experience than a show, Cavalia treats your senses. For horse lovers, the show is a treasure. For music lovers, the experience haunts you (in a good way) for years. For dance lovers, you’ll never forget watching ballet and dancing horses. For comedy lovers, you’ll laugh until you cry. For circus lovers, you’ll be amazed at the trapeze acts. Special effects and multimedia fans rave about the production. Simply splendid!
    For tickets, go to Cavalia.
    For more information about my mother, artist Jayne St. John, who has painted over a thousand paintings, please see her memoir and more paintings at Joy Publications.

  • Melbourne, Australia from The Edge

    One thing about traveling, you always find an unexpected view.
    Suspended almost 1,000 feet above the city of Melbourne in Australia is a glass cube which sticks out almost ten feet from the skyscraper. “The Edge” has glass walls and a glass floor.

    This last photo was taken from a boat on the river.

    Where do you want to go?

    I’ve been to The Edge & Back!

  • I’m So Excited!

    I wish I could sing that song…

    Check out the book trailer of a book my daughter wrote for her grandmother… my mom.