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I used to love to read, holding a real book, the smell of the paper when you get it new. Sure, years ago I ordered a Kindle – seemed “with it”. Everyone had one, especially for plane travel. Then after a real lack of use, for some unknown reason I upgraded several years ago to the new version “Paper White”. It still sits in the bedside nightstand shelf, dead battery and all. You see, there’s this stack of real books I haven’t gotten to yet.

So a 2024 resolution is to get through some of those books. I’m doing pretty well. Truth be told, as I read some of them, I wonder . . . now why did I buy this?? However, the latest one has charmed me and made me laugh out loud multiple times. It’s been around for a bit, and clearly someone gifted this to me as they know of my love of canines. I present to you: “Lessons From Lucy – The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog”. The author is a familiar name: Dave Barry.

As promised from my last post, this is light hearted and a feel-good share. I do encourage you to read it in it’s entirety, yes – even if on a Kindle, because there were a few times where I laughed so hard that I had tears, but below I share it’s finer points for a quick “lesson” in being joyful.

1. Make New Friends. (And Keep the Ones You Have)
2. Don’t Stop Having Fun. (And If You Have Stopped, Start Having Fun Again)
3. Pay Attention to the People You Love. (Not Later. Right Now)
4. Let Go of Your Anger, Unless It’s About Something Really Important, Which It Almost Never Is.
5. Try Not to Judge People by Their Looks, and Don’t Obsess Over Your Own.
6. Don’t Let Your Happiness Depend on Things; They Don’t Make You Truly Happy, and You’ll Never Have Enough Anyway.
7. Don’t Lie Unless You Have a Really Good Reason, Which You Probably Don’t.
8. Be Grateful for What You Have. (It’s Probably More Than You Think)

When Dave Barry wrote this book (and he’s written many) he was turning 70. Of course the book was published in 2019 (told you I was behind) but since I just turned 70 I took it as a “sign” that I was meant to read it at this time. I’m thinking of printing these “lessons” out and sticking on my refrigerator door so that I can be reminded on a daily basis of ways to be more joyful.

I hope you’ll enjoy these Lucy lessons as much as I did.

Posted in Women's Lives after Divorce

Tags: Alone after Divorce, Being Happy, Being Joyful, Divorce Recovery for Women, Finding your smile again, Learning how to be single, Newly Single Women, Self Worth, Surviving Divorce, Women alone, women surviving divorce, Women's Divorce Recovery, women's life after divorce

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