the joy of ...
endless book titles
In 1931 The Joy of Cooking was first published and set off a movement (and publishing boom) of finding joy in the everyday things of life. Below are actual titles of books and blogs about “The joy of …
Cooking (and do invite me for dinner, except if lima bean casserole is on the menu)
Coffee (now we’re talking my joy language)
Sex (no more need be said)
Pi (seems like this could go on forever)
Photography (can’t match the delight of taking the shot and capturing a magical moment)
Not working (short term, sure; long term, not so much)
Yoga (the names of the poses, alone, should bring a smile to most anyone’s face – everyone now, do the downward-facing dog, transition to the one-legged King pigeon pose and finish with the cow face)
Bocce (screams out picnics and beaches)
Curling (has to be a Canadian author)
Beer (beer is the answer, now what was the question?)
Hockey (self-explanatory to most sane people)
Pitman shorthand (I remain unconvinced)
Keeping chickens (try telling this to most city councils or your neighbour)
Mathematics (ask your high school math teacher about this)
Solving problems (including the riddle of finding joy?)
Economics (as long as it’s going to spread joy to everyone)
Pregnancy (except for morning sickness, swollen ankles, back pains, and that last little bit)
Birth (I thought that was included in the pregnancy thing?)
Parenting (true, but there are days …)
Vegan baking (isn’t the joy of baking in the butter?)
Doing things badly (anything worth doing is certainly worth doing badly)
Chemistry (what’s more fun than blowing up things or creating lava volcanoes)
Uncircumcising (I’m not kidding – but don’t think about this one too long)
Laziness (we could all learn to live a little more slowly)
Breeding your own dog (but don’t let the kids watch)
Burnout (I’m not sure I can muster up the energy for this one)
Writing (you’re reading this post, aren’t you?)
Books (the crack of the spine when first opening a book, the texture of the page, the delight of a well-turned phrase, the opening up of an unexplored world – books are just plain good friends)
Knitting (but what about all those dropped stitches)
Ballooning (I take it this is about the air-born vessels and not gaining weight)
of missing out (this is an important book with a great title by Christina from JOMO)
Family camping (the freedom to get dirty, eat outside, pee against a tree, play with fire, get lost in the woods, use a knife, and eat marshmallows at any meal. But please, hold the mosquitoes)
Opera (greet someone today in an operatic fashion, let out your inner diva and watch the joy flow)
Of not being married (following the wisdom of the apostle Paul who wrote, “But those who marry will face many troubles in this life, and I want to spare you this.” That’s 1 Cor. 7:28 in case you don’t believe this is actually in the bible)
Classical music (can anyone say “Ode to Joy”?)
Of not knowing it all (yes, there is joy in not having to be God)
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