{"id":585,"date":"2024-03-06T06:00:36","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?p=585"},"modified":"2024-03-06T21:48:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T21:48:04","slug":"getting-joyful-a-crystal-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?p=585","title":{"rendered":"Getting Joyful: A Crystal Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I was introduced to the book, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Joyful-Surprising-Ordinary-Extraordinary-Happiness-ebook\/dp\/B078W6CH7Y\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=L28F8I3EL7CW&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.vK-SAI7fMECwkdv6dh7tPZsqz78FBcGNBJwZ3xr6I_TOjdPNoXKKweKGbp9DxG6rjwy3GdqpQdBonUhsN-CUnMKuciEVYnVRMVaXfSw-8Q5o1pZrH9Nm1_rMI7L1la_62dbKtbQyqh8_73TEJ9i40YW1SrXOFWBIQdQ1rY60jUVCWndxzd4qO8BTVmlujDHB_IjIKo_fUrvOss-lWjHuSxS6Bjgd2TLamDPQ7QGwQIE.NJ7YZ2q4O0nvH5crbFpryODQbyR6clk_X7_kU-Mim8E&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=joyful&amp;qid=1708626064&amp;sprefix=joyful+%2Caps%2C364&amp;sr=8-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>JOYFUL: THE SUPRISING POWER OF ORDINARY THINGS TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY HAPPINESS<\/em><\/a> by Ingrid Fetell Lee. The book reinforced many things I already instinctually knew. It explained to me why I wanted my office painted yellow (more than a year after I went for Benjamin Moore&#8217;s &#8220;Sunshine&#8221; on the walls).<\/p>\n<p>The author claims there are ten aesthetics of joy:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Energy (vibrant color and light)<\/li>\n<li>Abundance (lushness, multiplicity, and variety)<\/li>\n<li>Freedom (nature, wildness, and open spaces)<\/li>\n<li>Harmony (balance, symmetry, and flow)<\/li>\n<li>Play (circles, spheres, and bubbly forms)<\/li>\n<li>Surprise (contrast and whimsy)<\/li>\n<li>Transcendence (elevation and lightness)<\/li>\n<li>Magic (invisible forces and illusions)<\/li>\n<li>Celebration (synchrony, sparkle, and bursting shapes)<\/li>\n<li>Renewal (blossoming, expansion, and curves)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I literally felt every one of these deep inside my body. Aside from painting sunshine on my office walls (Energy), I wanted to make the room even more joyful than it was. I&#8217;d already gotten rid of clutter to improve the flow (Harmony). I had a green plant (Renewal). I keep lots of glittery things around me (Celebration).<\/p>\n<p>Play seemed to be next for me. Spheres, circles, balls.\u00a0 I looked around and saw that I had already started.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_589\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-589\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-589 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2962-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-589\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Magnetized wooden ball as part of a paperweight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_588\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-588\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-588 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2964-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-588\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fluorite sphere: lots of metaphysical attributes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-593\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-593 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-300x290.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-1024x990.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-1536x1484.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966-600x580.jpg 600w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2966.jpg 1930w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A wolf snow globe gift from my husband when I published my first werewolf book.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then I searched through my things and found:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_590\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-590\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-590 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2963-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-590\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A purple glass sphere that I love to handle &amp; watch the band of light in the center. I have no idea what it is, except I purchased it years ago in a metaphysical shop.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_587\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-587\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-587 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_2965-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-587\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moqui Marbles: I completely forgot I owned these. Allegedly good for grounding, energizing and cleansing.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So I had a lot spheres, circles, bubble-shapes, and balls in my writing environment. But I got it in my head that I need a crystal ball.<\/p>\n<p>The metaphysical shop I used to frequent years ago is long gone. So naturally, I got on line to see what my area currently has to offer.\u00a0 Come to find out there is a crystal store in the Maul, a place I avoid as I believe it is a portal to evil. There is another store that looks amazing, but it&#8217;s pretty far out in the country and not someplace I want to travel to in winter. But a nearby suburb has three metaphysical\/crystal shops. On the same street. Within .8 miles of each other. That is POINT EIGHT. Less than a mile apart.<\/p>\n<p>My daughter, X-Chromo, is also in search of crystals. She went to a psychic fair recently. Said it was dreadful. Only about four vendors were selling merchandise (cash only). The other people were doing tarot reading and such. If she wants her tarot read, she comes to me.<\/p>\n<p>X and I now have a date to go crystal shop hopping. I can&#8217;t wait. Anticipation is giving me joy pennies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last year, I was introduced to the book, JOYFUL: THE SUPRISING POWER OF ORDINARY THINGS TO CREATE EXTRAORDINARY HAPPINESS by Ingrid Fetell Lee. The book reinforced many things I already instinctually knew. It explained to me why I wanted my office painted yellow (more than a year after I went for Benjamin Moore&#8217;s &#8220;Sunshine&#8221; on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","_ml_titleColor":"#000000","_ml_titleFont":"Roboto","_ml_titleFontSize":1.1359999999999998987476601541857235133647918701171875,"_ml_titleFontWeight":"400","_ml_titleLineHeight":1.3000000000000000444089209850062616169452667236328125,"_ml_metaColor":"#708090","_ml_metaFont":"Montserrat","_ml_metaFontSize":0.67849999999999999200639422269887290894985198974609375,"_ml_metaFontWeight":"400","_ml_metaLineHeight":0.92000000000000003996802888650563545525074005126953125,"_ml_bodyColor":"#a9a9a9","_ml_bodyFont":"Open Sans","_ml_bodyFontSize":0.84999999999999997779553950749686919152736663818359375,"_ml_bodyFontWeight":"400","_ml_bodyLineHeight":1.1999999999999999555910790149937383830547332763671875,"_ml_wooPriceColor":"#666","_ml_wooPriceFont":"Open Sans","_ml_wooPriceFontSize":0.90000000000000002220446049250313080847263336181640625,"_ml_wooPriceFontWeight":"400","_ml_wooPriceLineHeight":1.270000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,"_ml_headingColor":"#000","_ml_headingFont":"Merriweather","_ml_headingFontSize":2.020000000000000017763568394002504646778106689453125,"_ml_headingFontWeight":"700","_ml_headingLineHeight":1.4699999999999999733546474089962430298328399658203125,"_mlglobal_userfontcolors":{"headingColorUser":[],"titleColorUser":[],"metaColorUser":[],"bodyColorUser":[],"wooPriceColorUser":[]},"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14,18,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-book-review","category-life-foibles","category-metaphysical"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"14":{"name":"Book Review","link":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?cat=14"},"18":{"name":"Life &amp; Foibles","link":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?cat=18"},"20":{"name":"Metaphysical","link":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/?cat=20"}},"tags_names":[],"comments_number":"0","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=585"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":607,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/585\/revisions\/607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/comptonplations.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}