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ACCESS and LIVE the PEACE WITHIN


Passing the expo baton - Rockford April 2024
The Rockford area has always had spiritual and metaphysical folks, but it seems like they were all in hidden pockets tucked away, except...
kellyjoysimmons
Sep 7, 20233 min read


Ancora Imparo
Michelangelo supposedly scribbled the words “Ancora Imparo” in his sketches when he was 87 years old. That Italian phrase means “Yet, I...
kellyjoysimmons
Sep 4, 20232 min read


Being 20 years old at a hospice in England
I still see her. Elsie. Thin, frail, hunched in a wheelchair, a blanket on her lap despite the warm day. Her hair like straw sticking out...
kellyjoysimmons
Aug 28, 20233 min read


Is life feeling very swirly?
Do you ever feel that life is swirling very very fast? And yet also not?? That things/events/occasions/situations are zooming around and...
kellyjoysimmons
Aug 17, 20232 min read


Pennies of kindness
Our last Meditation Gathering was so powerful. We didn’t actually levitate, but we were floating in love! Come join us next time! We...
kellyjoysimmons
Aug 8, 20232 min read


An Expo journey
In late 2022, I was called by Spirit to organize a Mind Body Spirit EXPO for the Rockford area for the spring. Such expos are commonplace...
kellyjoysimmons
Jul 20, 20232 min read


LIVE AID: Freddie, Di, and me
Last week on July 13, I heard on the radio: "This week in rock history. LIVE AID." I was there. I dug out my concert ticket, took a pic...
kellyjoysimmons
Jul 20, 20235 min read


We ripen together
"Pears cannot ripen alone. So we ripened together." Meridel Le Sueur When I moved into my “divorce condo,” that quote resonated so much I...
kellyjoysimmons
Jul 18, 20233 min read


Moving Stories
“Instead of cleaning my house, I'm just going to move to a new one." ~Unknown (Wasn't me) People often ask about my moving stories. Not...
kellyjoysimmons
Jul 10, 20235 min read


Odd ducks, Emerson, and an invitation
Hello loveys! Thanks for being here. I just want to pop in real quick and say HELLO! Back in the day, I sent a joy letter every single...
kellyjoysimmons
Jun 14, 20232 min read


Having an off day
Hi. I'm having a moment. Of aggravation. Frustration. Sadness. Sometimes people are surprised that I ever get angry. Or pissy at my...
kellyjoysimmons
Jun 14, 20232 min read


A true celebration of life
A memorial service this past weekend for Marcia Phillips West was so lovely, loving, and inspiring. Marcia had written a letter in...
kellyjoysimmons
Jun 2, 20232 min read


Your only job is you
A CHANNELED MESSAGE FOR YOU FROM MY JOURNAL: Your Higher Self sees you in a lovely space surrounded by all that you love, the Beauty that...
kellyjoysimmons
Jun 2, 20231 min read


Be a lamp, a lifeboat, or a ladder
THANK YOU! AccessSOUL Mind Body Spirit Expo. Holy wow! April 29, Rockford, IL, the love vibe was bouncing high! That snapshot is a...
kellyjoysimmons
May 16, 20232 min read


Will & Kate and Jim & Me
April 29 is the twelfth wedding anniversary for Will and Kate, Prince and Princess of Wales. I know that, not because I’m a Royal...
kellyjoysimmons
May 9, 20232 min read


A seed was planted
This is our former backyard. We loved it. (We left that house to move to the beautiful Black Hills but all our beautiful babies are here...
kellyjoysimmons
Apr 28, 20231 min read


Be gentle with yourself
"If you feel safe in the area you’re working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you...
kellyjoysimmons
Apr 25, 20232 min read


Small acts, big impact
Back when my speaking gigs focused on joy, happiness, and stress-reduction, one of my go-to quotes was from Leo Buscaglia: “Too often we...
kellyjoysimmons
Apr 24, 20232 min read


What makes you come alive?
People are commenting to me how glad they are that I didn’t stay in “retirement.” “You have too much to express!” I’m told. My ego loves...
kellyjoysimmons
Apr 21, 20231 min read


Revisiting BIG MAGIC
In my journal today (April 13, 2023), I wrote “it’s not about me “capturing ideas." THEY are harnessing me and not letting go.” That made...
kellyjoysimmons
Apr 17, 20233 min read
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