Laughter

There are often nights when I sit here and try to pull something out of thin air to post a picture or a quote or write about.  It has been a long week...one of those weeks that seem like they are never going to end...because I keep tripping over things that get in the way.  I could get yourself truly worked up about it....but usually I try to laugh...because really what else are we going to do.  It hit me tonight, when I realized I wasn't the only one having "one of those weeks".  My dear friend Polly said that laughter is the best medicine...it gets you through when nothing else does.  So she is my inspiration tonight.

Laughter is one of life's most precious gifts to me.  It can bring people closer.  It can start a friendship.  It helps people relax.  It can lighten your spirit and make you feel better.  It can lighten the mood of those around you.  It helps us cope with stress,  It relieves pain and sadness for a bit.  Laughter is an affirmation of faith, hope and belief.  Laughter is a joyous prayer.  Laughter helps us get back to what is real....past all of the drama and the junk of life.

I can't imagine my life without it. It is part of me.  It is in all my interactions...at work, at home...on errands...it frames my life and makes the sometimes bumpy path of life bearable.  So tonight...I continue to laugh at myself and this ridiculous week. I know that as long as I can find something to laugh about, I will be ok.  I can keep on going.

Whenever I think of laughter I think of this photo...one of my all time favorites.  I  hope you are able to take a moment and laugh at all the ridiculousness that often characterizes life, laugh at yourself...laugh at the ridiculous things that we do and say and the situations we often find ourselves in.  And if you find someone unable to laugh.....that is really just about one of the greatest gifts you could share with anyone.  Life can be difficult and painful....and the only way to get through it sometimes is with a good hearty laugh....and then take a deep breath, get up and plod onward.

“The only people for me are the ones who spill things, the ones who drop their cups sometimes, the ones who get dirty hands and messy hair, the ones who can go barefoot if they feel like it, the people who forget things, and can laugh at themselves every day...” 

~ C. JoyBell C.