Daily Mood Quote
Day 51 – June 24, 2011
It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either.
~Wayne Dyer
The past couple of nights at the dinner table, I found myself laughing so hard I got the hiccups. With all that has been going on here, I forgot, or just chose to ignore how important laughter is when dealing with life's situations. Things can overwhelm us and sometimes take control, so much that we forget the phrase, “this too shall pass” by King Solomon and quoted by Abraham Lincoln. I added to this by saying “Yes, this too shall pass, like a kidney stone, but it will pass.” meaning, there will pain and difficulty involved, but it's important to keep perspective, especially when things are tough.
Last night, I had gone to bed early, because I was feeling a bit sorry for myself. I injured my knee many years ago and recently re-injured it, causing swelling, inflammation and pain every time I take a step. But as I sat in bed, I listened to some neighborhood kids playing outside, running after each other, screaming in fun and just having a good time. What an awesome thing it is to be young and have fun. “Somewhere along the course of our lives, we forget to have fun and begin to “audit” our lives (thank you to Terrence Stamp who played the guru Terrence Bundley in the movie, Yes Man). “You can't audit life, my friend.” We try to appear to be something we are not and laughter seems to be the first thing to go. We have serious issues to deal with, but I wonder if those issues would be easier to deal with if we laughed, or smiled?
In the movie Yes Man with Jim Carey (Carl Allen) Allison (played by Zooey Deschanel) said, “The world's a playground. You know that when you are a kid, but somewhere along the way everyone forgets it.” I must admit I have forgotten that occasionally, but not today. Today, I will approach the world with a smile and laughter, no matter how many grumpy people I run into. And around here, that seems to be the majority. Maybe I'll dance in the grocery store aisle today, you never know...
How will you spread joy and laughter today?
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