Daily Mood Quote
Day 107 – August 18, 2011
I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person.
~Audrey Hepburn
They say, “laughter is the best medicine” and I agree with this because when you are laughing it is hard to be angry. Wayne Dyer said, “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.” It was June of 1981, when I met my husband, he was a young, handsome 22 year old, who said to me, “stach your wep” as I crossed the gangway to the deck and begin my first day of work on a dinner/dance boat as a greeter and a bus kid. My first impression of him was, he's funny and hmmm....he's cute.What made me take notice was he made me laugh, that was 30 years ago. He stills makes me laugh today and I suspect he will continue to make me laugh. Our agreement was "sixty years of marriage and then all bets are off." He said this right in front of the Pastor who married us. I thought it was funny, however, the Pastor wasn't laughing and didn't think it funny. Oh well! Sometimes I wonder when I look at my husband, if he will be funny or just funny looking when he's in his 70's. I guess we'll see.
One thing I can say here; recently we have been dealing with some serious issues in life and in the blog and it has been the little moments of laughter and one significant perspective change that has buoyed the spirit. Wayne Dyer was right, no matter how hard you try you can not be angry and laugh at the same time. Because once you find something genuinely funny, it simply dominates your consciousness for a short period of time. Sometimes that short period is all you need to change you perspective and get a grip. I guess its why they make so many movie comedies and comedians like Jeff Dunham (www.jeffdunham.com) can get $50 plus per ticket and fill the house...in the middle of a recession! We all need the change of perspective and funny ranges from the goofy one-offs of life like Jim Carey in Ace Ventura Pet Detective when he and Lois (Sean Young) have a little “conversation:
Lois: “How would you like me to make your life a living hell?
Ace Ventura: Well, I'm not really ready for a relationship, Lois, but thank you for asking. Hey, maybe I'll give you a call sometime. Your number's still 911? All righty then.”
to the more snarky and subtle quips of Bruce Willis in Die Hard (Pick one: original or sequel). One I especially like is in Live Free or Die Hard when Detective John McClane (Bruce Willis) is barreling through a Washington D.C. tunnel (not sure which one) and the car begins to burn; He calmly says, “Car's on fire, that can't be good” in the middle of an extremely tense scene. I just about fell out of my chair and by the time I refocused on the movie, his car was flying through the air. The point is, funny is out there, you just need to look for it. It can separate you from your problems just long enough to breath and give you a chance to refocus on your day, in a better frame of mind.
Where will you find “funny” today?
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