- February 1, 2012
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Take the time to laugh aloud
It's my pleasure to introduce to a guest writer, whom I enjoy to no end, Miss Dori Graham. One recommendation I've heard over and over regarding photography is "Get a different perspective." Looking at things in a different way can change everything. This can be applied to life. I love to read what other people have to say about anything. I was happy to hear that Dori would drop in from time to time and fill my blog with loveliness. So without further a do...a little something from Dori...
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Not only has revisiting this novel returned me to a wonderfully soothing sense of innocence and imagination—not unlike the carefree sense of self I possessed upon my first reading of the story—but it has given me a window into how some of the most fundamental elements of my humor were formed. I find my own voice on nearly every page…that is to say; I hear my own turn of phrase and wit in the things that Judy says. In retrospect, I think I may have learned the value of being able to laugh at one’s self from this protagonist. Her willingness to contradict herself and be downright silly offered me permission in my early years to do the same. And how thankful I am! There are few things more valuable than laughter, dear ones. It is a balm to any physical, emotional, spiritual, or mental hurt. And how easy can it be to waylay the large and small frustrations and tragedies that life brings us from day to day when we are willing to find laughter in as many situations as we possibly can?
Seek joy, and when you can’t find it in the world around you, create it in yourself. You can’t always find humor in external things—that is why it is imperative that you find it in yourself. Yes, maybe school, parenting, or work is stressing you out of your mind to the point where you are fueling yourself on Life Cereal because it’s the easiest quick meal in your kitchen, but let yourself laugh out loud when you realize you’ve tried to write a note with your spoon instead of a pen.
Take the time to laugh aloud.
Seriously, the next time you bite the floor in front of a group of people, laugh as deep and as long as you are able—stop just before your observers consider carting you off to the loony bin (approximately 1.5 minutes of hard guffawing followed by 2-3 minutes of light chuckles intersperse with relieving sighs). Not only does it keep you from crying about the gash on your knee, it alleviates a great deal of your self-consciousness, it moderates the embarrassment, and it reboots your spirit with giggle-induced warmth. Win, win, win, win!
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