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Sep 14

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Laughter Prescription

“Humor is a spontaneous, wonderful bit of an outburst that just comes. It’s unbridled, its unplanned, it’s full of surprises.”― Erma Bombeck

Each day, I look for different quotes to try to tie a post together. Today, I found a variety from Erma Bombeck. With each new quote, I started laughing. It was a vivid reminder of the desperate need that we all have that we don’t tend to often enough in this serious business of life – laughing. There are also studies that people with dogs laugh more frequently which is probably why Abby and Sasha are frequent guests here too.

Laughter releases endorphins, improves immunity, reduces stress and increases your heart rate. So a written prescription below and remember to take it daily. Smile, laugh, find joy right in the midst of whatever is going on right now. The problems, people and circumstances will still be there when you return to “reality” but you will see them in a new light. Watch out, gratitude and optimism may follow as well. 🙂

“When humor goes, there goes civilization.”― Erma Bombeck

“Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the ‘Titanic’ who waved off the dessert cart.”― Erma Bombeck

“Written on her tombstone: “I told you I was sick.”― Erma Bombeck

“Did you ever notice that the first piece of luggage on the carousel never belongs to anyone?”― Erma Bombeck

“Sometimes I can’t figure designers out. It’s as if they flunked human anatomy.”― Erma Bombeck

“If you can’t make it better, you can laugh at it.”― Erma Bombeck

May you fill this prescription several times each day.

Aug 9

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Wearing the Woods

“Some people talk to animals. Not many listen though. That’s the problem.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

“When you see someone putting on his Big Boots, you can be pretty sure that an Adventure is going to happen.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

A few minutes off leash in the woods.
Up and down and all around.
Romping up the side of the hill, over branches, through bushes.
Big smile inside and out.
A fresh coat of the woods to brush out.
Worth it.
Put on your big boots, go off leash, do some crazy good things.
Get off trail today.

“She would know a good thing to do without thinking about it.”― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Aug 6

To the Kite Flyers

‘’The only question in life is whether or not you are going to answer a hearty ‘YES!’ to your adventure.’’ – Joseph Campbell

“Adventure isn’t hanging off a rope on the side of a mountain. Adventure is an attitude we must apply to the day to day obstacles of life” – John Amat

To the kite flyers
The hopscotchers
The jump ropers
The cannon ballers
The silly hearted
The yes’ers
The why not’ers
The gigglers
The butterfly chasers
The drummers
The dancers
The potters
The gardeners
The tryers
The dreamers
The doers of dream making
They show us that participating is better than spectating
That trying and failing then getting back up is better than never trying at all
That joy is a superpower
That optimism while still knowing the odds is brilliant
Join the club
Try something new today
See the world anew
Your adventure awaits.

“And then there is the most dangerous risk of all – the risk of spending your life not doing what you want, on the bet you can buy yourself the freedom to do it later.”– Randy Komisar

Jul 11

Dive In, Joy Awaits

“To laugh is to live profoundly.”― Milan Kundera, The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

“Try to feel compassion for how difficult it is to be an imperfect human being in this extremely competitive society of ours. Our culture does not emphasize self-compassion, quite the opposite. We’re told that no matter how hard we try, our best just isn’t good enough.”― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

Be kind to yourself and then spill into the world.
Share with great abandon.
Kindness, generosity, connection, laughter, joy, play, rest, delight, beauty, wonder.
These are not soft.
They are tough, gritty, resilient, secret weapons to live well.
Get to the work of living.
Daily.

“Our successes and failures come and go—they neither define us nor do they determine our worthiness.”― Kristin Neff, Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself

Jul 5

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Make Room for Joy, Plenty of It!

“Remember these two things: play hard and have fun.” – Tony Gwynn

“I want to unfold. Let no place in me hold itself closed, for where I am closed, I am false.” – Rainer Maria Rilke

In each footfall.
On the ground beneath and before.
On the road ahead.
Anticipation, hope, enthusiasm.
Make room for joy.
Every single day.
Plenty, not a mere teaspoon.
Cup overflowing.
Follow the path of children and dogs.
Masters of short memories, rapt awareness of the present moment, believing the best in all, love unconditional.
Open to delight, possibility, fun.
Hot pursuit of now.
Not only a room, but a house full of joy.
Clear space, open the windows and doors.
Joy awaits entry and occupation.

“Believing takes practice.”― Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time: With Related Readings

“Life isn’t about learning how to weather the storm. It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”― Vivian Greene

Jun 20

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Look Ridiculous, Daily

“Dreams ask for commitment. They require a running leap. They require patient waiting.”
― Christie Purifoy, Placemaker: Cultivating Places of Comfort, Beauty, and Peace

“The next time
you refuse to sing
because you’ll never
fill a stadium
or decline the joy of dance
for fear of looking
ridiculous
or you resist risking
the new adventure
because you’re
not entirely ready or
you dim your shine
because you’re not
completely healed and whole

the next time
you hold yourself suspect
because you’re not
entirely qualified

just remember

a bird doesn’t sing
because it’s talented
a bird sings because
it has a song

the moon doesn’t only shine
when it’s whole
it can show up with
a single sliver of itself
and still light an entire
night sky

show up. sing. shine.
the world needs you
as you are.” – Daniell Koepke

Anyone who has seen me dance knows I can bust a move.
And look ridiculous too.
Therein lies the joy.
Uninhibited. Fun. Delight.
Do not underestimate the power of joy, awe and wonder to flip your perspective upside down and sideways.
Dance. Sing. Big open heart.
No permission slip required.
Be yourself.
The only one that can fill the job of you.
Bright, beautiful, ever-blooming you!

Jun 18

To Take and Give Delight

“Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair.” – Khalil Gibran

“For everything that lives is holy, life delights in life.” – William Blake

Take delight in this day.
Feel the earth beneath you.
Lighten up.
Have fun.
Life is not a job.
It’s a call, a vocation, a gift.
Participate fully in the present.
Someday is today.
In taking delight, we give it away too.
May joy take you be the hand to the playground of wonder.
Holy ground.

“Laughter is carbonated holiness.” – Anne Lamott

May 27

Necessity of Play

“Do anything, but let it produce joy.” – Walt Whitman

“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere.” – Albert Einstein

Summer kick-off.
Threshold to slowing, savoring.
Weave play into each day.
Skip. Hop. Slide.
Simple joy producing activities to reset and reframe.
To be made new.
Destination imagination.
Fresh paths to be cut.
Enjoy this day.
Eyes of a child, at any age.

“The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you’re free.” – Ray Manzarek

Apr 2

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Yeah, It was Fun!

“Today was good. Today was fun. Tomorrow is another one.” – Dr. Seuss

“As you proceed through life, following your own path, birds will shit on you. Don’t bother to brush it off.
Getting a comedic view of your situation gives you spiritual distance.
Having a sense of humor saves you.”― Joseph Campbell

Off leash.
Open field.
Two deer in the distance.
Chase ensues.
Deer escape.
Pursuit the point.
Fun had, a face full.
In all of the doing.
The checklists and chores.
Obligations and adulting.
Stop.
Go off trail.
Have fun.
Weave frolic, laughter and joy into each day without fail.
May humor, adventure and awe be the mud you roll in today.

 The Sweetness of Dogs by Mary Oliver

“What do you say, Percy? I am thinking
of sitting out on the sand to watch
the moon rise. It’s full tonight.
So we go

and the moon rises, so beautiful it
makes me shudder, makes me think about
time and space, makes me take
measure of myself: one iota
pondering heaven. Thus we sit, myself

thinking how grateful I am for the moon’s
perfect beauty and also, oh! How rich
it is to love the world. Percy, meanwhile,
leans against me and gazes up into
my face. As though I were just as wonderful
as the perfect moon.”

Mar 16

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The Necessity of Fun

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” – Walt Disney

“We will be more successful in all our endeavors if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-center ourselves. And we’ll also have a lot more joy in living.” – Thich Nhat Hanh

We find how tight we are wound when we pause long enough to unwind.
Vacation, five days away from daily duties, efficiency and task completion.
Fun, play, laughter, reset, rest.
To re-enter the world fresh.
And to put the practice of pause and refreshment into each day.
To carry what is necessary.
To lay down the rest.
To let fun do its work.
Tend to daily joy, delight found in the pause.

“Stop a minute, right where you are. Relax your shoulders, shake your head and spine like a dog shaking off cold water. Tell that imperious voice in your head to be still.” – Barbara Kingsolver

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