Have you ever had one of those days where you hear one comment that tweaks the visceral “How dare ‘they’” nerve and that particular comment then haunts you for the rest of the day as you try to figure a way to prove to ‘them’.
Yeah, that was my day today, until Neal and I met up with friends this evening to listen to another friend’s band play on ‘The Harbor”. It was tonight that I realized what keeps Neal trudging through the daily grind of his visceral ‘How dare ‘they” nerve tweaking…laughter. 🙂
For seventeen years Neal and I have been together (we will be married 14 of those 17 years this summer) and there have only been a handful of moments in crowds that he has remained serious and stoic, otherwise he is spouting off jokes right and left. Not once can he be serious. I’ve come to love this trait because I enjoy hearing others genuine laughter.
Tonight I was so thankful to join in and literally laugh the night away. We didn’t care about ‘them‘ and all that ‘they‘ have done, or said, etc. One woman with us had the most infectious giggle, it was fun just to listen to her relax and be joyous.
Laughter and crying are the two emotions that set us free, literally releasing the weight and burden of the cross we’ve been given to bare.
When is the last time you’ve really laughed? I mean, pee-in-your-pants-cheeks-aching-eyes-squinted-can’t-catch-your-breathe- laughter? If you can’t recall then give a friend a call and take a load off.
🙂
Blessings
Shannon