Come on, you know we have all done this..

Come on, you know we have all done this..and if not, (we need to get you out more)!

Did you drop a item today?  Did you stub your toe or put the silverware in the refrigerator instead of the drawer?  Were you angry when you dropped your keys or did you let out a little laugh at yourself for doing it?  

Laughter is the best medicine.  Ok, I stole that line.  (I steal most lines.) 

Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded and focused..  It is also so great to see that milk come rushing out of your brother's nose, when it gets a bit rowdy in the house!  Oh, just the thought has me on the brink of a giggle, but, breaks out the smiles.  

Laughter.  It can make the worst day in your life, so much better.  When we laugh I swear that, at times, the endorphins that are released are almost as good as the one done so during sex.  (I said, almost.)

When the kids are underfoot and the house a mess and all your mommy "urges" are crying out to get things neat, tidy and looking like a Architectural Digest magazine spread, "do you want to scream to the heavens?  That is the time you should look out in the yard or the playroom and watch those amazing babies that you have created and how the laughter is present in their play.  Think about it.  They laugh at the simplest things...and we should too!  

They laugh at how the duck runs or floats away from them and how it moves.  We should view the world for that moment like a child, exploring and taking the joy of the moment.  Yes, I said it again, "the joy of the moment".  

Because our lifetime is comprised of millions if not billions of those "moments".  Playing that board game with your family and laughing at the bad luck you might get at the draw of a card.  Playing charades is a perfect example of laughter extracting types of games.  Nothing can be funnier than watching those that you love imitate or try to express in any way, except direct words, what they mean to say.  Come on!  That is the ultimate comedy routine!  Robin Williams can not beat that, no way no how or even the great Milton Berle could not create a funnier routine...nope.

So, we can spend each night staring into a TV screen and watch the world go by.  Sometimes we can laugh at those moments that others are acting out, but, most likely we are lost in a TV story or report filled with sadness and despair.  Why?  Our lives are so short to begin with.  Why should we spend those moments staring into a screen.  Maybe we should enjoy the moment?  Live it with our children and/or family?

Because when you think about it...This moment is all there is.    and tomorrow it will be gone.