L.O.V.E.

California Dreaming

Lazing on a Sunday afternoon

A beautiful Fall day spent in the park watching the world go by...

Let Go

In the end, you just have to laugh.

I used to take everything in life so seriously, but the older I get the more I realize just how much more enjoyable things are when you can laugh at them.  For instance, I lived in New York City for a few years, and when you live in such a city, it’s expected that the majority of your traveling will be done on foot.  Well, for a person as clumsy as I, who will trip over the slightest crack in the pavement, this can prove to be a bit hazardous.  Besides, what is more embarrassing than tripping on a sidewalk or on the stairs emerging from the subway platform in front of a hundred of your closest strangers?  The best way to adjust to city life was to simply learn to laugh at my own fumbles.  I came to see that while a stumble for me might be quite embarrassing, to a passerby it was hilarious.  In retrospect, I had just accomplished my good deed for the day by giving that passerby a good dose of the best medicine – Laughter.

While my clumsiness provides laughter for others, you might wonder where I find my source of laughter?  The answer is simply everywhere.  I try to find humor in everything.  But, I can say that the greatest sources that never fail to make me laugh are children and grandparents.  Children simply because they haven’t formed that filter that informs them of what is appropriate to say and what is not, so they are completely honest in their observation of things.  And most of the time, they are so quick-witted - throwing their comments out unexpectedly, but somehow in the right context.  And grandparents are just fantastic!  Especially those aged 70+.  At that age in life, they are most likely retired and simply don’t care about filtering their speech anymore.  After all, they worked hard, raised a family, and simply know more than we do.  And while they do throw out many pearls of wisdom, they also spill forth loads of honest responses that can cause some serious sidesplitting laughter.

So, if you take anything from this at all, I hope that you learn to enjoy and cherish the people that come and go throughout your life and most of all always find a reason to laugh.

Mr. Bad Guy

Happy Birthday, Freddie!