July 2, 2011

REMINISCE ABOUT THE GOOD TIMES!

Do you remember when? How many of your sentences start with these words when you are around family members or old friends? Isn't it fun to sit back, and think about days of old when life was more simple, and families were always together especially on Sunday afternoons. How often do you have conversations about aunt so and so and how she used to do the jig in the middle of the living room floor not giving a care to the world about what everyone thought. How about uncle so and so who used to tell the dumbest jokes, but you had to laugh out of respect. Reminisce about the days of old especially if the memories bring you joy!

Today I wasn't sure what to write about until I read a friend's status update, and he was explaining that his Dad's birthday was on July 4th, and his Dad held the boxing title while he served in the military during World War II. My friend's status update made me realize how wonderful reminiscing about our family members is and how it brings us joy. 

During this holiday weekend and while you are surrounded by the people you love, don't be afraid to delve back in time and laugh about some of the old times that may have gotten you in trouble when you were a child, such as the time my brother pained his tricycle with his hands. So many memories bring us joy. All this reminiscing made me think about the times my family would go to my Uncle Ron's house on Sunday afternoons for his home-made chicken corn soup! He didn't make it on the stove in the house, but outside in a big kettle over a fire. That is what made me choose the picture above. Reminisce about the good times and forget the bad times! Life is beautiful!

July 1, 2011

FIND THE HUMOR IN EVERYTHING!

How many times in a day do you laugh? How often do you laugh so hard that your sides hurt, or you swear that you could have peed your pants, because you were laughing so hard? We should laugh like that every day! Life is meant to be enjoyed, and what better of a way to enjoy it than having a daily, hardy laugh! Find the humor in everything; no matter how big or how small, laugh at it all!

In the past year, my family has learned to laugh at just about everything. Just tonight while we were eating out at our local Denny's, my husband had the waitresses in stitches; joking about cutting me off after two cups of coffee because I get too hyper to making light of another girl knocking over my son's drink onto the floor. When my family goes out to eat, I could just imagine what the people sitting around us might think. They are probably thinking we are total lunatics by the way we are laughing and living it up. However, what they may or may not think does not stop us! We love to laugh and have a good time, because isn't that what life is truly about....having fun and enjoying each other's company!

We have even laughed about serious accidents that have happened, such as the time my husband burnt his fingers in boiling olive oil. After my husband burnt his finger and went into shock; we rushed to the hospital. While my husband was soaking his hand (which had third degree burns on three of his fingers) in an ice water bath, my son started to laugh hysterically. My husband looked at my son and said, "Ok. Let's hear it." Without skipping a beat, my son blurted out, "Dad, I wanted chicken fingers not deep, fried human fingers!" Even though my husband was in excruciating pain, we all could not help but to laugh. 

Find a reason to laugh every, single day! Don't go through life in such a stoical manner that you are afraid to have a good time. It's ok to smile! It's ok to laugh! It's ok to enjoy each of your moments here on Earth! Life is way too short to be serious all of the time, so learn to laugh and find the humor in everything!