Call in some Laughter

Call in some Laughter this week. Ask for it in your prayers. Think of something that makes you chuckle. Laugh out loud. Just call in the Laughter this week.

I'm grasping for something happy, something that makes me smile. I want it because I need it. Do you? Andy Rooney said, "If you smile when no one else is around, you really mean it." So, try to mean it. Laughter is powerful magic. It can turn sadness into silliness, heartache into happiness, and transform a gloomy day into a playful one.

Abraham Lincoln said, "With the fearful strain that is on me night and day, if I did not laugh, I should die." Is your situation as wearisome as was Lincolns?

Never forget that" "Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects!"  Arnold H. Glasgow.  And, "Laughter is the tonic, the relief, the surcease from pain." Charlie Chaplin

If life is a stage, and you are the actor, will you be the optimist or the pessimist?  Tom Bodett said, "The difference between an optimist and a pessimist?  An optimist laughs to forget, but a pessimist forgets to laugh."

"It is impossible for you to be angry and laugh at the same time. Anger and laughter are mutually exclusive and you have the power to choose either." Wayne Dyer

All I know, is that I feel better when I laugh. How about you? I shall remember the Irish Proverb:  "A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor's book/"

So, remember to call in some laughter this week...

Setbacks

To be whole, healthy, and complete. That is the goal. Yet, sometimes there are setbacks. I'm referring, specifically, to setbacks in one's health, although, any setback throws one off course. When it comes to health, there are many reasons why setbacks occur. Often, the reason cannot even be identified.

Before I received the diagnosis of cardiomyopathy, medical personnel said to me, " you look fine." Meanwhile, I was in heart failure! How often do you make a judgment about how someone is feeling when, in fact, you have no way of knowing?

Setbacks are a gift, for they inform. They let you know that something is wrong with the way things are.  It's important to go to the source, YOU, and think about why it's happening. That may entail seeking the help of a professional, but, you can be sure, that you have the answer, perhaps, just not the vocabulary or ability to define it. If in healing, you are separating the false from the true, what then, is the reason for the setback? What are you doing or not doing that may be contributing? What are your thoughts about your life, and how are those thoughts causing the symptoms? 

You are too important to let a setback keep you off course. Take charge. Health care challenges can be managed. What better way to heal then to ask yourself, what do I need to do to overcome this setback?
And then, just do it. 

Your chronic condition

In coaching, we learn to better manage our lives by being our own best friend. By learning to pay attention to  what is manifesting. When we do look at our patterns, beliefs, and attitudes, we can learn where and what needs attention and/or changed.

Sometimes, we choose to ignore what is happening. How often do you keep going when your body is telling you to rest?  Are you staying in a relationship or job that isn't good for you? Are you ignoring your emotions so you don't have to face what they mean?

Luckily, we all have a body that let's us know when we are hungry, in pain, or feeling well. We have emotions that inform us as to the state of our mental health. We have relationships that either enhance our lives and promote growth, or limit our lives and disturb our equilibrium. It's when we forget to pay attention that we find ourselves facing chronic conditions. If you already have a chronic condition, then, it's crucial that your even more diligent in your self care.

So, I guess the question is:  are you managing your chronic condition, or are you developing one? Maybe two?

A sense of possibilities

So much has changed for me over the last few years.  When I consider what has manifested, I feel a sense of awe. It shows me what's possible.

When you look over the past few years, what happens?  How do you feel? What do you think is possible?

Although I'm not exactly sure what's next, I now know that much is happening. I find myself excited as I imagine what my life can look like and become. "Good things come to those who hustle while they wait."
There is much yet to discover, to learn, to create.

Can you sense the possibilities?