Laughter vs. Frowns

"Life can be wildly tragic at times, and I've had my share. But whatever happens to you, you have to keep a slightly comic attitude. In the final analyses, you have got not to forget to laugh." - Katharine Hepburn

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Laughter vs. Frowns

In the grand scheme of things, smiles and laughter promote well-being more readily than stearnness and frowns will ever accomplish. However, it is the whole range of emotions that are experienced and expressed that make us human. Laughter of a baby or small child is contagious, a whole body, rolling on the floor, belly-aching, face hurting experience from head to toe. The kind of laugh that demands your full attention and participation. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a laugh like that every single day?

I look forward to the day when I awaken with a smile to greet the new day. I almost made it today. I had a sleepless night last night and finally fell asleep at 5:45 AM. I set my alarm for 10 AM, trying to keep my sleep cycle more normal. Last week was a huge success. I made some specific changes. TV goes off by 10PM and I'm in bed by 11PM or at the very latest midnight. Whatever is still undone remains so until the next day. I am aiming for being awake and up by 9AM. I bent this a bit today since I fell asleep so late, but was up by 10AM to talk to Cara and a pharmacist with the FDA @ 10:30AM.

Normalization of my sleep-wake cycle has been a goal I have worked on for the past several months with little success. My UTI was actually useful last week because it created a need for rest and healing. Next, I have added back a morning meditation before my body stretches. I planned on adding back pool or my stander today, but will be bumping them to tomorrow. I know I will be feeling better soon as I get into place these changes. My accountability partner and I are checking up on one another weekly - that really helps.

I look forward to those belly laughs again soon. Movies are my best source of laughter today. I'm seeking out comedies and letting the actors onstage perform their magic so I can join the ranks of the laughing babies in the photo and follow Katharine Hepburn's wise advice to keep a slightly comic attitude and not forget to laugh.