Day 69: Laughter Is The Best Medicine

Wow, you can tell that I wrote yesterdays post when I was tired, or at least I can. I think I need to start writing in the mornings when I first have the ideas and inspiration…which would require me to go to bed a heck of a lot earlier too. Still working on that. I AM getting better though! I am now at a consistent six hours of sleep, and I have noticed that my sleep rhythm is changing. I find myself naturally shutting down earlier and earlier, and wanting to wake up earlier and earlier. Apparently my body is trying to readjust itself from all my bad habits.

Anyway, today I am going to switch it up a little bit. For the past two days I have been doing things that uplift my soul and spirit, and remind me of what life is about. Being alive. Not only do I feel alive and rejuvenated as if life has been breathed back into me, I have also been smiling so big on the inside that my outside simply cannot contain it. I am beaming from the inside out.  Why? Because I actually took time out for me, and I took time out to appreciate the finer things that life has to offer – fun, friendship, and laughter.  And seeing that these things are best shared with others, I would like to share it with you.  And if you enjoy it, then perhaps you can pass it along to others so that they can enjoy it too. A little laughter and lightheartedness goes a long way.

So the first of the two things that I did this weekend involved a park, me, a girlfriend, two big bubbles, and a willingness to be silly. My girlfriend owns a company called Water Bubbles (www.waterbubbles.net) and just got a new product line in called “Body Bubbles” which we got to test out. I personally LOVE being a guinea pig for anything fun, and ESPECIALLY if it is odd. Take a peek at these super short videos (20sec or less) to see what I mean.

My friend loves the one of me falling down the best (video #2). Go figure! I am pretty tall, so it was a long way down to the ground…hence the sound effects I made. LOL! My personal favorite though is where I sumo jump her (video #3). When it comes to play time, I am a six foot tall kid at heart and ruthless. Don't worry though, my friend gets her revenge in video #4. Needless to say, with two grownups in bubbles looking like giant lollipops, chasing each other around the park, we kind of gathered a bit of attention. My only advice for when you try it…do not eat directly prior. I did, and rolling down the hill nearly made it a Body BLAAAH-bble. That COULD have been very gross. No need to say more.

The second of the two things I did this weekend involved me laughing so hard I cried. Now, I don’t know how many of you out there have iPhones and have trouble with the autocorrect, but I do. And when I came across this one website dedicated to iPhone autocorrect blunders, I nearly died laughing. With over 300 pages of hilarious texts guaranteed to have you LITERALLY laughing out loud, I swear there is never an excuse to have a bad day again. The site is called www.damnyouautocorrect.com. If you have not yet seen it, I HIGHLY encourage you to do so. You will not regret it. Personally, I think I will start and end my day reading these. Seriously now, my cheeks hurt. LOL

Altogether I would say that those two things combined made for one fantastic weekend. It is true what they say, laughter is the best medicine…and I hope you have enjoyed a double dose here today.