Even the most stressful and personally taxing situations or issues have some humor barried in them.
Phillipians 4:4,5,6 Rejoice in the Lord always; AGAIN I will say, REJOICE! Let your forbearing spirit be known to all men. The Lord is near. Be anxious for NOTHING, but in EVERYTHING by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. (The Great Physician's recommendation, and HE KNOWS what the future holds, He Know YOU and what YOU need to be able to do, so how can you go wrong??? (And "When!" (not if) you do go to "the dark side" He like a Great Shepherd comes and gets you and puts you back on the treadmill {LOL})
Laughter is good medicine! Laugh often!
My three biggest triggers and stressors: (medical/health, age-appearance; body image WEIGHT) sifted for the humor. Here is what I have found. (Remember humor is developing, you may have to start with the fake giggle to get the effect :) huh, ha ha. giggle giggle giggle!Medical issues are such a pain. It is not as bad when you are "sick" but when it is vague and radiating and just complicated it is such a journey. I was trying to explain what my latest (chronic for years but getting worse) issues were and they were asking what the doctors did. I told them; they did some x-rays and some nerve testing and decided it was just "inflammation" and that I needed to exercise and lose weight. They were perplexed, "how are you supposed to exercise when you are in pain and when you leg goes numb?" They don't know but that way they gave me something and if I don't try then they don't have to do anything more. "Weren't you mad? Did you say anything?" I was like "Oh Yeah!!! on both accounts, it was not very nice so I won't admit to what I said. But, I was like, hey this is THEIR "Professional Opinion" and they spent 8 years in school learning this infinite wisdom and caring delivery. I finally said "How much weight would make a difference? they answered. (some of you guys are too good and will sit here and try to do the math, {LOL}! So I did what they told me, pain got worse, but my husband keeps saying the marine chant "PAIN is WEAKNESS leaving the body" so we kept on. Some weight came off, YEPIEE! went back because of the numbness, the first thing the doctor said was, "Why did you exercise if you were in this much pain???" I just cackled and showed him the note the doctor wrote me recommending EXERCISE AND WEIGHT LOSS! because I knew they would not believe that is what I was told. HE busted out laughing! and said, you are a good women, must would have been irrate and upset and refused to do it. I told him my theory on fighting the system. and we both just laughed. So now when we do not know what else to do, it is "Exercise and Lose Weight". {LOL}
Birthdays are listed on facebook and so you know when your friends birthdays are, most people do not list their year, I did. (go figure) oh well. Well, a few years ago I was having an identity crisis and hard time realizing that so many unproductive years have passed and I was the age I was with so little direction and work to show for it. When asked I would reply "I am 29! (copying a makeup commerical that I found funny) nobody ever really said anything. Well someone was plugging in birthdays and realized my age and said "I thought you were 29? did you enter the wrong year" I said, no I just decided to finally tell the truth and try to be a grown-up before the big 40~. I have decided to start subtracting years so I will never actually reach the dreaded age. "A teenager said isn't 30 the dreaded age, after that you know you are old!. " Laughter busted out. It figures I have been over the hill for years and did not know it.
Weight is always a "Funny" subject! "I was in the locker room at the Y and a lady was trying to weight (doing the one step toward the scale, peek in the mirror, another toward the scale) and so I was going to move. (NO ONE is allowed in a 20 mile radius when I get on the scale) and she was thankful but kind of felt bad about being so uptight about it, she said, "I hope when I get as small as you I won't feel so self concious. {I cracked up, and said if you only knew!} I just looked at her, she wasn't "fit" but I knew she weighed less than me. I told her I avoid the contraption until I "HAVE" to weigh or clothes start not fitting and I need to exit my cruise on the de Nial. She cracked up! We talked alittle more, I was just feeling a bit sarcastic, but told her I would weigh so she didn't feel so stressed. reminded her we were working out and muscle weighs more than fat. (THIS IS A FACT! slightly misused, but it is a fact!!) I said, let me go first (so she could see she was actually lighter) she got on and saw her weight and I thought she was going to pass out. she was like 20 pounds lighter. I told her "Mamma said, You can't judge a person by the size of their britches" again we cracked up. Now ever time I see her we just giggle and do the pumped up gesture.
Facebook has been the bomb! Love it.. more and more old friends are joining, family is getting into, people that have moved across the country and out-of-the-country are now accessible. Love the pictures, enjoy seeing the old pictures of other people, especially childhood and highschool. Then "IT" hit me. Someday some pictures of me during these times are going to surface. OH NO!!!! I was kind of oh well, no one will recognize me and my name was different. Then I got tagged and realized that links you to your old pictures. Then I noticed I started my facebook page with my FULL name and I linked my family tree pages too. Oh.. giggle... giggle ... giggle. (okay it is not as funny to you but just wait.. it will be)
TRY IT, Take three situations, subjects, experiences whatever and find something funny in them, write them down they are so helpful to look at when you need a laugh I have several posts I go back to and a file of stuff to make me laugh!. Share them! let's start a humor Riot!!
THE JOY OF THE LORD is your strength!
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