But tonight lets chat about the ol' title laughter and enduring! Can you have both? As you walk down my stairs in my house I have this saying that many of you have heard before. It reads "In all living have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed not just endured." Now whats kinda ironic about the spot where this is and it totally was not planned this way is that its what I look at each time I am working out.
So as I was dieing with my pushups and sit ups tonight I kept re-reading Life is to be enjoyed NOT just endured! I thought really? Im working out and it hurts! This is NOT enjoyment my friend! But then the craziest thing happened and I looked at myself. I know weird right? But I seriously pictured myself attempting these crunches and push ups and squats and then I thought I wonder what others would be thinking if they saw me right now! Lets be honest, we know how uncoordinated I am and I just started to laugh hysterically at how ridiculous I must have looked at the moment!
It was in that moment that I was reminded of how to have enjoyment during enduring times. We need to remember to LAUGH and for me its usually laughing at myself. But seriously friends it works! I have gone thru some hard times in my life and looking back what has gotten me thru them is when I was focusing on the positive moments.
Life is kind of crazy right now! Lately I feel as if my plate keeps piling higher and higher. Two weeks ago I went into freak out mode (thanks for amazing family and friends for listening) but after more was piled on I can only Laugh about the craziness! Now its kind of an exciting game and challenge for me to push thru to victory. Im like what another assignment? Well of course its another assignment. Im looking forward to what the next thing is that I will have to do! Im excited to prove to myself that I am strong enough to handle it! Cause we are only handed in life what we can handle. So even though I may complain I really need to step back and keep remembering that deep down I have the strength and ability to handle all this and if we look at it that way thats pretty cool that we can handle all that! :)
We will always be enduring! Thats the facts of life! If we are not enduring then we are not progressing and in the end if we are not progressing then that seriously would not be a laughing matter! :) So I say bring on the endurance and never let the laughter die out! Up the laughter and when you look back the endurance will be but a small task in eternal perspective of things!
