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| Jan & Janet |
So the two of us pulled shoes and socks off and tiptoed
barefoot in a park fountain. We did an over-nighter in sleeping bags in my yard.
We painted pictures with our fingers. We caught butterflies in jars. We threw
popcorn at critters. Then, for a finale, we rolled down the slight slant of a
hill on my front lawn. . .which brought the neighbor out to ask us,
"What's going on?"
A mini-break doesn't take much time or expense. It can be a
dance in a meadow. Or a walk in dawn's light. Or drawing forms in the sand.
Planting a flower or herb garden on the window sill. Getting out the old
instrument you used to play. Watching the different ways flocks of birds fly.
Creating a new recipe from ingredients in your cupboard. Looking out your
window long enough to notice something you've missed before. Writing a song.
Hopping on a horse. It's like giving a shout-out of praise to God.
Child's play is serious stuff. No matter your age or stage,
you've got to make time for fun. Do something that guarantees laughter. Go
watch a comedy. Get close to a funny person. Find humor in your mistakes and
stresses. Chuckles are good. A big belly laugh or two is better.
Norman Cousins, former editor of Saturday Review and
author of Anatomy of an Illness, wrote that "laughter is jogging on
the inside." It's inside-out aerobics. Every system in your body gets a
workout. Muscles relax. Neurochemicals called endorphins release into the blood
stream.
"Good
people, cheer God! Right-living people sound best when praising. Use guitars to
reinforce your Hallelujahs! Play his praise on a grand piano! Invent your own
new song to him; give him a trumpet fanfare." (Psalm 33:1-2 The Message)
Can you take a moment to celebrate life and praise your
Maker today? How will you do that?
Janet Chester Bly
Copyright©2008
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