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May you find a way to keep yourself out of situations where you feel forced to perform like a trick pony or forced to complete the inventory without any joy.
May you laugh at the idea of constantly being encompassed by an agenda, especially when finishing the task brings no sense of celebration.
Realize that those who are supposedly out to get you usually end up getting themselves.
And certainly, stop feeling forced to pray, to fulfill some sort of pious quota with God, or forced to believe so those around you can confirm that you’re part of the faithful.
Since working is the lot of those in the human family, find a reason to do it with humor and joy instead of being forced to climb out of your bed and trudge to the mines.
And most of all:
My hope for you, each and every one, is:
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I don’t know if you knew this or not, but there are grown-ups and there are grown-downs. It’s rather simple:
You might ask yourself, how can you tell the difference?
1. You might just be a grown-down if you think you’re always busy.
2. You might be a grown-up if you consider something funny and laugh to yourself, while simultaneously knowing you can’t exactly share it out loud because the grown-downs would think you were immature.
3. You certainly could be a grown-down if you’re constantly finding reasons to avoid doing something that you’re pretty sure would be good but you think it makes you sound more mature if you mull over the choices and decide not to do them.
4. You might be a grown-up if you just keep your mouth shut if somebody actually has a good idea before you step forward and try to shoot bullets in it.
5. On the other hand, you could be a grown-down if you find yourself spending a lot of time sighing, crying, complaining and disapproving.
6. You might be a grown-up if you ignore the difficulty of the opportunities that pop up in front of you and instead, find ways to turn them into adventures in living and giving.
7. You really are a grown-down if you believe that politics has a chance of doing something great.
8. You might be a grown-up if you stop waiting for politics to solve your problems—and you, yourself, go out and do something great, or at least something that could pass for it.
9. You might be a grown-down if you’ve cast your allegiance to a political party.
10. You might be a grown-up if you’ve found a good path for yourself and demand that the political parties begin to follow you.
11. You might be a grown-down if you know all the diseases, conditions and allergies that just might afflict your young children.
12. Or maybe you’re a grown-up if you realize that those kids only remain healthy by being exposed to the life around them and developing immune systems.
13. You might be a grown-down if you take God real seriously and become somber whenever serving Him is brought into the conversation.
14. You might be a grown-up if you seriously take God into every part of your life and enjoy the hell out of Him.
15. You might be a grown-down if you believe that sex and romance are the same thing.
16. Welcome to the grown-up world when you realize that sex is for fun and romance is necessary for the heart.
17. You might be a grown-down if you’re too concerned about your health.
18. You might be a grown-up if you’ve discovered a healthy concern.
19. You might be a grown-down if you’re laughing less, arguing, fussing and objecting more.
20. You might be a grown-up if you learn to laugh over the limitations of your reasoning power.
(No—that’s too dramatic.)
It’s more like strolling in a cow pasture, trying to avoid the bullshit.
(No—that’s too dark.)
Actually, it’s almost identical to walking into the room where your kids keep their toys, without your shoes on, in the dark. Because you know that somewhere, there’s something that’s not put away, and if you step on it, it’s gonna give you a nasty ouchy.
It’s kind of like what my friend, Vic, said about it:
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Speak it out loudFears prefer silence.
Fears love to hide out and pretend they don’t exist.
Fears love to control our internal hope and choke out the faith we require.
Just speak it out loud.
You will be astounded how many people share the same apprehensions that you do. You will be equally amazed at how many allies you rally to your side simply by making it clear that the fear that once ruled you is now being exposed and “ratted out.”
Some fabulous things happen:
First, hearing your fear actually builds your faith because faith comes by hearing. It is the silent terror inside us that keeps us from believing.
Secondly, there is the fear that inhabits us and the fear that controls us. Once fear is brought to the forefront, it may hang around for a while, but it no longer has the key to your choices.
And finally, without sharing your fear, you never really have fellowship with anyone else—because simply trying to disguise your nervous energy prevents you from offering your true heart. And because you are never known, you cannot truly know.
It’s up to you–but if you’d like to chase your fear away, speak it aloud.
It’s always beneficial for a fresh cleansing of your soul, and many times a good hearty laugh.
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Comedy keeps human-kind from ending up in the commode.
Once in the bowl, we would circle it and somebody would eventually become crazy enough to flush us down.
Comedy performs this function with grace, style, wit and of course, humor.
But it also does this with a bit of flair and wisdom. Because even though many people are lamenting the situation in our country as being “vile” or “contentious,” no one seems to figure out how we got here–or is it there?
Would you believe it’s simple?
Human beings–that’s you and me–become actually insane when we start contending that what we think should be believed. You can feel free to think anything you want as long as you don’t insist that other people believe it.
Case in point: if you happen to like oysters, think they’re delicious, the “treasure of the sea,” more power to you. But if you found the Pink Oyster Cult and worship the slimy little boogers, then you are desperately in need of a laugh–maybe even at your own expense.
Likewise, if you think there’s a heaven we’ll all go there for eternity, to worship the presence of God, I feel you should have the freedom to bounce that around your head all you want–but you can’t think that those who don’t believe the way you do will burn to a crisp in hell.
If that’s what you do, we need to introduce you to some sketch comedy.
If in your brain you have convinced yourself that the white race is superior to every other race, then there’s not much I can do to moderate your thinking–unless you start acting like it’s something everyone should believe, everyone should follow and everyone should line up behind.
If that happens, I’m going to need to tickle you.
Likewise, if you think climate change is the most important issue in the world, that men and women are very different and that God is really female, I would love to encourage you to dance with such thoughts in your mind–as long as you don’t get on the Internet and post it as a confirmed fact, recently verified by some study done at the Harvard Institute of Stupidity.
I am a humorist.
It is my job to bring humor when people begin to take their musings and turn them into law. Matter of fact, you can think that the President of the United States is exceptional or unqualified, and I will be just fine with it–unless you begin to believe he has been sent by God for this hour, or that he and the devil are planning the demise of the nation.
In that case, it will be time for me to pull out the balloon animals and prance around the room in the most silly way possible.
Don’t believe everything you hear–and if you choose to think it, don’t pretend that everybody else should.
If you decide to pursue such ridiculous behavior, I will be nearby to hit you with a punchline.
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Although he made a questionable choice–to wear red boots with an ocean-blue leotard–Superman was very adamant in his mission statement.
He was determined to promote and protect “the American way.”
He also had his own definition for “the American way.” He believed that it was only brought into existence by justice, which was triggered by truth.
So take a moment and roll up your flag. Save the Pledge of Allegiance and sit, walk or stand during the National Anthem. But comprehend that being an American begins with honoring the truth.
Yes, your one thing you can do this week is:
Begin with small things. Stop hiding behind partial revelations. Take the risk. Be honest. Go against the common flow in our country, which insists that a little bit of lying is necessary to provide cover.
Just take seven days and tell the truth. Here’s how to get yourself started:
1.Don’t wait until someone asks you to be forthcoming.
Waiting makes it so much easier to lie.
2. When you tell the truth, make sure it’s what you have seen and heard
Not what you’ve read or had whispered in your ear.
3. Make your confession brief
Don’t offer explanation unless someone asks for it.
If you take those three things as the power of telling the truth, see where your respect level, authenticity and acceptance from others will be at the end of the seven days.
Because once truth is established, the desire, energy and climate for justice is suddenly thrust to the forefront.
Then we can tout the American way.
After all, we may laugh, applaud or even cheer people who lie–as long as it’s not to us.
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1. A dog chasing its tail
2. People who are way too serious
3. Your own mistakes
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