What To Do When Little Things Go Wrong

You know the times when we are late and in a rush ... for some of us, that's all the time, and we can't find our keys. Some of us are always spilling food or tripping over something. Does it seem to you, like something 'out there' is conspiring to make sure that we don't succeed, don't get ahead in our day to day race for more time?

Some cultures refer to this energy or situation as a joker or trickster, that is a part of all of our lives. Such incidents tend to slow us down, cause us to pause. Our pace may be too fast and we are left in a state of anxiety. It has been suggested that our best emotional response is to laugh, lighten up. It is likely that there is a message behind these incidents and we might consider what that is, for us.

Our heart and our health needs quiet time to allow our heart rate and breathing to slow down. We often have forgotten the simple joys of being alive. We have forgotten to celebrate all the good we have in our lives. Perhaps, we have gotten "too big for our breeches" as one of our parents may have told us. Do we recognize the value of humility? Ask yourself when you lasted watched a sunset, laughed so hard that your belly hurt.

Some discoveries about laughter:

• It diffuses conflict and soothes the heart since the heart needs connection
• A lack of laughter in a relationship is one of the early signs of a failing relationship
• Laughing together is bonding
• Laughter bolsters the immune system
• The heart uses humor to express love

Did you know that the word "silly' is derived from the Greek word "selig" meaning blessed?

Laughter is not a sign of someone without suffering but of someone who has learned and accepted that life is suffering and can still laugh.

Most of this information was learned from my reading of The Heart's Code by Dr. Paul Pearsall.