We Interrupt This Crisis...

My sanity comes from laughing.  Yep.  Laughing.

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Recent events in the world have been almost unbearable for a variety of reasons, from fires destroying so much in Australia, to being what many feared was minutes away from a World War III breakout.  Tense, scary times.  The world is praying, hating, cursing, and crying all over the place.

Then on PBS that one evening, on a Tuesday, the Kennedy Center honors for Mark Twain Prize was broadcast.  This time it was for comedian Dave Chapelle.  Although I missed the opening, I started watching as Tiffany Haddish was on.  She is hilarious.  I felt brighter.  I felt relief.  The show went on to air various celebrities honoring Chapelle, as well as sharing clips of his comedy from throughout the years.

I laughed.  I felt relaxed.  Some of the humor is a bit racy and raunchy, but for the most part it is simply funny, and brilliant.

That night, as the world felt so tense about what was possibly the start of a war, as Iran bombed U.S. air bases over there, something jolted many of us away to just simply let go of the fear.  Let go of what was happening that was out of our control.  To let go and be in the moment.  Although many things happen within the same moment,  sometimes you’ve got to make a choice as to which one you’ll be in so you can survive intact.  

Laughing once again rescued me.       Theresa M.



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