LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL!

Jan & Janet
A counselor once told a friend of mine, "You've neverreally had a childhood. You need to play more."
So the two of us pulled shoes and socks off and tiptoedbarefoot 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 threwpopcorn at critters. Then, for a finale, we rolled down the slight slant of ahill 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 adance 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 oldinstrument you used to play. Watching the different ways flocks of birds fly.Creating a new recipe from ingredients in your cupboard. Looking out yourwindow 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. Gowatch a comedy. Get close to a funny person. Find humor in your mistakes andstresses. Chuckles are good. A big belly laugh or two is better.
Norman Cousins, former editor of Saturday Review andauthor of Anatomy of an Illness, wrote that "laughter is jogging onthe inside." It's inside-out aerobics. Every system in your body gets aworkout. Muscles relax. Neurochemicals called endorphins release into the bloodstream. 
"Goodpeople, cheer God! Right-living people sound best when praising. Use guitars toreinforce your Hallelujahs! Play his praise on a grand piano! Invent your ownnew song to him; give him a trumpet fanfare." (Psalm 33:1-2 The Message)
Can you take a moment to celebrate life and praise yourMaker today? How will you do that?

Janet Chester BlyCopyright©2008~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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