She Ain’t Heavy

I had to do something to get out of my stinking thinking.  I shared with my counselor that I felt I had lost my sense of humor.  My husband would be joking with me and it would go right over my head and I’d take it personally. I would think, “why is he saying this to me”, until I look over at him with a twinkle in his eye and he’s smiling.  He was simply just kidding.  I was taking everything so seriously and I would immediately take things personally.

What is happening in our country and around the world seems so heavy, especially in my heart. The last time I felt this heaviness was when my dad passed away.  I felt like I had an elephant on my chest. My heaviness isn’t that severe as I was in the throws of grief at that time.  However, I feel I am grieving now the way things used to be, when people were light-hearted and fun, when the country’s problems didn’t weigh so heavy on our hearts.    So I decided that I was going to try and think of a word or a phrase each day that I would concentrate on to move me out of my heaviness and seriousness and to try and get back my sense of humor.

So I decided to pick the word, light-hearted.  This word is perfect for me right now. I think I will keep it as my word of the week or even maybe all month.  This heaviness I feel doesn’t have to consume me every moment.  I can be light-hearted or happy or funny, even in serious times.  It can only help with my mental health, my physical health and even feed my soul at the same time.  I may have to consciously work on being light-hearted and start watching The Three Stooges or maybe go to the comedy club.  But I am going to work on it diligently. 

Ok just for the cause, here’s a joke:  What do you call a retired miner?  Doug. 

So what is your word for the day, week, month? I would love to hear what your word is and why.