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Redeem the day!

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.  E.E. Cummings

What a sad day is one without laughter.  What a waste of a day.  C'mon, lighten up - there is something to laugh about in each day.  Really I promise there is.  Even in the hardest days, the saddest days, the most frustrating days.  
I remember when my lifelong best friend, Sarah, passed away and we traveled to Michigan for her memorial.  Another best friend, Emilie, met me in Michigan to be with me and my parents as we said goodbye to Sarah and stood by her family.  It was a tough time.  The day of Sarah's service came and we were standing outside of the sanctuary before going in and we heard the music being rehearsed   Em and I couldn't help it, we started snickering.  She looked at me and said something to the effect of, "Was this the kind of music Sarah liked?!" and got me snickering some more.  No!  And Sarah herself would have been laughing.  I loved the thought that perhaps Sarah and I were laughing together.  Of course the next minute I'm in tears (kinda like I am right now remembering that) but that's what our days are like aren't they?  A mixture of so many emotions and responses and without laughter included in there the day has been wasted.  Hard day?  Sad day?  Frustrated today?  Redeem it with laughter, you won't regret it.  

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