There is Nothing in the World so Irresistibly Contagious as Laughter and Good Humor

"It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things that while there is an infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor."
— Charles Dickens

4:47 a.m., I'm up early; I have a board meeting in a couple of hours. It will take me 45 minutes to get there; I like getting up early, but this is a little too early even for me, but I need some input from my board; it's worth the early rise. I contemplated this last night, went to bed early, and got eight-plus hours of sleep.

I saw the quote yesterday by Dickens, and I thought it a great time to share. I think most agree we are through the pandemic, and it might be a good time to laugh a little. We spent the last two years locked up, locked out, and wondering if life would ever return to normal. Now with war raging in Europe, the storyline has changed.

Did you find sorrow the last couple of years, or did your life move to a positive place? It taught us a new way to live that we would not have found except for the pandemic. Before the pandemic, we were flying weekly; I was spending an average of five hours in a car,  I have become so much more efficient with my time, and most people now appreciate the virtual world.

My board meeting is the first I will attend in person for many months. I have three meetings this week, all starting at 7:00 or 7:30; I'm about an hour away from each, thus three days of waking before 5:00 to get my work done and my day set.  

I had a lovely morning chat with a long-time client and friend yesterday morning. He bought a new car; I thought it an excellent time to catch up, so we met virtually for a few moments to give updates on our families. Then, I left here and met a friend at Starbucks; he gave me some toffee and had an excellent opportunity for our firm. Finally, I headed home for another virtual appointment and spent my afternoon working on various projects.

I took some calls worked on my craft water idea, thank you, Brett, for the guidance. I'm using my experience of running a small winery when I lived in Beautiful Parker City, Indiana, to help me along this journey. It's a dream, but it's exciting, and I work a little each day making my dream of making craft canned water a reality.

I did a cameo birthday message for my friend Matt. He was my neighbor from Hurlbut Hall at Ball State. If you would like me to do a Cameo for a friend, my rate is $10,000 for a one-minute birthday greeting, they seem well-received, and I think it is a bargain for the quality of the message.

Well, that's enough, a short soup for an early morning. So I invite you to laugh, to look for the lighter side of life. We have all been through a lot these past few months; let's count our blessings and enjoy our return to living with the ability to see not just the eyes but the smiles beneath the mask.  

"It is a fair, even-handed, noble adjustment of things that while there is an infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor."
— Charles Dickens