You light up my Life

I remember a time in my life when I prayed to God and asked him to help me find humor in things. I didn't want to be a person who never laughed. I also didn't want to go to the other extreme and be a person that laughed at everything. So my prayer was to find humor without being obnoxious.

As I was driving home from work today.. which is a 72 mile commute....one way, I was discussing the week's activities with a friend I work with. We were laughing at several different things that occurred. When we had a moment of silence, I found myself looking into the sky. It was cloudy and threatening to rain, but I could see the sun trying to shine through the clouds. At one point, the clouds totally covered the sun, but around the edge of the cloud there was, what appeared to be, a silver lining.

Laughter is the silver lining in our lives. When things appear to be ominous and heavy, laughter can easily bring a new light to your life. It helps you to enjoy the "little" things in life, or maybe it helps you to realize that the big things in life, aren't as big as you thought.

Take time to appreciate the humor that surrounds you-- don't let it slip by, it may be the silver lining that "lights up your life."