The sweet music of laughter

Let me share a funny story with you. This morning I boarded the bus to the course and took a seat, the bus slowly filled up as we waited patiently for the driver to start up, start the air conditioning and leave for the course. The group that rides from the hotel is a mix of young, middle aged and older (like me) professionals in the media, writers, photographers, and video crews from ESPN,
Sports Illustrated, golf magazines and major newspapers, pretty sharp folks. Finally the driver
started the engine, turned on the air and closed the doors. As he was circling around the parking lot to leave his radio beeped with a message that one straggler wanted to join the group, so he pulled back around and picked up the late rider. As the young man got on the bus the group, all in good fun, razzed him as he walked through the bus to take a seat, then we were under way again only to have one last rider run to catch the bus at the stop sign. This time the group was getting into high form, the teasing continued as yet another rider got to his seat. Then from way back in the bus came a child like voice that said, “I need to go to the bathroom” followed quickly by another kid like voice that said, “Are we there yet?!” The bus erupted in laughter, and so starts another day at Golf Prison………

Laughter is a vital coping mechanism. Laughter is the result of us find the humor in a situation. It may be that we are laughing at ourselves, or others, but it is the good nature of finding humor in everyday situations that might other wise bring us down. I think laughter is also a signal that we think everything is going to be o.k. Sometimes we assume that everything will work out because we just don’t know what else to think. For a Christian, it is different, we can know that everything
is going to be o.k. because God is in control and he has promised us just that.

New Living Translation (NLT)

28 And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.
With that promise we can face all adversities and troubles knowing that God will use them to bring us closer to Him, and mold us into the people He wants us to be. Knowing that laughter can come a lot easier in our lives.

Smile, laugh and be thankful,

the pilgrim

*Photo Note: D7000 with the 24-120 AF-S VR.