What Is Lonnie's Room?

There is a room in our home to which I navigate more frequently than the others. It makes me feel secure, it is cozy, and it is quiet. From the peak of the room, there is a large rusty metal angel suspended by a very thin wire. It would apear as if the angel is hovering over me, protecting, and always present. The lighting in the room creates a virtual display of dancing shadows around the angel.

Every evening when I am in "MY ROOM", I think of what Luciano de Crescenzo once said, "We are all like one-winged angels. it is only when we help each other that we can fly."

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Play With Your Pain

Charlie Chaplin once said, "To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it."
How do you play with your pain?  When I read this quote, my thoughts immediately went to a gentleman we referred to has Frogge.  He would share with us through humor his stories of mistakes, problems, dreams and life.  He always entertained us with his abilities to make his pain into a funny story.  I remember thinking at the time that this was a gift to be able to laugh at yourself and share those stories.  We see things not as they are, but as we are.  To Frogge, he chose to live, laugh, learn and move on.  I realize now that he was probably the most burden-free person in class!  When Charlie Chaplin refers to playing with your pain, I do not think it necessarily means to make humor out of it..... I think he refers to working with it to see where it takes you.  Where is your pain taking you?
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