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?
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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