Yes sir, indeed it is.
Laugher and maintaining a strong sense of humor is vital.
Life is full of serious challenges and serious gut checks.....it is also full of mirth and true belly laughter if you keep your awareness up.
God knows that I miss my dear sweet bride. I miss her so badly. Not a day goes by, however, that I don't laugh at something we both found funny. Cancer ended her life way too soon. I do find myself in some goofball efforts trying to get through each day....and I'll take pleasure in the moments, knowing she would be there to poke at me and get me laughing....get my arse in gear and get after it....whether it was work or play.
Her smile and laughter still beam and echo in our home....and I pray they always will.
I have no fears in this world other than I'll screw up and fall off the path that will lead me to her one future day, Lord willing.
Discipline & awareness and prayer so far seem to be keeping me heading in the right direction.
I've found in my 54 years of life that the Lord has a sense of humor, too. I take great satisfaction in that.
I hope what when I stand in judgement I'll be given some latitude for my occasional foul language an be allowed to hug my wife for all I'm worth.
She'd have been laughing at me hard yesterday.....when I got a long overdue haircut. She'd have busted my balls over a scruffy beard and the fact that our family dog had more frequent hair cuts than I.
Went in for a night shift last night. Some of the characters there had me about to choke I was laughing so hard.
Humor is VITAL.
I'm no competition shooter......just a middle-aged hack who is intrigued with the challenges of longer range shooting, handloading and geeking up the ballistics to make it happen. It's a new aspect to a lifetime of shooting, hunting and being around guns. I may have gravitated to it at some point.....but the time spent here on The Hide is often filled with some truly funny stuff. I need that just as bad as I need my morning coffee.