"You cant fall off the floor"

I heard this saying on TV the other day and started to meditate on it in the last while. And found it to be such a profound truth...

There are times in your life when it feels like you have truly hit rock bottom and where to from there.. well since you are on the floor and cant fall any further - the only way is up...

I have always reacted most favourably to little injunctions such as "enjoy what you do", do it with your heart and soul.. and albeit still part of my very core beliefs.. i think there comes a time when you just need to have some fun, take a step back and look at life and laugh even when your soul is crying.

There is a healing power in a smile that turns to laughter, it has the ability to lift your spirit and just give your life that one second vacation that it needs so very often. I recall fondly the many wonderful days i have had of plenty of laughter with my friend Ingrid, whose ability to contagiously laugh her way through any ridiculous situation is truly an inspiring characteristic.

Just as love or being inlove has the ability to adorn the soul and decorate the heart with emblazoned moments of euphoria.. so a gentle laugh and a sincere smile can be an elixir to the soul, though its not in itself a solution to any one thing.. nor does it allow you to escape from the floor for more than moments, but it does have the intoxicating ability to soften the hardness of the heart that life sometimes cements us with..

Be happy - just now - just today - laugh..

Because from the floor - you can either lay there and let your life walk all over you - or you can get up and go on...

not an easy feat - but a courageous one. Laugh.

Smile.