The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: laughter

  • DO Be Silly

    I was treating myself to a Chinese buffet the other day, because I had managed to make it through the holidays with my sanity intact. Any excuse will do. Any excuse at all. I couldn’t help but overhear a conversation between a mother and her son. He looked to be about fourteen, and he was…

  • Funny Memories

    If you’re like me, you have some memories that consistently crack you up. I like to trot these memories out when I’m feeling bored or sad. I’m very grateful that memories of levity are so vivid that they can almost bring you right back to that place, whereas memories of excruciating pain are mere shadows…

  • Spiritual Residue

    Have you ever noticed that when a toxic coworker goes on vacation, the atmosphere at work visibly lightens? People are more relaxed. They are more prone to smile and be lighthearted. You actually hear laughter in the workplace again. On the other hand, there are some people that can make you smile when you merely…

  • Whack-a-Doo

    Once I was riding on a very slow and extremely crowded elevator. We all had our eyes glued to the floor number indicator, as you do. My mind wandered. I thought of something really funny that happened to a friend recently, and I started to giggle. The tension rose with the elevator. People began to…

  • “Toughen Up”

    On the heels of my blog entry “Having Your Heart Broken by a Career Choice” I got a lot of comments from people in the Dental Lab industry, many of which were very constructive and informative and have greatly influenced my concept of what I need to do as I move forward. But just as…