Laughter

Inspiration can come from funny places. Tonight it comes from Twitter. A woman I admire, Sally Bergesen, who founded women’s running apparel company Oiselle (fantastic brand worth supporting) tweeted tonight,

“It’s good to remember that ‘the way things used to be’ were familiar, yes, but also flawed. And if nothing is like it used to be, then the future might be something positive that we never imagined.”

Right on.

How awesome that a better future than we could have previously imagined might await us?

Maybe this will be one of those times that really makes you realize what matters most. What brings you joy. How important your people are. How you want to spend your days. What brings meaning. It’s inspiring to think about how might we all be better people when we emerge?

I really hope to be. I hope to take some significant meaning from this hopefully once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. How will it make me better? More intentional? More joyful?

I like this challenge.

In the meantime, tonight I am surrounded by laughter. I’m sitting in our upstairs family room surrounded by laughter. My daughter is on a Zoom call with a posse of girlfriends and my son is playing on Xbox with a group of guys. They are both laughing, chatting, and having a grand ole’ time. The picture on this post is of me and my youngest in a giggly moment recently. Laughter is good for the soul.

One of my worries has been how this pandemic will impact them. We have had moments. But I’ve been so impressed with their resilience. I hope this moment in time will make them stronger too.

But for tonight, I’m enjoying the laughter. I’m grateful my little world is all safely under one roof. I’m relaxed after a full week. Gearing up for a long run in the morning – rain or shine.

Feeling energized tonight to imagine how I will emerge.