#41 THE CRASH OF 2017

I take myself seriously.  It’s my personality to have things in order, be independent and concerned about what people think of me.  I am that person who if I trip in public and happen to fall, will jump up very quickly and look around to make sure nobody saw me.  However, at this point, there is no jumping up from a trip or a fall, and there is certainly nothing quick about moving around.

That being said, I had an unpleasant experience last week. I was using one of those motorized scooters and it tipped over to my left side, the side that doesn’t work properly and I was unable to brace myself and stop the fall.  So, in a matter of seconds, I was on the ground, scooter turned over on its side, and my pride shattered beside me.  Now I know what everyone is thinking, “How badly were you hurt?” The fact of the matter is neither I nor the scooter have any marks to show for it. I believe that God was watching out for me in so many different ways.  If I would have fallen to the right side, I might have tried to brace myself for the fall and broke something.  However, as I said, the only thing shattered, or injured in any way, was my pride.

My brother, David, was right there in a matter of seconds to assess the situation and make sure that I was okay.  Several others came over to help out as well. In a matter of minutes, the scooter was back up on its wheels and David had me back on my feet.

Later on, I was reminded that I need to have a sense of humor about myself.  These things will happen, and it helps, especially when there is no damage, to find the humor in things.  Life is what you make of it.  You can enjoy it or you can look for all of the negative things.

By the way the title of this blog is courtesy of David.  Thanks, David, for reminding me to not be so serious with myself.

I believe that God also has a sense of humor, and HE wants us to find the good and humorous moments in life and be happy.

There is a story from Kenya about God's sense of humor. It is about an animal called the wildebeest. The story goes that when God created all the animals HE had some leftover parts. HE took those parts and put them all together and the result was the wildebeest.

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My encouragement for today - Enjoy life, every moment – it’s a gift.