Christmas Season - Don't Be Afraid to Be Happy
There is a risk in telling a joke. You could look like a fool and no one gets it or they get it but don't see the humor. Based on their life situations past and present, some can't see much joy, happiness, or humor in much of anything. It's easy to fall into that trap. I've been there before. It is easier and less risky personally, to be negative, and pessimistic about everything. Bah- Humbug is a piece of cake which is why most of us fall into that hole from time to time. It takes guts, it takes God to find joy in this fallen world. We may have been beaten up so much in the past, and the future doesn't look that great either. So consequently, people are afraid to trust happiness, to take the risk to laugh, to smile, to say something is good, and to have the courage not to be turned aside because of the probability that there will be some who will think they are crazy. Live long enough and we'll find that happiness and joy leave us vulnerable....