The value of a sense of humor

Our friend Bill West sent this along.
It says a lot about our falling expectations.
It says more about our ability to laugh.

The economy, Bill writes, is so bad that:
• He got a pre-declined credit card in the mail.
• CEOs are now playing miniature golf.

• The First Couple are staying in Washington.
• Exxon-Mobil laid off 25 Congressmen.
• Angelina Jolie adopted a child from America.
• Motel Six won’t leave the light on anymore.
• A picture is now only worth only 200 words.
• They renamed Wall Street “Wal-Mart Street”

Bill called the Suicide Hotline the other night.
He reached a call center in Pakistan.
When he told them he was suicidal, they got excited.
They asked if he could drive a truck.

Americans can laugh in the face of disaster.
It increases our determination to succeed.
And it reminds us that things could be worse.
Most of us learn to laugh early in life.
Don’t lose your child-like ability to laugh.
Particularly at yourself and your foibles.

Keep laughing, my friends. It helps.

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Your great purposes in life

Two kids from Illinois found
each other and the White House

I’ve been reading a little book on President Reagan.
It arrived from Tremendous Life Books the other day.
The timing was great as it was Reagan’s 100th birthday.
It’s “The Great Communicator” by Greg Rothman.
Reagan had a firm belief that God had a plan for him.
He missed out on a job in a sporting goods department.
That led to a chance to broadcast Chicago Cubs games.
That took him to California for spring training.
An agent arranged a screen test and 7-year contract.
He became The Gipper in “Knute Rockne, All American”. His first wife’s public affair ended their marriage.
She also won custody of their two children.
He felt like the two-time loser of all time.
Then he met Nancy Davis, another kid from Illinois.
Both were interested in politics - and each other.
He made three runs for the Presidency.
He didn’t give up. The third time was the charm.
Four years of double digit everything paved the way.
Reagan brought new hope to Americans.
Without him, we might still be in a Cold War.
Like you, he had his share of disappointments in life.
He did not let them stop him. God had a plan for him.
God has a plan for all of us. Listen and watch.
That plan is working right now, wherever you are.
You, too, have great purposes in life.

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