Something to Laugh About

 

Something to Laugh About

What if...

“I’ll give you something to cry about”

finally retired,

and we replaced it with

“I’ll give you something to laugh about” …

a softer threat,

a gentler promise,

a way of saying

I want joy to win this time.

There’s a science to being happy,

chemicals, wiring,

the whole invisible machinery.

But there’s an art to it, too.

A brushstroke you choose each morning,

A color you mix yourself,

even when the day feels gray.

 

Happiness heals in ways

medicine can’t measure.

It spreads without permission,

jumps from face to face

like a good rumor.

Contagious in the best way.

 

What makes you happy?

Is it fate, or is it a choice you make

in the quiet moments

When no one’s watching?

Maybe it’s both.

Maybe a gift you give yourself

and a gift you let yourself keep.

 

If I can make you feel sad,

Can I make you happy, too?

Maybe the power runs both ways.

Maybe we’re all walking around

With switches we didn’t know we had.

 

Is contented the same as happy?

Maybe it really is.

Maybe contentment is the steady hum

And happiness is the spark

that dances on top of it.

 

And what about happy memories,

the ones that glow warm

even years later?

How do we filter out the sad ones, 

So the bright ones can speak louder?

Maybe we just learn

to hold the sadness loosely

and hold joy with both hands.

 

Maybe the real trick is simple,

something you can do; 

Give the world

something to laugh about

and let it echo back to you.

And be blessed.

 

wcd