“I luhhhhv the feeling —” Thalia briskly rubs one palm against another, “— of pulling smiles and laughs from pahhhh-kets!” “Indeed. Quite — nice.” Nią sighs, then adds practice jokes to her never ending mental tally. “And we’ve got this Class-A cut-up…” Calliope scratches Henny’s head, “as a role model.”
I never really saw myself as a laugh eliciter... and rarely could remember a joke until... recently.
My dad and I have been exchanging funnies.
I've been passing them along to others.
There's great joy in pulling smiles and laughs from the unsuspecting!
I now understand how/why my dad uses humor as a tool of connection.
What I once found embarrassing now appears in my awareness as a superpower.
How cool is that?
One of the most delightful bits of feedback I have received about POISE is:
I lent my mom Poise and she thought it was wonderful. "Light touch on a heavy topic. I was surprised that I was smiling reading about breast cancer. It reminded me about things I had forgotten. I'm not exactly sure who the book is for." I think she gets you. :)
The above comment reinforces my gratitude for today's possibilities to skirt gatekeepers. Without Amazon and the ability to self-publish, Poise might never have seen the light of day.
What’s not to like! Groucho and his 3 brothers were ones who made me laugh. Ditto The Three (four) Stooges and Laurel and Hardy. Not the gallows humor of W. C. Fields...
Long ago I worked on a project with four other wood craftsmen under the supervision of a Chicago Union foreman. He insisted we never clean up at the end of a work day. Instead, the next morning he’d gather us together and tell one joke after another. Most were side-splitting and he told them like a standup comic.
Then we’d clean the entire area from the prior day’s activity. I liked the flow!
The elephant wears a quizzical expression. I would also if I’d ended up in a human’s pajamas while still warn by the human!
I read about Thomas Carlyle in Wiki. A list of his key ideas contained “The Great Man.” He focussed on the results of great men on innovation by their leadership, intelligence, etc. That prompted a memory of a different view by a philosophical psychologist. (The origins of psychology was philosophy) Edwin Boring, a Harvard professor, wrote, “Names and places are merely handles we place on the sides of the sleek train of history.” He attributed major discoveries occurring nearly simultaneously around the world to Zeitgeist. In part constituting widely known facts shared by many people. Marconi vs Alexander Graham Bell, e.g. Perhaps Boring’s referring to handles gave rise to “Get a grip!” 🤔
As always, LoveLetterist, I’m grateful for the brain stimulation to launch me into my day. 🙏🏽
For some reason your comment brings to mind Hemingway's habit of finishing the day mid sentence so he had a starting point the next morning.
I can't even say why... but I'd queried Carlyle sometime in the last couple of days for an unrelated reason. A brain can only process and remember so much?
“Hidden within each of us is everything we need to achieve anything we can imagine.”
~TheEarthHeARTist 🌎💛🎨💛🌎
I have come to realize over time and much pondering, that our YOUnique, individual and collective “work” is liberating both that which is hidden within AND our imaginations... ☺️🤔☺️
A note from LoveLetterist:
Sometimes an acorn
falls from the tree
carrying traits
once denied
then later recognized
and
embraced.
I had a 💡moment recently.
My father has always loved to tell jokes.
I never really saw myself as a laugh eliciter... and rarely could remember a joke until... recently.
My dad and I have been exchanging funnies.
I've been passing them along to others.
There's great joy in pulling smiles and laughs from the unsuspecting!
I now understand how/why my dad uses humor as a tool of connection.
What I once found embarrassing now appears in my awareness as a superpower.
How cool is that?
One of the most delightful bits of feedback I have received about POISE is:
I lent my mom Poise and she thought it was wonderful. "Light touch on a heavy topic. I was surprised that I was smiling reading about breast cancer. It reminded me about things I had forgotten. I'm not exactly sure who the book is for." I think she gets you. :)
The above comment reinforces my gratitude for today's possibilities to skirt gatekeepers. Without Amazon and the ability to self-publish, Poise might never have seen the light of day.
Very Cool!!
What’s not to like! Groucho and his 3 brothers were ones who made me laugh. Ditto The Three (four) Stooges and Laurel and Hardy. Not the gallows humor of W. C. Fields...
Long ago I worked on a project with four other wood craftsmen under the supervision of a Chicago Union foreman. He insisted we never clean up at the end of a work day. Instead, the next morning he’d gather us together and tell one joke after another. Most were side-splitting and he told them like a standup comic.
Then we’d clean the entire area from the prior day’s activity. I liked the flow!
The elephant wears a quizzical expression. I would also if I’d ended up in a human’s pajamas while still warn by the human!
I read about Thomas Carlyle in Wiki. A list of his key ideas contained “The Great Man.” He focussed on the results of great men on innovation by their leadership, intelligence, etc. That prompted a memory of a different view by a philosophical psychologist. (The origins of psychology was philosophy) Edwin Boring, a Harvard professor, wrote, “Names and places are merely handles we place on the sides of the sleek train of history.” He attributed major discoveries occurring nearly simultaneously around the world to Zeitgeist. In part constituting widely known facts shared by many people. Marconi vs Alexander Graham Bell, e.g. Perhaps Boring’s referring to handles gave rise to “Get a grip!” 🤔
As always, LoveLetterist, I’m grateful for the brain stimulation to launch me into my day. 🙏🏽
For some reason your comment brings to mind Hemingway's habit of finishing the day mid sentence so he had a starting point the next morning.
I can't even say why... but I'd queried Carlyle sometime in the last couple of days for an unrelated reason. A brain can only process and remember so much?
“Hidden within each of us is everything we need to achieve anything we can imagine.”
~TheEarthHeARTist 🌎💛🎨💛🌎
I have come to realize over time and much pondering, that our YOUnique, individual and collective “work” is liberating both that which is hidden within AND our imaginations... ☺️🤔☺️
Mhmmm!
Thanks Bobby. 😁