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October 10, 2004
Clowning Around
Tonight after work I went with my wife and daughter to a Halloween store to look at costumes for a party my daughter is going to. As I was browsing I found some new accessories for my clown suit. Yes, I have a clown suit. (And a Santa Suit!) I was a youth leader for over seven years and I did my share of entertaining and bringing smiles to children’s faces. We had fun.
I’ve used the same costume every year, but now I have some new very large shoes, a blinking nose, and a squirting sunflower! This year, working at the group home I discovered they have a little party every year and they all like to dress up in their costumes. They wear them to work on Friday and they get really excited about it. So I said I’d wear a costume too. I think it’ll be fun.
Within the context of life, Joy is supposed to be part of it. Too often we get hardened and forget what it’s like to have joy. I’m not talking about reckless abandon, but about fun and joy, which take on different forms at different times in our lives. There can be joy at seeing others smile. There can be joy in doing something with others, and even joy in working hard and accomplishing something. But isn’t it funny how it is usually ourselves who take the joy out of living? It is easy to lose sight of Joy when we are immersed in struggles for survival. But it’s still there if we choose it. Especially if we choose to give it to others.
Posted by carl1236 at October 10, 2004 09:52 PM | Attitude