Silly Little Lives

By bjaybrooks on
STILL KICKING: THE POWER OF PLAY! diverse senior citizens appreciate the role of silliness in their life; GIGGLE! You're never too old to goof around! A little nonsense keeps the spirit young! Silliness is the best medicine! Keeps the cobwebs out of the brain! Keeps things light, you know? Silly, made-up song! HA HA HA! FUN! TWEET! SPLASH! BZZZ!
Older adults share laughter, games, music, and playful moments together in a sunny park.

Doughnuts are a great way to start the morning. The joy of simple things. I read that we should enjoy our silly little lives they are ours. As the years progress I learn to let me be me. Be good to all living things and be myself. Worry not what people think as long as I am authentic. It is a liberating philosophy. Most of what worries us never comes to past. The easy sense of place living life as it comes is fun. Be ready for anything. Be ready to be silly. Be ready for folks to laugh with you or at you. Laughter is good medicine.

Comic scene labeled CENTRAL PARK, NYC, with three friends laughing; text reads LAUGHTER IS GOOD MEDICINE!, HEEHEE!, Hahaha!, Hahaha!, and KRAK!
Friends share a joyful laugh together on a sunny day in Central Park.

Fall helps our silliness come to the surface. It is hard to be sober stoic business like when the Headless Horseman is riding by the campfire. Smores make you smile. Jack-O-Lanterns have a winning grin. St. Louis is a good place to enjoy life. We have been going there quite often this year. Sometime I feel a little silly in St. Louis. It is a good place to be silly.

Children and an older man watch a headless horseman; text reads “HA HA!”, “He doesn’t have a HEAD!”, and “Look at him go!”
Children laugh around a campfire as a headless horseman charges through the moonlit forest.

Life brings some pain. Stress is hard to avoid. Friends come and go in the chapters of our life. Silliness and a light hearted attitude stays with you throughout the days. Comedy is vital to a balanced journey. I am a Seinfeld fan. MJ and I are slated to see him live tonight. We saw him live in Paducah, Kentucky about 20 years ago. The Seinfeld show plays often when I am in charge of the TV.

Audience applauding comedian onstage at St. Louis Fox Theatre
A delighted audience applauds a comedian performing beneath the Fox Theatre’s ornate architecture.

I say or respond to others something silly much of the day and night. I trained myself to look on the funny side of life as a child when so much of my surroundings were not so funny. My silly little responses are primarily designed to cause others to feel better uplifted secure. There is more than one way to approach problems.

Comic panel: Barnaby dances with a cane as bystanders laugh and ask, “What’s his angle? He’s always up to something…”, “I don’t trust him. I’m act.”, “I don’t trust Must be an act.”, “Is it a distraction? What’s he hiding?”, “Hidden agenda, for sure!”, “Hahaha!”, “Look at old Barnaby, he’s a riot!”, “Just a bit of fun, eh?”, “HAHA!”, “GUFFAW!”, “CHUCKLE!”, and “What an old silly!”
A lively comic scene shows Barnaby joking in the street while onlookers question his motives.

So be a little silly. It is good for the soul. Some will like your upbeat personality while others will wonder what your hidden agenda is. If you think about it that is a good reason to be Silly!

Arthur dances with bananas while seated friends laugh and applaud; text reads “Arthur: Always making us smile!” and “Do the banana-moose dance! Hehe!”
Arthur makes everyone laugh as he dances with bananas at the community gathering.

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