Memories worth sharing

Do you remember the last tear you shared with someone? It could be due to multiple sclerosis troubles, relationship difficulties, family issues or just a life is kicking your butt type of experience. No matter what it was, it’s not easy to forget. The hurts linger for hours and even days.

But do you remember the last laugh you shared? Those are memories you never want to forget. It could be something silly, nonsensical or even something that no one understood but it gave you a big laugh and maybe even a snort or two. LOL

I find myself laughing at some of the silliest and dumbest things and some people just don’t understand why I’m laughing about it. I can’t quite explain why I’m laughing other than it was funny.

Just yesterday I cracked up while watching someone walking down the street. Why? I’m not actually sure why other than in my mind they seemed to be trying to dance but kept missing the beat and every step was so off with everything happening around them. It looked more like a clown trying to put on a performance in a washing machine.

As you know, I used to be a street clown and would go out to bring smiles to people and encourage them to laugh and find the humor in life. There’s nothing better than hearing someone laugh. It always makes me laugh too. I wanted to bring joy to others.

There are too many frowns going around today. I actually think if I were to go out today dressed as a clown and start my mime routine, some people would be offended by my humor because as a society we have lost the ability to laugh due to political correctness taking over. Someone’s feelings are going to get hurt.. then they are going to sue you or dox you or do some other freakishly evil backlash thing to you.

Political correctness has killed comedy.

A friend of mine mailed a picture to me of me dressed as Doodles the Clown (my own clown name) and it brought back so many wonderful memories of years gone by. I like when that happens.

I can picture tough guys laughing because they couldn’t catch the invisible ball I was throwing at them and see kids smiling because I created a cute little poodle with balloons that they were able to wear on their head. Sometimes another person was the butt of the joke, but most of the time I was.

People always like to laugh at the mistakes of others. So as a clown I was a big mistake happening. I would trip and fall with a bucket of water but I was the one who got soaked with it, not the person I was aiming the bucket at. Or I would get paint all other my shirt when my pen exploded all over me while trying to share my autograph.

I’m sure you could interject your own stories of crazy moments that gave you a bucket of laughs, times when you’ve done something out of the norm that brought a smile to the people around you. Those harmless office pranks, goofy magic tricks and silly jokes you tell, they are creating a lasting memory that will bring others laughter and smiles for a long, long time. It will take your mind off of MS for awhile and all that’s going on in the world.

Create a memory today. Do something crazy. As someone once said, “Don’t take life too seriously. You will never get out of it alive.”

If you need a laugh today, I dare you to watch this without laughing. It cracks me up every time I see it.