The trash man cometh...
Someone recently reminded me of my motto: “Live...laugh...love. In that order . Everything else, just throw out with the garbage.” It seems as if I had forgotten my personal maxim for a few weeks and yes, I got into trouble. As I laughed at having my own words thrown back in my face, I thought about this motto and decided to clarify its meaning so that I will not so easily forget in the future — especially when one of life’s inevitable road bumps threatens to veer me off course again. To begin with, let me explain the significance of “In that order.” In the beginning, we live. The laughter comes later. It comes from within. Finding the laughter is part of our journe y. The laughter I speak of denotes happiness. To maintain a truly happy and successful relationship — be it friends or lovers — I believe that we must have some laughter in our lives. If we are happy with ourselves — who we are and in which direction we are traveling, then our happiness is infectious. I came to this con