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Sunday Thought For The Day

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Draw a crazy pic­ture,
Write a nutty poem,
Sing a mumble-gumble song,
Whis­tle through your comb.
Do a loony-goony dance
’Cross the kitchen floor,
Put some­thing silly in the world
That ain’t been there before.

~ Shel Silverstein

Lance writes sto­ries from his heart, aim­ing to inspire and moti­vate, as you align more fully with YOUR true peak. When he’s not here, you can find him hang­ing out with his fam­ily, rid­ing a bike, or just gen­er­ally act­ing goofy.   Sign up for the Thoughts from the Tree­house newslet­ter and get addi­tional inspi­ra­tion in your email inbox!
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Comments

  1. BunnygotBlog says:

    WOW ~ Now I know I have to stay up all Sat­ur­day evening just to be first to com­ment on your blog.
    Laugh­ter is great med­i­cine. Though I am too tired at the moment to think of any­thing funny.
    So I will say Good Night Lance and wish you a great week filled with laugh­ter!
    Happy Sun­day
    .-= BunnygotBlog´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Earth’s Own Lit­tle Uni­verse =-.

  2. Jeanne says:

    I love this
    Love you
    Jeanne?
    .-= Jeanne´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Rawmeet Stu­dio and Gallery Wind­sor Ontario =-.

  3. Lynn says:

    My sis­ter and I mor­ti­fied her kids when we burst into a “kids’ song” about sand­wiches one day in a park­ing lot. But I think they secretly like their silly mom and silly aunt. :)
    .-= Lynn´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Smarter, eter­nal opti­mism and 55 please =-.

  4. Chania Girl says:

    *Ahem*
    I would like to ded­i­cate this poem (inspired by the Divine Muses) to Lance.

    There once was a blog­ger named Lance
    Who, try as he might, couldn’t dance …
    ’Til one sum­mer day, when a friend came to stay,
    Played a trick and put ants in his pants!”

    Thank you. :0)

  5. Miz says:

    I long to be him.

    Shel. Seuss. Perlutsky.

    LOVE EM ALL.
    .-= Miz´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Lance of the Jun­gle VS YumYuck­yJosie: A Char­i­ta­ble Show­down. =-.

  6. Dr. Rus says:

    Hey Lance!
    A great reminder that many times we tend to take our­selves way too seri­ously.
    Dr. Rus

  7. Yum Yucky says:

    HA! Love it! Love it! woo-hoo! Me thinks I’ll do the Chicken Dance with my kidz today.
    .-= Yum Yucky´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Rabid Dog Chal­lenge =-.

  8. Joanna says:

    Well, if that doesn’t put a bounce in your step, I don’t know what will! ; )
    .-= Joanna´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Sun­day School =-.

  9. Suzie Cheel says:

    YOU are amaz­ing , you light up so many peo­ples lives and today every­one will be danc­ing, writ­ing poems, sind­ing , draw­ing and whistling
    thanks
    .-= Suzie Cheel´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Law of Attrac­tion– 90 Day Chal­lenge Update =-.

  10. I’ve been doing break­dance for 3 months, hav­ing this old skool, B-boy-B-girl fever thing and I’m 31 years old. Heyy..it’s soooooo fun!!!! *Thanks to MJ for your dance moves*
    .-= sud­denly slimmer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..One Year Cel­e­bra­tion =-.

  11. Lance, I love it! “Put some­thing silly in the world, That ain’t been there before.” OK!
    .-= Stephen — Rat Race Trap´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..How to Cre­ate Hap­pi­ness Enhanc­ing Goals =-.

  12. Hey Lance,
    I shoulda known you were a Shel Sil­ver­stein fan! :-) This IS what it is all about isn’t it? Let­ting loose, not car­ing how we might look or what peo­ple might think… just bust­ing out our cre­ativ­ity in what­ever way it comes and cel­e­brat­ing it with joy! Thanks Lance… I’m feel­ing a bit deliri­ous after my son’s bday sleep­over with 5 kids so this is a GREAT time to do some­thing silly! ;-) Happy Sun­day and thanks for another won­der­ful quote!
    Love,
    Jenny
    .-= Jenny Mannion´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Dr. Michael New­ton “Jour­ney of Souls” =-.

  13. I love silly. Based on inspi­ra­tion from a pre­vi­ous post of yours, I finally bought some fin­ger­paints the other day. It’s rain­ing here in Boston this fine Sun­day, I think it’s time to cre­ate some silli­ness! I love silly, and we don’t get enough of it. Based on your video posts this week, I know how much you like silly, too!

  14. Angelia sims says:

    Car danc­ing, it’s almost a lost art. I am teach­ing my boyfriends three and five year olds so it will con­tinue on. Some­thing about groov­ing with­out mov­ing from your seat, shak­ing the head, and sway­ing the arms with feel­ing. Other peo­ple park­ing usu­ally do a dou­ble­take, which means they are lov­ing it. Might bust a few moves on the way to Church, oh yeah!
    .-= Angelia sims´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..So…I’m not crazy? =-.

  15. avtcoach says:

    Who bet­ter that Shel to help us get our sil­lies out! What a great reminder for today! We went to see come­dian Tim Hawkins last night and my face hurts from laugh­ing so much. Guess I need to use those mus­cles even more! :)
    .-= avtcoach´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..It’s My Birth­day and I Feel Abun­dantly Wiser! =-.

  16. Happy Sun­day Lance! — The world needs more silly. That’s when we can let go of some of the “self-importance” we carry around with our­selves on a daily basis. Sil­ly­ness is under­rated!
    .-= Amanda Linehan´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Using Your Intu­ition =-.

  17. Nice! And just what my sleep deprived brain needed to hear and had the capac­ity to under­stand.
    .-= Danny Clayton´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The under­wear reminder =-.

  18. Evita says:

    Hey Lance

    This quote makes me think of the video you just did with Josie :) There are so many ways to add some fun and silli­ness to each day!

    This also makes me think of chil­dren and their amaz­ing inno­cence. They love silly and they don’t care what oth­ers think. Most of us as adults are the oppo­site way. Too bad! I can only imag­ine what the world would be like if more of us added a fun and silly com­po­nent to our lives :D
    .-= Evita´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Finan­cial Abun­dance — It’s About Your Mind, Not Your Bank Account =-.

  19. suzen says:

    Hi Lance! Well by golly, that thar poem is my theme song! (Just ask hubs — he’s kept me around all these years for the enter­tain­ment fac­tor!) My mom was a depressed per­son, very seri­ous and doom and gloom all the time. By age 6 I con­sciously made the deci­sion I would make her smile or laugh every­day — I was her med­i­cine. That “pro­gram” sort of stuck with me. I didn’t real­ize at that time of my life how handy that approach to life would be! Thanks, mom!
    .-= suzen´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Be Happy! A Good Choice! =-.

  20. Jay Schryer says:

    This is awe­some, Lance! But I think you got eclipsed by Cha­nia Girl’s poem. It’s even MORE awe­some!!!
    .-= Jay Schryer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..God is Play-Doh =-.

  21. Lance,
    The oppor­tu­nity to do what Shel says and your videos this wee show exactly how we are in charge of cre­at­ing our world. I think every­one who lis­tens to or reads the media should take a break and fol­low this advice. At least for a day! Rock on.

  22. diantha says:

    I think I suc­ceed at silly when I am such a dork I embar­rass even my young grand­chil­dren! Mis­sion accom­plished! I love mak­ing them laugh! xo

  23. Srinivas Rao says:

    Nice uplift­ing quote to start my sun­day :)

  24. Hi Lance,
    I like to have fun–but I’m not as “funny” or “silly” as I used to be. This quote is a good reminder to get out there and do that. Thanks for start­ing off my week with another great quote!
    .-= Jodi at Joy Discovered´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Express­ing Thanks =-.

  25. Greg says:

    Love the quote!

    My wife says I was born old, and some­times I feel it. But its good to let your inner child out some­times.
    .-= Greg´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Do As I Say, Not What I Do =-.

  26. Hi Lance,

    I love it! I am all for being silly. Life is meant to be taken seri­ously but that does not mean some­one has to be a cranky pants and be all seri­ous. Sing,dance, laugh or whatever.…life is beau­ti­ful and precious.

    And by the way, the pic­ture was per­fect. :)
    .-= Nadia — Happy Lotus´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..A Monk, Bow­ing and Palms Com­ing Together =-.

  27. Daphne says:

    It’s a gloomy rain­ing day here and I needed a kick in the pants to avoid let­ting the weather con­trol my mood. Off to attack Don­ald with tick­les and silly songs!
    .-= Daphne´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..More Inspi­ra­tion =-.

  28. Hilda says:

    Hi Lance,

    just an hour ago I fin­ished up my first course in Pri­mor­dial Sound Med­i­ta­tion with this:

    Enlight­en­ment means to Lighten Up!

    And now this … won­der­ful foot­note — thanks! :-)
    .-= Hilda´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Slow down and savour life =-.

  29. Carla says:

    I love “danc­ing” for the heck of it. I cant dance to save my life (despite what peo­ple might assume) but its fun when its just the two of us in our liv­ing room or kitchen jazz is play­ing in the back­ground. It really bright­ens up my day!
    .-= Carla´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Steal­ing your words – post and com­ment scrap­ping =-.

  30. Lori says:

    I grew up read­ing Silverstein’s books.
    I love her stuff!
    Thanks for this awe­some reminder of her today.
    Lance is great — give him some choco­late cake!
    Now, I’m going to go whis­tle through a comb.
    :P
    .-= Lori´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Start A Blog =-.

  31. Hi Lance,

    This is great. It not only brought a smile to my face, but is mak­ing me think of what silly thing I can do next to spread the mes­sage. :)
    .-= Bar­bara Swafford´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Blog­ging Eti­quette – Write The Wrongs =-.

  32. Shel Sil­ver­stein changed my life. His books pushed past the bound­aries of my imag­i­na­tion. I’m so glad you posted this today. I think, since it’s Sun­day, that I will read a lit­tle Sil­ver­stein tonight. I think I’ll do it before my med­i­ta­tion.
    .-= Karl Staib — Work Happy Now´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..21 Ques­tions You Should Ask Your­self Every Mon­day =-.

  33. Jenny says:

    I absolutely LOVE Shel Sil­ver­stein! His book, Where the Side­walk Ends is my absolute favorite because it has the poem Sick in it! I could read his books for hours! Thanks for remind­ing me about him. Now I must go look for that book!
    .-= Jenny´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Ask­ing for a Mir­a­cle by the Pool =-.

  34. Too many peo­ple do take life too seri­ously. They think that being an adult means to always act seri­ous, watch seri­ous movies, and talk about seri­ous things. I’m all for mak­ing sit­u­a­tions in life more fun by say­ing off-the-wall things some­times just to lighten the mood up.
    .-= Tim Enalls — Inspi­ra­tion Central´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Napoleon Hill’s 17 Prin­ci­ples of Suc­cess =-.

  35. Lance says:

    @Bunny — Ha!! Great to have you here bright and early today! Laugh­ter and fun are great med­i­cine. Enjoy your rest, and awake ready to face the week with fun and levity!

    @Jeanne — Thank you so much, Jeanne…

    @Lynn — Keep on being silly, Lynn. As much as kids put up a front that you’re “embarass­ing” them, I do think that they feel a deep con­nec­tion to this fun. Very awe­some of you and your sister!

    @Chania Girl — *Ahem*… Ha! This absolutely made me laugh out loud Cha­nia Girl! You are awe­some!! And today I know you are liv­ing out the word of Shel Sil­ver­stein! They’re here for every­one to see…wow!! So, let me thank YOU! I’m lov­ing this (well…except for the thought of actual ants in my pants — that just plain scary!)(and then see­ing me dance — well, okay that’s way out there too!!).
    I once knew a girl from Greece
    She thought she could fly like the geese.
    Up she went, flap­ping away
    Down she came, smil­ing all the way…
    Started to laugh, then started to snort
    Gig­gling so much, put her face in the cherry torte
    (that’s as good as it gets at a comeback!)

    @Miz — They’re all great — the put the fun in life!

    @Dr. Rus — Hi Dr. Rus! Here’s to being a bit more silly in life — no mat­ter what every­one else thinks!

    @Yum Yucky — Now I’m hum­ming that tune in my head, Josie! And do you know what — that’s the first thing I thought of when I was cre­at­ing this post! Happy Chicken Danc­ing to you and your kids!!

  36. Lance says:

    @Joanna — It sure does put some bounce into our steps, doesn’t it! Yahoo!!

    @Suzie Cheel — Aww, Suzie — thank YOU! Here’s to a day filled with mer­ri­ment and goofiness!!

    @Suddenly Slim­mer — That’s awe­some, Alia!! Keep on dancing!!

    @Stephen — Hi Stephen! Have a great day putting some­thing silly into it!!

    @Jenny Man­nion — Hi Jenny! It’s all about hav­ing fun and really liv­ing our lives!! And who cares what every­one else thinks — if we’re happy then that’s the place to be! And sleep­overs can be…well, not so much sleep going on!! So — I know, hav­ing been there, that some­thing silly to just decom­press is going to be a really good thing! Have fun today Jenny!

    @Stacey Ship­man — I would have kind of guessed you’re a fan of silly!! So…you’re fin­ger­paint­ing! Stacey, very cool!! Now…are you going to share you mas­ter­piece???? And yep, I love silly and goofy too! (Ha! — let’s not talk about those videos…my stom­ach is start­ing to hurt!!!)

    @Angelia — Car danc­ing! Way to go, pass­ing it down to the younger gen­er­a­tion! I think it’s great! And if you get some peo­ple watch­ing you, then that means you’re out there doing some­thing out of the ordi­nary — and in my book that’s extra­or­di­nary! Happy danc­ing on your way to church today!!

  37. Lance says:

    @Avtcoach — Shel writes in a way that does exactly that, let’s us feel okay at being silly! And that’s pretty great! Sounds like you saw a great show last night — awesome!!

    @Amanda — Happy Sun­day Amanda! Silly-ness is def­i­nitely under­rated, let’s give it more face­time! And it just feels so good, doesn’t it!

    @Danny Clay­ton — It’s such a sim­ple mes­sage, and also so good to be reminded of. I know that I too often don’t let that sil­ly­ness out. Glad to feed your sleep deprived brain today!

    @Evita — Hi Evita! Ah, that video (it just won’t go away, will it!). And that’s it, we can all add some silli­ness to our days — in what­ever way silli­ness comes to us. Kids get this, don’t they. It’s just nat­ural. And then we grow up, and we have all these soci­etal norms we think we have to adhere to. And pretty soon, silly doesn’t hap­pen so much any­more. And that is too bad. So — let’s start some­thing here — let’s bring a lit­tle extra silli­ness to every day — and who knows what that might inspire in some­one else!!

    @Suzen — Hi Suzen! Your theme song — awe­some! And if this is your theme song, then your hus­band might just be onto some­thing! And your story just proves how heal­ing laugh­ter can be!

    @Jay — Thanks! And yeah — Cha­nia Girl — her com­ment com­pletely rocks these com­ments today! I’ve attempted a comeback…although I think I’ve fallen woe­fully short of her crazy poetic antics!

    @Tess — Hi Tess! The media can be a real downer — it seems like it’s all about the bad going on in the world. Step­ping away from that can be a very good thing — and just lighten our spirit a bit. And then, if we can even find a way to be a lit­tle extra goofy — wow, even bet­ter!! You too Tess, keep on rockin’ it!

  38. There is noth­ing so bad in the world that a lit­tle laugh­ter can’t rec­tify. Thanks for shar­ing that reminder that we tend to take things too seri­ously. Enjoy the day! Erin
    .-= Erin Prais-Hintz´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..30 Words::Hush =-.

  39. Lance says:

    @Diantha — Noth­ing wrong with being a dork! And I bet your grand­chil­dren really appre­ci­ate your silli­ness! And that is indeed mis­sion accomplished!

    @Srinivas — Thanks much!

    @Jodi — Hi Jodi! And the thing is, Jodi, it’s about hav­ing fun in what ways work for YOU. And I hap­pen to think you prob­a­bly do this, and do it well. Enjoy! And have a whole bunch of fun out there this week!

    @Greg — Thanks much, Greg! And no mat­ter how we were born, or where we’ve been in our lives — we can always still choose how we’ll respond to any sit­u­a­tion. I know that I don’t do this often enough. Here’s to both of us get­ting out there this week and let­ting that inner child out!

    @Nadia — Hi Nadia! “Cranky pants” — what a great way to describe what we DON’T want to be! I love it! Life is seri­ous, and if that includes a whole bunch of seri­ous fun, then woohoo!! In what­ever way works for each of us… And thank you, about the pic­ture — I really had a hard time find­ing one that felt right. This one finally did, it just took for­ever to find it!

    @Daphne — Hi Daphne! Rainy gloomy weather can some­times dampen our spir­its. And that’s just when a bunch of silli­ness can go a long way toward bright­en­ing our day. Have fun out there with Donald!!

    @Hilda — Hi Hilda! Whoa! Does it seem like we’re on the same wave­length quite a bit?!?! Pretty wild! Any­way, have fun out there “light­en­ing up”…I know you will!!

  40. Laurie says:

    HI! Lance maybe I’m not too crazy but I keep singing “We all live in a yel­low sub­ma­rine”! I’ve been singing this spon­ta­neously for MONTHS now. Now if I can just get a dance to go with it, then that might be less annoying.….well, prob­a­bly not.

  41. Lance says:

    @Carla — Hi Carla! And that doesn’t even mat­ter, does it — how well you can dance. If you’re out there hav­ing fun — so what! And if danc­ing bright­ens your day — then that’s awe­some that you’re doing that — what a way bring some fun into your day!!

    @Lori — Hi Lori! Hey, I love choco­late cake — let’s have some together some­time! And then we’ll whis­tle through our combs! And then…we’ll laugh until it hurts!! That’d be fun!!

    @Barbara — Hi Bar­bara! Yes, this poem sure does bring a smile! And here’s to find­ing that silly spot within each of us, and let­ting that out for the world to see!

    @Karl — That is very cool, Karl! And I think it shows right there the power of read­ing, and what we can get from it. And then, when we come across an author that expands our imag­i­na­tion — wow!! Enjoy the Sil­ver­stein you’re going to read this evening!

    @Jenny — Hi Jenny! Shel Silverstein’s works are so good! I love that poem by the name “Where the Side­walk Ends”! Enjoy the read­ing you have in front of you!!

    @Tim Enalls — Hi Tim! And that’s an excel­lent exam­ple of being a bit goofy — just by say­ing some­thing a lit­tle “off the wall”! And who knows — that might just be what some­one needs to hear — the mes­sage that being a lit­tle bit silly is A-OK!

    @Erin — Hi Erin! Laugh­ter is great med­i­cine!! Here’s to all of us light­en­ing up a bit, and really liv­ing a fully and fun life! And now, on your sug­ges­tion Erin — I’m off to enjoy this great day!

    @Laurie — Hi Lau­rie! Hey, that’s a pretty great kind of crazy! Keep on singing! And spon­tane­ity is a great thing — so there you go — a lit­tle crazy spon­tane­ity! And I say go for the dance! Who cares what every­one else thinks, anyway!!

  42. Well, you don’t have to con­vince me about putting nutty things where they hadn’t been before!

    You rock!
    .-= Jan­nie Funster´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Now, Where’d I Put Those Pass­ports? =-.

  43. Jan says:

    Lance,
    I adore Shel Sil­ver­stein. He invites us to the most won­der­ful places inside our­selves. My fave poem may be “Frozen Dreams.” Are you famil­iar with it? Here’s to more mirth, all the way around!

  44. Patricia says:

    Thank you this was a fun reminder of Shel Silverstein’s work and fun. I did so love read­ing those rhymes to my kids, but not too close to bed­time because we all got so lively and silly!
    .-= Patricia´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..I LOVE THIS MAGAZINE =-.

  45. Caity says:

    Oh how I used to LOVE Shell Sil­ver­stein poems while grow­ing up. They are full of fun and magic and also some amaz­ing mes­sages that we often miss when we are younger. Great mes­sage today.
    .-= Caity´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..More fun search terms! =-.

  46. Diane AZ says:

    I think Silverstein’s advice to “Draw a crazy pic­ture, Write a nutty poem…” is a good way to warm up for doing cre­ative work. Sur­pris­ing things can hap­pen when we’re not so con­cerned with the out­come.
    .-= Diane AZ´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Sky­watch =-.

  47. Tracy says:

    I love it! Being silly is my favorite thing to do, I think that’s why I have so many kids!
    .-= Tracy´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Fri­day Photo Fun =-.

  48. Marelisa says:

    I love “Where the Sid­walk Ends” and “A Light in the Attic”. I remem­ber one of my ele­men­tary school teach­ers used to read Shels’ poems to us in class. I put that quote in my cre­ativ­ity ebook; let­ting your­self do what­ever you want, regard­less of how it might look to oth­ers, is a great way to be more cre­ative.
    .-= Marelisa´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Now Live: The 100 Day Fin­ish Strong Chal­lenge =-.

  49. Lance says:

    @Jannie — Jannie…I kind of knew you were what Shel Sil­ver­stein wrote about when he cre­ated this piece! You live wacky and silly in every­thing I’ve witnessed…and I’m bet­ter for that…much bet­ter… So, thank you — but I only rock because YOU rock!

    @Jan — Hi Jan! I’m famil­iar with a few pieces that Shel Sil­ver­stein wrote, but not “Frozen Dreams”. Now, I’ll have to check that out — thank you!!

    @Patricia — Hi Patri­cia! Ha! Yes, this is NOT a bed­time nurs­ery rhyme, is it! Shel Sil­ver­stein writes lively pieces, that can really get your imag­i­na­tion (and your body) going!

    @Caity — Hi Caity! Ah, so true. Read­ing these as a kid, and then re-reading them as an adult puts a whole new per­spec­tive on what the words mean. And I would also say that read­ing these words at dif­fer­ent points in our adult life will also pro­duce dif­fer­ent thoughts about it all, as well. And that’s part of what espe­cially makes these words he’s writ­ten so mean­ing­ful — the stand the test of time, and are so good for us, always…

    @Diane AZ — It sure is a great way to warm up to let­ting our cre­ativ­ity flow! And part of that is being in the moment, and let­ting our imag­i­na­tion not only run wild, but also be expressed out­wardly — onto can­vas, into words, danc­ing in the street, etc, etc. And that’s a great place to be at…

    @Tracy — Hi Tracy! Kids are a great way to be and act silly — and be seen as nor­mal! The thing is, though, any­one can do that — let their inner kid out to shine! What you’re also doing, Tracy, is pass­ing this onto your kids — and that’s very awesome!

    @Marelisa — Hi Mare. I love “Where the Side­walk Ends” too! The other, I’m not famil­iar with (I’ll have to check it out). And this is a great quote that you’ve used in your ebook (in case I haven’t told you — it’s excel­lent — and a great resource for me to refer back to when I need a lit­tle inspi­ra­tion!). I think it very much speaks to let­ting the cre­ative genius within each of us out — and that comes from what might seem silly or strange or weird to the world — great idea, are though — until they become real! Thanks Mare, so good to read this tonight!

  50. Lisa's Chaos says:

    What a per­fect way to get happy and out of the blahs!
    .-= Lisa’s Chaos´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Macro Mon­day – the Tur­tle =-.

  51. Walter says:

    You got me think­ing here. Per­haps I need to make a mark in this world. :-)
    .-= Walter´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Find­ing myself beyond my iden­tity =-.

  52. J.D. Meier says:

    I don’t know what a loony-goony dance is, but I sus­pect you could swap it out with a looney tunes dance.
    .-= J.D. Meier´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..The 80 Year New Econ­omy Cycle =-.

  53. Chania Girl says:

    LANCE! How did you know?! Of course I snort when I laugh! And what’s dessert unless it’s cherry torte? Mmmm, mmmm good.

    Happy Mon­day! :0)

  54. Mindful Mimi says:

    I have small kids. I do all of the above all the time :-) and it’s so much fun.
    .-= Mind­ful Mimi´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Sun­day laugh =-.

  55. Lance says:

    @Lisa’s Chaos — Shel always has a way of lift­ing our spirits!

    @Walter — Hi Wal­ter! Yes, and that “mark” can be in what­ever way comes from the depths of your heart — and when it does — whoa! All sorts of awesomeness!

    @J.D. Meier — A looney tunes dance — I’d say that qual­i­fies!! And a loony-goony dance…well, I think that’s what­ever kind of silly dance you want to dance (at least, that’s my take on it!).

    @Chania Girl — And now I’m laugh­ing (again!)!!! And…oops…a SNORT! Your *ahem* laugh is catchy! Cherry torte — yummy for sure!! Happy Mon­day to you too!! (*snort*)

    @Mimi — Kids have a way of help­ing to bring this back out in us, don’t they. And I think that’s because it’s their nat­ural ten­dency to act this way… Now, if we could just do that all the time, think of what our world would be like…

  56. Hilary says:

    Hi Lance .. great pic­ture and great words .. and cer­tainly bring­ing a smile to everyone’s face — a fun look at life .. thanks I need a bit of light relief. Good for the soul .. espe­cially as I’m so tired I rearranged some of the words .. so my thoughts were in a slightly dif­fer­ent direc­tion, til I realised .. but two fun­nies = good exer­cise for my laugh­ing face.

    All the best — Hilary Melton-Butcher
    Pos­i­tive Let­ters Inspi­ra­tional Sto­ries
    .-= Hilary´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Gar­nets, Tolkein, Sil­ver and Gold .… =-.

  57. Mama Zen says:

    Kind of sounds like my day!
    .-= Mama Zen´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Iron Angel =-.

  58. Liara Covert says:

    To choose to love life is a choice. This remidns peo­ple that free will is the ulti­mate bless­ing.
    .-= Liara Covert´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Open your human star­gate =-.

  59. WOW! Great Post, sim­ple yet inno­v­a­tive! Where do you come up with these ideas Lance?
    .-= jonathan figaro´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Not Fol­low­ing Your Dreams Is Killing You =-.

  60. Keith says:

    Here’s a lit­tle silly diddy. Sing it to the tune of the tele­vi­sion show “The Bev­erly Hillbillies”

    Let me tell you a story about a man named Lance,
    He’s ready to encour­age if you give him half a chance
    And then one day as I was read­ing on his blog, I laughed out
    loud ’cause I think Lance has last a cog!
    .… Baby food that is, donuts and cool whip

    Well the first thing you know there’s food every­where
    Baby food and donuts and there’s cool whip in his hair
    I laughed out loud at this at this delec­table delight
    I tell you Lance’s blog is one very cool site…

    It’s The Jun­gle of Life Blog!
    (insert banjo music here)

    Thanks for the great lift today Lance!
    .-= Keith´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Don’t Quit! =-.

  61. A lit­tle wacky… that totally suits my mood for the day. (Though it’s Mon­day now!) I just read SARK’s book “Suc­cu­lent Wild Woman” and this just seems to come at the exactly timed moment. :)
    .-= Nathalie Lussier´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Let’s Change the World Together: It’s a Freak Rev­o­lu­tion =-.

  62. FatFighterTV says:

    Being silly rocks! Great thought for the day… or for every day, really. ;)

  63. Lance says:

    @Hilary — Hi Hilary! Thank you! And even rear­rang­ing some of these words, they still come out fun! Laugh­ter is so good, isn’t it…

    @Mama Zen — Ha!! Then you’re hav­ing some very awe­some days!!

    @Liara — Yes, the choices we have, and how we live our lives — this becomes our life. What­ever we choose…great thought Liara!

    @Jonathan — Hi Jonathan. Some­times the best things are the sim­plest. And where do I come up with these ideas? Hmmm.…I’ve taken to not sleep­ing, AND mak­ing my kids work tire­lessly for me…(okay, maybe not quite like that!). I guess I just try to fol­low my heart…sometimes that leads me some­place quickly, and other times the jour­ney is much longer.

    @Keith — Wow!! Keith, I’m laugh­ing out loud!! This is hilar­i­ous!! I love it, so cre­ative!! I’m think­ing I should buy myself a banjo now, in fact! Woohoo! You made my day with this! Rock on, my friend!

    @Nathalie — Heh, we can be a lit­tle wacky any day of the week, right Nathalie! So, you’re a suc­cu­lent wild woman…and now you’re here think­ing about wacky dances and silly paint­ings — that’s all sorts of awesomeness!!

    @FatFighterTV — Def­i­nitely a great thought for every day! Keep on being silly, my friend!!

  64. Jennifer says:

    Shel Sil­ver­stein brings back so many mem­o­ries — good olé’ jr. high days.

    It does feel good to do some­thing wild and out of the ordi­nary. It not only light­ens our day, but also the day of other peo­ple. Thank you Lance for the reminder to step out there. You always have a way of bright­en­ing the world and today is no excep­tion.
    .-= Jennifer´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..What Do You See? =-.

  65. janice says:

    I’m read­ing this on a Fri­day, the kids’mid term hol­i­day has just begun and this is a per­fect happy post to read before log­ging off! My son makes us laugh at any­thing so it’ll be a great two weeks!
    .-= janice´s Last Fab­u­lous Post ..Berries and Birds =-.

  66. Lance says:

    @Jennifer — Shel has some great mate­r­ial. Fun to read as a kid, and even more mean­ing when you think about it as an adult…a pretty great com­bi­na­tion! Tak­ing those steps that seem a bit “on the fringe” can really be just what we need some­times to spur our­selves on to greater things, and to give oth­ers a sense of this being “okay” to do… So, here’s to wild and out of the ordinary!

    @Janice — Enjoy the two weeks you’ll have with your kids! And have fun being a bit crazy…however that hap­pens to fall!

  67. Rose says:

    What a great reminder to take time from our busy life to laugh.

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