Be too busy to be sad
You’re here, alive, and aware. Let it be your decision to laugh not just after the storm, but during it. If pyramids crumble and kings fade into dust, why live today chained by worry?
Quote:
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
Job 8:21
Yea, verily, where is he who built the pyramid? Is he not buried within its stone? And will the pyramid, one day, not also be buried under sand? If all things shall pass why should I be of concern for today?
I will laugh at the world.
I will paint this day with laughter; I will frame this night in song. Never will I labour to be happy; rather, will I remain too busy to be sad. I will enjoy today's happiness today. It is not grain to be stored in a box. It is not wine to be saved in a jar. It cannot be saved for the morrow.
It must be sown and reaped on the same day and this I will do, henceforth.
I will laugh at the world.
And with my laughter all things will be reduced to their proper size. I will laugh at my failures and they will vanish in clouds of new dreams; I will laugh at my successes, and they will shrink to their true value. I will laugh at evil and it will die untasted; I will laugh at goodness and it will thrive and abound.
🚀 Each day will be triumphant only when my smiles bring forth smiles from others and this I do in selfishness, for those on whom I frown are those who purchase not my goods.This series features select excerpts from The Greatest Salesman in the World by Og Mandino—a timeless source of inspiration. As we close the first half of the year and prepare for the next, I believe its wisdom offers clarity, encouragement, and momentum for the journey ahead.
What’s Your Thought?
What are you hoarding emotionally that should be enjoyed now?
How would your day shift if you laughed at what currently frustrates you?
Who needs your smile today more than your silence?
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Deeper Dive
📚 Resources:
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom (on joy in decline)
Liturgy of the Ordinary by Tish Harrison Warren
Anatomy of Peace by The Arbinger Institute
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl’s
🛠 Actionable Tips:
Laugh Alarm: Set a daily reminder titled “Smile Check: What can I laugh at right now?”
Joy Sprint: Take 10 minutes a day to do something ridiculous—dance, voice note a joke, watch a meme—on purpose.
Happiness Bucket: Keep a journal page of “simple things that made me laugh this week.” Read it when shadows fall.
Share the Smile: Text or call one person today with something that made you genuinely laugh.
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