Do It

Jingle  Bells

I love this Christmas carol, and most kids love it as well!  It’s a kid sort of tune, with lyrics that have often been adjusted to make us laugh (“jingle bells – batman smells”).

Laughing is a good thing.  In fact, this verse says “laughing all the way” on a “one horse open sleigh.”

Dashing through the snow on a one-horse open sleigh – o’er the fields we go laughing all the way- bells on bob tails ring making spirits bright – what fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight!

We don’t ride sleighs where I live.  If we ever get snow, it’s usually only a dusting, not enough for a sleigh or a sled!  But I’ve ridden in a sleigh in another city, through the snow, and you can bet I was laughing and smiling.

Life is hard, work is tedious, family is stressful at times, and very often there’s more to frown about than smile.

However, these next few weeks – find reasons to laugh.  If you don’t have a sleigh to ride, then find a place to visit where the lights are twinkling, carols are being sung, and perhaps apple cider is being offered to those who are thirsty.

It’s fun to laugh and sing. 

Do it.  It’s good for your health.