I have felt every second of my half century on earth during the last few weeks.  There has been much business (busy-ness) and not a lot of laughter.  There are sad stories every where I turn.  I am a witness to the hardest of times in people's lives.  I say hello when they are at their worst and goodbye when they are at their best.  I endeavor to walk my talk by keeping my boundaries set, but some days I'm just as codependent as the next gal and I suck at emotional differentiation. 

At the end of this day, I realized I had once again been infused by the company I was keeping, but this time it was an infusion of joy and laughter.  Sometimes when we can't seem to find our own inner child we just need to borrow a real one.  Today I'm grateful for a 14 year old, two 8 year olds, and a six year old who unwittingly helped me find my smile again. 

I've laughed 36 years off today (the sum of their ages) and feel more like 14 than 50 - thanks kids!!!

Today I ask myself, have I laughed?  If the answer is no, I promise the child within to get into some funny busy-ness.