Live and Laugh At It All

One of my Aunt Mimi's favorite songs was "Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries."

Life is just a bowl of cherries,
Don't take it serious, life's too mysterious.
You work, you slave you worry so,
But you can't take your dough when you go, go, go,
So, keep repeating, "It's the berries."
The strongest oak must fall.
The sweet things in life to you were just loaned,
So how can you lose what you never owned.
Life is just a bowl of cherries,
So live and laugh at it all.


If you don't have your own recording, you can listen and download my rendition here.

I hope that brightened your day. And, you can do it yourself. I've been practicing the spirit of this song lately, noticing my moods, and experimenting with choosing happiness, choosing the reality I want to live in, or as I say in my writing, "inventing your life" one moment at a time. Some days it comes easy, some days I have to practice more. Try some of these today, even if you're already happy!

• Look up at the sky.
• Listen to your favorite song.
• Sing your favorite song.
• Take a walk.
• Go to the ocean, lake or your favorite place for regaining perspective.
• Take yourself out for a cup of tea.
• Talk with a happy friend.
• Notice one thing you're grateful for today.

Next weekend, I'll be attending the first Institute for Positive Psychology Congress in Philadelphia, PA. I'm sure I'll come back with more ideas about inventing life, one ki moment at a time. Stay tuned!

For now, you can find 21 stories and songs about presence, gratitude, perspective, and choosing the "Good Reality" on my new CD, Simple Gifts: Making the Most of Life's Ki Moments. You can purchase it or just listen to two tracks for free at www.JudyRinger.com.

Good ki!
Judy Ringer