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Giggle Gone?
Does your Giggle need a bailout? How about a stimulus plan?
Has your Giggle packed up and gone on permanent vacation?
I am embarrassed to admit I lost my Giggle this past week. My smile, positive attitude and the bounce and shimmy in my step dried up and died.
Like millions of Americans, the state of our national economic and political affairs has me scared, ok, terrified.
Don't Bum People Out
As children, we often heard our elders say, if you don't have anything good to say, don't say anything. Since I am a self-proclaimed positarian (n. person who sees the glass half-full, not half empty) and the mastermind behind a site called Giggle On!, I decided to shut my pie hole about my fears.
My ego said "be chipper" and "don't bum people out" with your negative whiney joo-joo. In my recent post, Tips to Boost your Mood, I advised my readers to avoid negative people. I guess that means I have to avoid myself. As much as I would like to run away from myself very quickly, I know that tactic doesn't work (read Jury Duty Jesus for more details). Plus, I was not blessed with the DNA of a sprinter. Damn the luck.
I tried to force myself to smile but all I could do was frown. Forced smiles are disingenuous. Keeping quiet might be a nice idea in theory, but in reality, it sets us up for failure. Bottled up emotions have the tendency to explode Mount Vesuvius. Not good. Not good at all.
I do get angry. I curse. I yell, scream, cry and get pissy. I get scared. I am human.
Am I having a heart attack?
A few days ago, in the pit of my own freakish terror, I wrote to one of my dearest and oldest friends, Maggie.
I feel like I am having a heart attack over here Mags. Looks like Washington is still conducting business as usual and hard working Americans like me are going to foot the bill for a big fat pork sandwich.
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