my God hops

A person looks back at their life & sees two sets of footprints except during the hardest and most difficult times. They ask God why this should be and God answered 'I thought it would be more fun if we hopped'

So goes my facebook status today. I like it when people think of a clever twist to something familiar. It also acknowledges a talent that I feel is frequently undervalued – the ability to improve someone's day/sense of self through the power of lightness.

I'm very lucky to have a range of people who love and support me in numerous ways and I'm very glad for each – the practical help with stuff I can't quite manage on my own, the endless listening and encouraging, the hugs and smiles and thanks that help me remember my worth. And I have friends who help me keep things in perspective with their humour, their silliness, their irreverant and yet very evident love for me. "Being fun” is something that I didn't think I did until more recent times when I've come to see that I do have that quality too. Being alongside people can take many forms and of course there are times when being serious is the only way to go. But actually there are many times when a touch of lightness can help people release emotion, and can help us all remember that the stuff is only stuff and that there is so much to delight in.

Today I shall look for every opportunity to hop. I hope you get to hop too. What fun prints there will be in the sand :)