Sometimes when things fall apart,

I mean really apart,

like craziness & confusion & impossible-to-fix

falling apart--

we find our way back to laughter

simply because what is happening is so absurd.

Seeing events unfold as if scenes in a play

helps ease the pain a bit,

becoming an actor on the stage of life reminds us that the scene will end,

happily or sadly,

we know not.

But when we go behind the curtain and find our laughter again,

we find renewal,

we find strength,

we find endurance,

and--freed of responsibility for creating the plot or its ending--

we learn to sit back, relax, & enjoy the simple, small pleasure of being fully present in this most precious moment.