Humor in Sadness

 I've often had the thought that humor and sadness must be closely located in the brain.  Sure, I could Google it and find out for sure, but what's the fun in that?  I explore this idea a little in my book as laughter becomes part of my mother's funeral.  

Here's another point of funny, not funny, so "why am I laughing?" moments.  Things that should be sad, and only sad, until you break out in laughter.  The moral is: it is always best to find the funny side of life.  You can still make a difference, remove the sadness, and move forward, with a smile!

Focus in the U.S. to save the oceans has turned to straws.  It must be working because I haven't found a straw in ages, actually I haven't picked up much garbage at all this year!  Last year I couldn't take a walk without a bag to gather many items that were carelessly left behind.  This year, my husband's pockets have sufficed, and they even come back empty more times than not.  

Straws are definitely on the decline.  I tend to find more beer bottle caps and cigarette butts than anything.  There is even a local artist, Shelly Marshall, who made a sea turtle out of the cigarette butts that were picked up by a group of volunteers in ONE HOUR of beach clean-up.

So what could possibly be funny about littering?  Decide for yourself.

At first I thought that this said, "Life is a Beach."  Which would have been funny.  Peach, ok, not so funny.  So try this one:

Crud.  Again, not really funny.  Dogs are only allowed on the beach in particular areas.  Should I mention here the man and his wife who walked on the public NON-DOG beach on Saturday and let their dog do his business and covered it up as if they were building a sandcastle?  No, that definitely wasn't funny.  I can also comment that I've picked up many more of these plastic kid toys and juice box straws than I have just about anything else.  

Our search continues though.  Still litter.  Still not funny.

If you're not laughing yet, don't worry.  I posted this photo on Facebook, the day that I took it, and an old friend from high school asked if she could re-post.  She turned it into a meme that said, "Me, at the end of a week on the beach!"  Good one Patty!  
  
It could have been great simply left there.  My nephew was next to chime in.  He captioned this photo "After Spring Break" edition Barbie!  

Life is all about perception.  You can change any moment, even litter on a beautiful beach, into something that can make you smile.  Just be sure to photograph it, share the smile and recycle!