Those of you who have lived in Yucaipa for a while will remember that there used to be a turkey ranch up on the bench by Bryant Street. How I wish that ranch was still there! When my daughters were growing up and going through those tough years, I used to take them for regular visits to the turkey ranch. Why, you ask? Because no matter how bad a day they had had, they would always leave there laughing. If you pull up next to a yard full of turkeys and gobble at them, they will gobble back at you in mass! I would make them stick their head out of the window and gobble at the turkeys. They would come running, gobbling back, and I told them that if they didn’t feel important before, they should feel important now.
They still talk about those days when I would drag them over there and make them gobble at the turkeys. I don’t think I’ve ever laughed so hard in my life. I even took my mom there one time. Same response! She laughed til the tears ran down her cheeks.
Find a way to laugh today. Find a funny video, a funny joke, or just recall moments in your life where you laughed. It’s true! Laughter is good for the soul, it’s good for the body, it’s good for you! Choose joy!