"It is a fair, evenhanded, noble adjustment of things, that while there is infection in disease and sorrow, there is nothing in the world so irresistibly contagious as laughter and good humor," Charles Dickens.
Dwane tends toward doom and gloom. I no longer remember if that is part of his inherent personality or part of this disease process, but it is a quality that dampens environments. As part of managing the environment to support life, we have a house rule: Speak only the positive. It is just a habit. Whether one sees the trouble one had in walking through the aisles at the grocery store (one of his primary complaints), or whether one sees the abundance of products, the friendly faces, the ease of American shopping. Doom and gloom are contagious, and it is important for me to be vigilant to avoid it in any form. In my own thinking about upsets, in conversations with others, in concern about the future. Just as doom and gloom are contagious, so are laughter and and joy. Laughter and joy are life enhancing, and I choose to spend my time there.
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