So what if life on earth is the most fantastic place in this side of the universe!?  What if we were here JUST to enjoy ourselves, that we couldn’t fail, that there was no such thing as mistakes, that pain was just another twisted pathway to some new adventure and that death was a JOKE!?

What if death was a joke.  That all those who we know have gone before us are there at the gate laughing out loud and welcoming us to the sidelines after a terrific game.  Slapping us on the back, cheering and roaring at how much fun it must have been to be here now.

Take a look around: grass has no tight shoulders.  Leaves have no churning stomach.  The pre-dawn angel clouds dance in celebration of soaring heights that give us hint of endless dimensions.  The setting moon howls at our short-sighted silliness seen from a larger perspective.  The furry pines invite soft strength, the cluster of poplars applaud my playing on this plane.

As my first boyfriend said to me after an hour of wrestling: “This is supposed to be fun!”