All of us can remember a few shining moments in our lives. Focus your full attention on those moments and your star will begin to vibrate and resonate with those memories. And then it will shine again, giving to you and those in your life many astronomical gifts.

Be kind-hearted and star-hearted with yourself.

And Today . . .

Buy a box of tiny stars. Remember those little stars? The kind that look like shiny foil and stick to things. They are very small, smaller than a coin. Perhaps your teachers used them back in school to reward accomplishments. Buy a box of gold stars. Or maybe a box of multi-colored stars. Armed with your stars?

Every hour today (yes, every sixty minutes), write down something you have done during that hour that sprang from your star-being or your star-doing. Next to what you have written, give yourself a star from your box of small stars -- symbolizing and honoring your big STAR. By close of day, your star will be shining brighter and more brilliantly.

Review your star log as you end day. Wear a dazzling smile as you do so. Dis-aster is gone. A star is born.

HUMMING ALONG

Two of excellent “hum” words are illustrated by these stories -- humility and humor. Humility and humor are interconnected. One sure way to see their relationship is I Can Laugh Now phenomenon.

Have you ever had something happen to you that seemed awful at time but now, as you look back at it, you say, “I can laugh now . . .” The time between supposed awful event and I Can Laugh Now is much shorter for a person with a good sense of humor than for those living in Drama Zone.

People with a sense of humor can watch themselves and laugh at their own trials and tribulations. They have humility. Because they can laugh, they have hope for themselves, others and our often crazy world.

The deadly serious people in Drama Zone, ones who almost never say, “I can laugh now . . .”, often have no hope and thus may not honor glorious strength of humanity -- human spirit. Humility, humor, humanity -- wonderful, hmm?

And Today . . .

Today make yourself an I CAN LAUGH NOW notebook. Write down all stories of your times of trial and tribulation about which this day you say, “I can laugh now . . .” Add to it as days go by. Laugh as you write. Remember how good laughter is for you and laugh some more.

Shorten time between trying events and “I can laugh now . . .” so your book of stories can grow faster. When you shorten time, your sense of humor will grow, too.

Tell your stories to others, lots of others, and you can bet they will laugh with you. Some of best humor comes from I Can Laugh Now stories. Your I CAN LAUGH NOW notebook will be a gift to yourself and to other people in your life. Can you hear giggles now?

And can you feel your angel wings sprouting as you take yourself lightly?