All the Laughter You Can Stand!
February 23rd, 2008, by Shelley Riutta
This morning I had quite a laugh. I had placed an ad in a local newspaper for my upcoming Workshop–“All the Joy You Can Stand”. I went and got a copy of the newspaper to see how the ad looked. It was not in the section that it was supposed to be in–which was an insert called Living Well–which appeals to the kind of readers that would also be interested in my work. I searched through the paper to find the ad and it was on the back page of the community section – I took one look at the ad and it looked very out of place. I put in the call to the person in advertising that there was a mistake and the ad was in the wrong section.
After I left the message I looked closer at what was around my ad and it was the obituary section and the area for advertisements for funeral homes! I burst out laughing at how funny it was that my ad for the “All Joy You Can Stand Workshop” (which by the way was a color ad–so it stood out even more!) was in the obituary section of all places. I was laughing with my neighbor as I shared what happened and she said “You know there are a lot of people that read the obituary section.” Yes I know that is true–but my ad was such a contrast to the whole tone of the page. I left another message for the advertising person—this time laughing–letting her know it was definitely not in the right section–but that for people who have a good sense of humor it might brighten their day.
Speaking of Laughter–some friends and I went to see a local play titled “One-Act Theatre Festival” Friday night. It was a play of 14 original one act play written by local writers and performed by local actors. The play was directed by Mike Eserkaln who is owner of Comedy City–a local improv here in Green Bay. I have been a huge fan of Comedy City for years—they are group of very talented improv comedians that have built a very successful comedy club in De Pere , WI. Whenever I want to laugh so hard till I am crying I go to one of their shows. An offshoot of the club is Venture theatre–which produces plays that are written by local writers and star local actors. The show on Friday was a Venture Theatre event. It was my first time going to one of the Venture Theatre productions and it was wonderful—very creative, funny and poignant at times. My favorite act was Prom Date—where a Father (played by Mike Eserkaln) is coaching his daughter on various techniques to get a date for Prom–it was hilarious!!
Here is the link to Comedy City for more information http://www.comedycityonline.com/
What will you do to laugh today? Find something funny in something that goes wrong or intentionally set out for some good laughs at your local comedy club!
Hi, I'm Shelley Riutta MSE, LPC a Holistic Psychotherapist in private practice. I specialize in helping people connect with their Authentic selves--and from this create a life that is in alignment with their Life Purpose and filled with Joy. I offer transformational individual counseling, presentations, groups and Workshops. You can get my Free Workbook "What Do You REALLY Want: Finding Purpose and Passion in Your Life" here or contact me at 920-265-2627.
