The bright side of life

My husband and I (this sounds like the beginning of the Queen's speech) always try to look on the bright side of life. I think one of the things that attracted me to my husband all those years ago, is his sense of humour, and ability to make me laugh. I was laughing so hard yesterday my sides were aching. If I were to repeat what made me laugh so much it probably wouldn't sound funny today, but being able to joke and be silly in each other's company keeps us young at heart. Have you ever met someone who is your age, and yet seems so much older, or the other way around? I think it's all about attitude, and if you remain young spirited, this helps get you through tough times. It doesn't matter how old you are in years, but how young your spirit is.

I talked of the importance knowing first aid in my blog on 19th July, and yesterday I came across a marvellous "flash mob" dance by a group of firefighters, demonstrating saving lives with CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). What caught my attention in particular was that they were using the famous Bee Gees song "Stayin Alive" to instruct people how fast one has to perform compressions to the chest by staying in beat with this particular song. When I took a first aid course some years ago, during one of the sessions we were taught this method using the very same, rather appropriate song. I'm sure the Bee Gees had no idea when writing what has become an iconic song from the disco era, it would end up being used to save lives. Take a look at this marvellous clip of firefighters who put their lives on the line every day for their community.