Lighten your heart with Laughter!!!
G. Ravishankar
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With busy schedule in our day to day
life, there are
numerous problems to tackle. Can we go on grumbling
looking deep into the worries? Can we spend sometime to
share our funny experiences? Here are few humorous
thoughts to share.
MONTY PYTHON
For all of you Monty Python Fans, plan a party in which
each of you dress as your
favorite Python character, such
as "John the Shrubber", "The Attack Rabbit" and "Tim". Rent
or pull out your videos of The Holy Grail, The Life of
Brian etc. and have them continually playing during the
party. Each person can act out their character as well.
Serve foods fit for a Medieval Feast - "Leg ' O
Lamb", "Cheeses" and pitchers of beer for starters.
GOURMET THEME DINNERS
The host selects an ethnic theme, such as: Greek, Italian,
Chinese etc. They contact each guest and assign them one of
the following items on the menu: appetizer, main course,
side dish, dessert, or beverage. A variation on this theme
dinner is that the host chooses and offers a recipe to each
guest for them to make and bring to the dinner.
WINE TASTING - INFORMAL
For an informal get together, simply request everyone to
bring a bottle of their favorite wine to share with
guests.
You can assign a category such as Chardonnary, Cabernet,
Pinot or perhaps suggest color categories: such as Red,
White, and Blush for guests to follow. Be sure you have
enough wines for each category. Serve a simple spread of
cheeses, crackers and breads to accompany the wine. Play
some fine jazz CDs to add the perfect ambiance to this
casual evening. A few good choices include: Benny
Goodman "Live at Carnegie Hall", Jazz Masters "Series, Vol.
1", Keiko Matsui "Doll". For something a little more funky
try, Harry Connick, Jr. 's CD "She". Ask guests to tell a
little about the wine they brought and why it is their
favorite. Note: include non-alcoholic wines, ciders and
beverages for those who don't drink. Variations: Asks
guests to wear the color of the wine they brought.
WINE TASTING - FORMAL
This gathering would be similar to the above, except for
the food served and attire. You could throw a black tie
affair and request that men wear tuxes or suits. Women
would wear gowns, cocktail dresses or formal suits. A
catering service could provide the foods which may include:
a variety of meats, seafood, salads, breads and desserts.
This could be served buffet style or in a formal sit down
fashion. The twist on this party could be that each person
is to bring a "Best Year" bottle of wine. At this party,
guests would have to do a little homework to find out, (if
they didn't know already) which year was the best (or at
least a good year) for their favorite wine. Champagnes may
be included, as well. Hiring a string quartet or harpist
would be perfect for this type of affair. If music isn't
live, a couple of good suggestions are: Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart "Eine Kleine Nachtmusick" and Handel's "Water
Music".
HODGE PODGE DINNER
Ask family and friends over for a potluck dinner. Request
that each person or family make their favorite food to
bring along. This is a lot of fun for kids, as well as
adults. But put no restrictions on the menu, so that if a
child wants to make brownies then they are allowed to do
so. If thrown every year, you can gage what changes people
have made in their tastes and diets!
FORTUNE TELLING PARTY
Because most people are interested in the future, hire a
fortune teller to your party. Have her read each guest's
fortune and have fun sharing these predictions. Note:
Explain of course, that this is for "entertainment
purposes" only.
By allotting time to lighten our heart, we can find
solutions to various problems as our mind is cleaned up by
laughter.