“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope. Which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” ~ Dr. Seuss
Wouldn’t it be wonderful if imagination and silliness were on school curricula every day?
I hope to be silly even in old age… and by the looks of things, I’m succeeding! How about you?
Lady Fi 
Great post and yes, I will be silly in my old age. Sometimes I forget that I’m not all that young, anymore!! Well, they say that age is a relative thing and I believe it.
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I am starting to feel more comfortable being silly,
so I imagine myself as old and downright off my rocker.
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One of my favorite things is being silly with my grandkids, so I guess I am silly in my old age. I say”you go girl” to the woman in your picture.
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I try to add to add some to mine 🙂
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I hope I NEVER lose my ability to laugh and be silly. I’d be lost without it.
Di
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Well, as you know, Fi, I revel in silliness. I also encourage it in children, though in the US, the schools are full of seriousness. There’s work to do and tests to take.
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Me too! My Snuggie and I are very happy in public together.
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Oh yes, nonsense, and silliness are what keeps us young and open to new things. Lucky are those who remain that way even in their old age.
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silliness and fantasy are an essential part of being human. einstein said imagination is most important when creating something significant, or something like that. he said it was important. laughter, dreaming, what would we be without them?
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Absolutely! A sad thing is that so many children learn very quickly what is “silly” or imagination and what is not. A little pal of mine turned 3 recently and I gave her fairy wings, a wand and a mask. Her mum said: “Now you can do magic!” and she replied: “Yes, but ONLY pretend!”
Her mum and I were horrified and almost took the stuff back because we KNOW we can do magic.
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Silly is always good–life is so serious. We need to lighten things up some! I need to be silly more.
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Being silly is easiest with a friend. Luckily I have one, who enjoys it as much as I do! 🙂
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I am known as the woman with a dog who laughs a lot, is this a good start?
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I am with you. With the 3 young kids, I have a goofiness free pass now and am ejoying every minute of it.
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Dear Fiona
We cant be serious 100% of the time…the life it would be a hell.
nice post
nice day
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This is AWESOME!!!
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And I thought it was! :-0
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I need a daily dose of silly, and a little laughter to survive..often times you are it! So for that I say Thanks..:)
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When I get old, I’m going to wear tiaras and pink mumus and bake pies and bbq ribs all day.
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Yes, it would be wonderful if we would nurture whimsy in school. An under-developed imagination is a tragedy.
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yes it would be…so much is wasted in the rigor of standardized testing…every once in a while you get one of thoese teachers though that uses theirs and allows the kids to do so…
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Well I guess that I’ve already reached old age chronologically even if not in spirit. ! And sometimes I’m silly. And I still love Dr Seuss. So yeah.
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Yes, indeed I’m becoming an old grumpy and silly woman and I’m very happy with that!
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The day you forget to be silly is the day your life isn’t fun anymore!!
And in answer to your question about the movie “The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” (which I reviewed today on my book blog), it was subtitled. I hope we get the rest of the movies releases here too!!! I’m sure the “Hollywood” version is totally going to screw it up!
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Dr. Seuss was very wise … and so are you! 🙂
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Half the fun in life is being silly with like minded friends – always make sure you know someone you can be silly with!
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I’m not at all silly. It’s tragic.
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silliness is not tolerated in my kid’s school. it’s all about grades. I know they are important to a degree but using one’s imagination is vital.
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I agree with being silly in a fun way. Women are better at that than men as we tend to be too self concious.
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