I Think I Want to Laugh

A very dear friend of mine told me that she just wanted to laugh, she needs to laugh, it will help her. I thought about laughter and realized she is right. Laughter does help us. It can remove tears, angry thoughts, heartache, a very sad looking face and so on.

Laughter has been given the distinction of being the best medicine and there is a lot of truth to that. It's like have a gigantic wave of cleaning solution that comes over us and washes out whatever is bothering (at least for those moments). It can also be recalled by our brains for some time after the initial flood of laughs. It's good to laugh. It's enriching to laugh. It's painless (unless you've had abdominal surgery) to laugh. It's a positive thing to do.

Whenever I've been down and have felt as though I have been down for a while, laughing seems to somehow come into my life and clears out the ugliness of life that has occurred. Laughing uses fewer facial muscles than a frown. Listening to a baby or young child laugh who is being tickled or played with is a sound that warms me. The amount of joy they have in them is something I wish to recapture. Listen to them laugh the next time you're around them. It will invade your being and you'll find yourself laughing right along with them. Then, later that evening, you will recall the laughter of that child and find yourself turning up both sides of your mouth and seeing a smile on your face.

We should make it a requirement of our days - to laugh. Maybe we should begin and end our days with laughter. Laughter can save a relationship; laughter can save a broken heart; laughter can save a person.

So, come one, laugh, laugh, laugh. If it is too difficult to laugh at this moment, start by smiling and keep smiling. Pretty soon, you will find your heart is smiling. Please smile, please laugh.

This is written with you in mind, Smooches. Keep smiling your beautiful smile. Then, let out a great big laugh so that your beautiful face will light up the room and the hearts of anyone who is around you. Keep smiling and laughing. Don't depend on anyone to make you smile or laugh. Do it on your own. Keep that beautiful smile on your face and that terrific heartfelt laugh in your inward being. You are encouraging me to be a better person through laughter. That's special. I love you.

Still Grateful

I just wanted to put some things on here that listed my gratitude. I'm grateful for life today. I'm grateful for the absolutely beautiful, cool day we had in Arizona. I'm grateful for work I accomplished that I had been putting off. I'm grateful for friends. I'm grateful for family. I 'm grateful for laughter. I'm grateful for resources. I'm grateful for the ability to think and do. I'm grateful for all my senses working properly. I'm grateful for God's amazing grace and mercy. I'm grateful for work. I'm grateful for a positive expectancy outlook. I'm grateful for learning opportunities. I'm grateful for all the 30 students in my summer class. I'm grateful that I know I should be grateful.

I'm grateful for being able to connect with old friends and make new ones. I'm grateful for bills being paid. I'm grateful for the way being made out of no way. I'm grateful for nightfall so I can get some sleep. Good night and have a blessed evening.