Laughter is the best Medicine. Smiling lifts up energy, makes the body shake and has health benefits. And it is hard not to laugh when others laugh.
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“To be intuitive, we must cultivate our sense of humor and look for reasons to laugh everywhere. We become so self-absorbed and serious when it comes to our problems and melodramas that we disconnect from our deeper sense of who we are as beautiful souls—we withdraw from life instead of enjoying it. Laughter brings us back to ourselves and back to life.”
~ Sonia Choquette from Trust Your Vibes
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On the first day of Uni, the Dean addressed the students, pointing out some of the rules.
"The female campus hostel will be prohibited for all male students, and the male dormitory to the female students.
Anybody caught breaking this rule will be fined $50 the first time."
He continued, "Anybody caught breaking this rule the second time will be fined $100.
Being caught a third time will incur a hefty fine of $200.
Are there any questions?"
At this, Vlada inquired hiding from within the crowd,
"How much for a season pass?!"
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Laughing together can ease tense moments.
Laughter allows me to take myself less seriously and opens my heart to joy.
Humor creates closeness when we have “in“ jokes. Sometimes all it takes is a glance that passes between us.
We feel more connected when we laugh at the same joke.
Laughing together lightens our hearts and helps us appreciate each other.
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Love that one, Vlada!
Beyond the Quote
Laughter and happiness isn’t something that you save for later. Nor is it something that you should have to pay for or have to work to achieve. It’s not hidden in some exotic destination. And it’s not found in a designer store nor is it unlocked with a blue checkmark on a social platform. Laughter and happiness is, as Mandino points out below, “one of nature’s greatest gifts.” It’s a gift that has already been given to you. It is given to everyone at birth. You can access it at any time. If you can’t access or unlock this gift, it isn’t because it isn’t there, it’s because you have become confused or have misplaced or forgotten about it.
How do I know this? The easiest way to know is to look back at how you treated the gifts of laughter and happiness when they were first given to you—when you were born. When you were a baby, did you ever laugh? Did you ever express happiness? Were you ever joyful? Of course! Not all of the time, that’s for sure, but you certainly accessed and expressed your gifts when you were younger—we all do. It’s only as we grow older and become more self-conscious, exposed to media, and taught to seek what’s novel that we forget.
Think about a toddler when they are with their new toy. They are as happy and content as can be! They will play with their new toy as if it were the only toy in the world and as though nothing else mattered (sounds nice, doesn’t it?). It is just them, their toy, and the infinite reach of their imagination. But, when another newer toy comes into the picture, all-of-a-sudden their other toy loses it’s novelty. They forget how to channel that inner joy and happiness and start to devote their time and energy into acquiring or playing with that new-new toy instead. When this happens, it is not as though their happiness and laughter was stolen away—no. It was simply replaced with desire and left behind in a compartment of their imagination. And so it goes.
What is the difference between children with their never ending desire for new toys and adults? It is the same. It is simply a difference in scale. Young children have smaller desires and grown adults have larger desires—that is all. Once you understand this, you will understand that your happiness isn’t lost nor has it been stolen. You have simply stored it away in a compartment within yourself. It may have happened so long ago that you have forgotten. You may have even forgotten where it was stored. You might just now be realizing that this was a possibility and might be feeling lost and confused! None-the-less, I’m here to tell you that it’s there. It’s inside of you, waiting to be reopened with but the right decision and search of your mind.
What might be the best way to start this process of rediscovery? First, you must deal with desire. Start by diluting, dissolving, and eliminating desire in every way you can. Desire will always only beget more desire. There is no end to desire. Desire is the antithesis of happiness. Where there is desire there is a gap. A gap between where you are and where you want to be. Between what you have and what you want to have. Between who you are and who you want to be. How to be happy when there are constant gaps created in your mind? You can’t.
Once desire has been dropped, then you will be left to search through and resurface what’s already there. This is where you will find the pleasure that you once had in your “old toys.” This is also where you will find yourself starting to connect more and more to the present moment because there is no desire to be anywhere else. Once desire is lost you can start to undo the years lost. You can start to get back in touch with your younger, more pure, festive self. If you will simply let it happen, it will.
What’s more, is that once you find your way closer to this state—everything becomes better. Of course, the good times will be better because they will be accented with laughter, smiles, and joy. But, so too will the hard times. This isn’t to say that we should laugh and feel joyful during times of loss, sadness, or suffering. But, it will allow you to more quickly convert times of loss and suffering to feelings of gratitude, contribution, and interconnectedness rather than feelings of depression, hate, or malevolence.
Yes, we need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, and more laughter....
Thanks for the link..
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