A GOOD BELLY LAUGH

Is there anything quite like having a good belly laugh with a friend?  I have a girlfriend who promotes just that; whenever we see each other it is always a laugh a minute.  She’s the type that is naturally full of gaiety.  I am not saying she has not had her share of sadness, she has, yet she is always, it seems, in a state of merriment, or at least she is with me!

Deep, genuine laughter is a physical action in humans.  It is portrayed through physical expression.  It can be a result of the inner feeling of mirth or happiness that manifests itself as joy which finds its outlet through laughter.  Did you know that a baby understand and learns to laugh before they learn to talk?

Also, spontaneous, wild laughter has an anesthetic effect in humans which equates to freedom from pain.  At least for a few hours.  Imagine living each day in reaching for a chuckle or guffaw to propel you.  Or, you get lost in it and add-in a respiratory snort!  I’ll bet you would probably be able to eliminate Motrin from your day altogether!

Since we are moving through year so rapidly, about to approach the mid-way point, I am guided to think about how to get more joy into the months we have remaining in 2024. There are still 6 new chapters to write and 182 new blank pages to fill, why not try to find those moments or those people who ignite this feeling of delight and hilarity in you. It’s a contagious reaction, so do your part to spread some joy.

I know the next time I see my girlfriend we will pick up right where we left off and there will be plenty of hee-haws to go around!  She provokes laughter in me every time!

“Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born.

~ Anais Nin