Laughter
"Laughter on one's lips is a sign that the person down deep has a pretty good grasp of life." ~Hugh Sidey
I was away on a trip last week where I was insanely busy and under a lot of stressful deadlines. I didn't sleep as much as I should have and I didn't eat as well as I know I need to and I generally didn't take care of myself. I did however laugh a lot. I know it was a combination of the people I was working with and the lack of sleep part, but we laughed ourselves silly most days. Not just chuckles, I'm talking deep down belly laughs that make you lose your breath.
I like being a comedian. There are people who say I should stick to my day job. On occasion, I can start a chuckle among my friends that turns into a laughfest. To see the people I care about laughing is one of the good things in my life. When you see a smile overflow on a friends face and turn into eyes that dance, there is nothing better.
This morning, those smiling faces came washing back over me. I read a top 10 list in the paper about what bothered someone and it immediately reminded me of those moments last week. I don't know the correlation between that list and my friend's laughter ~ maybe I could imagine the author not being happy or I just wondered where his friends were to give him something else to write about. I can see the smiles now, I can hear the laughter in more places with more faces than I can count. I'm remembering how incredibly happy everyone was to be together. I'm thankful to have a life filled with a list like mine and not the list in the paper.
Today, chuckle a little or laugh a lot. Find a joke or a comedy or a good friend that will cause your eyes to dance and catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. Joy like that is a good thing. One of life's beautiful things........
I was away on a trip last week where I was insanely busy and under a lot of stressful deadlines. I didn't sleep as much as I should have and I didn't eat as well as I know I need to and I generally didn't take care of myself. I did however laugh a lot. I know it was a combination of the people I was working with and the lack of sleep part, but we laughed ourselves silly most days. Not just chuckles, I'm talking deep down belly laughs that make you lose your breath.
I like being a comedian. There are people who say I should stick to my day job. On occasion, I can start a chuckle among my friends that turns into a laughfest. To see the people I care about laughing is one of the good things in my life. When you see a smile overflow on a friends face and turn into eyes that dance, there is nothing better.
This morning, those smiling faces came washing back over me. I read a top 10 list in the paper about what bothered someone and it immediately reminded me of those moments last week. I don't know the correlation between that list and my friend's laughter ~ maybe I could imagine the author not being happy or I just wondered where his friends were to give him something else to write about. I can see the smiles now, I can hear the laughter in more places with more faces than I can count. I'm remembering how incredibly happy everyone was to be together. I'm thankful to have a life filled with a list like mine and not the list in the paper.
Today, chuckle a little or laugh a lot. Find a joke or a comedy or a good friend that will cause your eyes to dance and catch a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. Joy like that is a good thing. One of life's beautiful things........
We laughed soooo hard I think I broke a rib. And at my age and 4 kids later, I think I peed my pants. You can have both, your day job and keep us laughing all the way! Girl, you are funny and you're the best good old fashioned never need a reason to just be, a dear sweeet friend, that we could ever be blessed with! much hugs, Deanna
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Deanna,
Thanks so much! We did laugh hard didn't we? So much that it lasted into this week. How cool is that? Hope your day is a bright one! ~ Pam
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I am smiling now!! What a joy is laughter! I went to see MaMaMia yesterday with friends, it was so cute, I sure laughed in it. Was glad to see that Pierce Brosnan can't do everything, but who needs to sing when you look like him! I think we are all a little like Mama but sure I am the short silly one, her glasses even looked like mine!
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Lu, I saw MamaMia this weekend and smiled throughout the whole thing! So, if we are all a little like mama and you sure are the short silly one, does that make me the one chasing the cabana boy around?
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