laughter is a many splendid thing

is there anything more naturally fulfilling of relief and happiness?

letting out laughter can be just as healing and replenishing as what crying can do to release pain and suffering.

as i sit and watch some mrs bucket woman it reminds me of some good giggles i had at work today with a couple of workmates.

in a place where i might be feeling a bit on the outer, it certainly helps to have great fun with some lovely people.

i feel i was placed on this earth to both laugh for myself as well as create laughter for others to help them through the tough times.

especially for someone like me who has had a few operations in the facial region that caused me much pain yet caused much more pain when i attempted to just smile (let alone laugh!)

sometimes laughter can happen at the most inappropriate moments... i know i have automatically started to grin and smile at some of the worst news, in the past.... just an auto-reaction...

is it any wonder that 80% of my personal dvd collection is of comedy tv shows - short bursts of regular laughter is something i look forward to every night at home. it helps me relax and forget about things for 20 minutes at least - along with some good food.... or bad food... so long as food is there :)

if nothing else, when you're feeling down, or in pain, if the pain is not in the facial region at least, then give yourself the time and the chance to watch something that makes you laugh, read something that makes you laugh, do something silly that makes you laugh.

most importantly, laugh.

it really is the best medicine.