Smile

          Sometimes saying “All is well,” doesn’t quite cut it for me. Say what, you gasp? Wasn’t it just a couple of blog posts ago when this “all is well” mantra was my panacea for everything?

          Yeah, but that was then.  It’s not working so well today.

          I have more than one tool in my restorative bag, however, and what I'm looking at today is an excellent backup that may work very nicely. It came about when we were talking about this month's theme of humor at the Center (CSLSR). After the service, as I walked to the car, I realized my mouth and the fronts of my teeth were all dry and icky. I’d been smiling for over an hour as we heard jokes and talked and sang about the transformative power of humor.

          Humor and laughing are SO powerful,

One of Those Moments: Laughter and the Simplier Things in Life

     Is there ever a time when what you need to shift your mood is just a good laugh? Have you ever realized how free and light you felt after seeing a comedy performance? I've always thought laughter is exercise from the inside out. All things look less dire after a good laugh.

     Sometimes I have to jump start that laughing exercise, and I do that with some funny videos from YouTube.  Enjoy this one of my favorites:








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