humor & laughter

humor/laughter

August 28, 2015

Laughter

I believe in laughter. Not just little giggles or a brief “Ha!” No, I believe in belly-deep, doubled-over, tears-streaming-down-your-face laughter. The kind of laughter that can take you from the pit of despair, wondering how you’ll make it through another...
September 3, 2014

The Choice to Embrace

The first time I saw a man naked was when I was eight years old and my mentally challenged uncle came to stay with us. He smelled like the dust in the attic, he looked worn down as if someone...
August 27, 2014

The Power of a Laugh

I believe that laughter is the most effective way of treating sadness. I believe laughter can cure any serious case of the blues whether it be my own or another’s. I remember when I used to have to watch my...
August 13, 2014

The Angel of Laughter

       Why am I smiling? Why am I smiling if there's nothing to smile about? Or is there? Yes, it's complicated. When I was four, my parents got a divorce. At the time I didn't even know what the concept was,...
July 8, 2014

I Believe in Laughter

I believe in laughter. It’s an obligation to our bodies. Laughter is what keeps us going. It keeps us sane and pushes us through the hard times. It’s the cure to sadness. I believe in not being able to breathe...
June 27, 2014

No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

I bought my condominium for one main reason, a 1,000 square feet patio at the edge of the downtown business core. It is in a semi-mature neighborhood, surrounded with many trees and flowerbeds, attracting squirrels, cats, birds, and rabbits. It...
June 12, 2014

Humor is the World’s Medicine for Hurt and Heartache

I can’t think of anything in life that’s more enjoyable than experiencing good humor and laughing until your side hurts. It really doesn’t matter what the situation is or was in my family humor rules over everything. After funerals, graduations,...
June 3, 2014

Laughter is Not Medicine, it’s a Lifestyle

Growing up my home was full of joy and laughter. At 10 all of that changed for me. It wasn’t so much that my family changed, I changed. From the time I can remember I had some type of bully...
March 3, 2014

The Joy Laughter Brings

Laugh it off; it makes life better. In life many issues will come flying towards people, and how they deal with them determines their life. Lots of pain comes with life also. We can both sit and wither in the...