Laughter

It’s funny that the word “funny” is a word used by me more than my fingers and toes can count up to. In the military, we used humor as a way to move through difficult times or awkward situations by breaking the barrier with a funny joke, story, or some kind of sick remark about each other mom, sexual orientation, or dark humor to keep the energy light and flowing.

It happens plenty of times and still to this day, a good ole laugh is probably one of the most relaxing and powerful actions we can do at any time of the day no matter the situation. If you haven’t had a good laugh in a while then you might be surprised how powerful the effects can be from laughter. If you ever observe your surroundings while waiting for food or coffee and notice the amount of noise that might be around, try to listen for the sounds of laughter, usually, it finds you putting a smile on your face.

A good laugh for me can break the barrier of negative energy and becomes an antioxidant to keep negativity at bay. Did you know that there is laughing yoga, that is correct fucking laughing yoga. When you perform a downward dog, on the exhale you let out a laugh, if you are standing and reaching for the sun then perform a forward fold you let out a huge laugh, pretty much all the areas of laughter come from the exhale. This is unique cause if you think about it, it is coming from deep in the belly, someone who teaches laughing yoga would say it comes from deep in the soul.

Personally, my heart, mind, soul, and spirit love a good ole deep belly kind of laugh. You know the kind that sends the corner of your lips to your ear lobes, with your bright teeth creating a smile connecting with the inner child in you. Yea, that kind of laugh is so good. If you have children they are prime examples of this kind of laugh and let me tell you it is music to my soul, just as much as the fart that comes out sending them to laughter and covering their noses from the awful smelling gases from within us. As my buddy Ryan would say, “It always comes back to poop.”Even writing that cracks a laugh that makes me feel good inside.

The point my heart and fingers are trying to get across is simple - laugh harder and more often. Again, you might be surprised that this becomes another magic trick that changes the world around you. Laugh more with family, friends, and strangers, it is a beautiful experience for the soul and spirit.

We laugh to feel, we laugh to touch happiness, we laugh to find joy.