dailydatewithgod

Have you ever noticed that the sound of laughter lightens the air.  One of the greatest ways to stay in the present moment is to laugh at it.  I love people who have great laughs.  The beauty is that I can hear them.  I still remember this Dominican sister that I worked with in college.  She had this laugh that you could hear across the mall at the university.  We always knew that something good was happening when sister was laughing. A study was done many years ago to determine what caused people to laugh.  They determined that what triggered laughter was not really good jokes or funny situations but the sound of other people laughing.  I must be like the yawning effect.  When you see one person do it, you find yourself yawning.  When you hear someone else laugh you are more inclined to laugh.  It is a great way to break the tension and most importantly when I can laugh at a situation, I stop taking myself so darn seriously.  Laughter has the ability to put the present moment back into focus.  Maybe because it causes us to take a deep breath.  I suppose it doesn’t really matter why. I just know that when I remember to laugh (especially at myself), a sense of restoration happens in my body and mind.  My prayer for you today is to see the funny in something when you are taking yourself too seriously.  Make it a great one!  Peace~Colleen