“Laughing without laughing is only possible with the laughing of the eyes!” –Anon.
Merry woes
Thro’ soul’s windows show
Go Ho-Ho!
In this world, a good time to laugh is any time you can. —Linda Ellerbee
At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. ―Jean Houston
Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of happiness or have gone stark raving mad. —Norm Papernick
Like a good laugh splits your sides, it also splits your face, and your mind falls out. —Anon.
Let me give you a wonderful Zen practice. Wake up in the morning…look in the mirror, and laugh at yourself. —Bernie Glassman
To truly laugh, you must be able to take your pain and play with it. —Charlie Chaplin
A well-balanced person is one who finds both sides of an issue laughable. —Herbert Procknow
O blest one hour like this! to rise
And see grief’s shadows backward roll;
While bursts on unaccustomed eyes
The glad Aurora of the soul.
—Dinah Maria Murlock Craik
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These are great, CES ❤
How've you been?
~David
Thank you kindly, David. I’ve been in the past perfect tense. 🙂 How about yourself?
Turning inwards quite a bit myself… to avoid being overwhelmed by present horrors.
Mm-hm…
I always love seeing a Chaplin quote I was not previously aware of. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and a Blithesome Trefmas, to you and yours, E Sum!
Thank you, George, BT backatcha.
What a fun topic, CES. A few times I have experienced laugh yoga and find it invigorating. Have you ever tried that? I wrote about it once a long time ago – https://intentionalinterplay.wordpress.com/2016/01/31/made-me-laugh/
“We don’t laugh because we’re happy – we’re happy because we laugh.” –William James