Scatter the flowers

photo source "If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself." ~Charles M. Schulz  Laughter.  It is contagious.  Look at what happens on a New York subway   when one person starts to laugh.   How about this bus stop -tell me you couldn't watch this without laughing. Of all the emotions we are able to express, joyous laughter seems to be the most powerful.  It can diffuse a potentially volatile situation, turn away a sad heart, lighten the stress, and take the mind off a pain.    It's not just wishful thinking; there's science behind it.  Studies show that laughter benefits your psychological health , reminding you, for example, after we've done something goofy, that all eyes are not always on you- creating a lightheartedness to some of the scenarios of life.  When we are able to laugh at ourselves it keeps us in a teachable mindset, open to learning and growing.

"Where there is love there is life." ~ Mahatma Gandhi     I  ❤ love.  Whether it be a mom with her child, a person with their dog, a grandfather with his grandchild, a child being comforted by their parent, a friend listening intently to the concerns of their friend, a veteran for their country- so many examples of living, inspiring, breathtaking love in our lives.    ❤ In a less intense way I love lattes, Pride & Prejudice (both the movie and the book), Christmas time, a good cry from a movie, an incredible book I can't put down, Bova's spaghetti & sausage (now forever closed & gone-so a love lost), when I find an incredible necklace or  clock  at a HUGE discount at an estate sale, sitting by the fireplace on a snowy day, autumn, when my garden grows, seeing a meteor shoot across the sky or  when the Avs win the Stanley Cup. gioogle photo When you think of any of the above scenarios, you feel it deep within your soul that the bond between you and the othe