The Joy of Laughter

Recently, I’ve found myself laughing more, and let me tell you, it is amazing.

I was sitting in a waiting room earlier, and the person next to me started laughing uncontrollably at their phone. I could not help myself; I started laughing too, and in that moment we were both laughing together, feeding off each other’s laughter without even knowing why. It filled the stale waiting room with such joy and life!

I love to laugh. I love laughing with my friends and family. I love laughing alone when I mess something up, when I’m nervous, or at things that probably aren’t even that funny. I mean, I crack myself up!

And all of this is to say that I truly think laughter is one of the purest forms of joy we get to experience.

Think about it: everyone’s laugh is completely unique to them. And what do you mean something can make us so overcome with emotion that our bodies just… laugh?! That is SO pure and happy.

I’ve always laughed a lot, and I honestly think my laugh has become a key part of who I am. It’s loud, it’s probably a little obnoxious sometimes, but it’s mine. Some of my favorite memories are the ones where I was laughing so hard I couldn’t breathe, my stomach hurt, or I couldn’t even remember what we were laughing about in the first place.

Laughter creates connection. It brings joy. It gives us relief. And it can brighten someone else’s day just as easily as it can brighten our own.

And I think there is something to be said for learning to take life a little less seriously.

Eventually, so many of the things that feel serious in the moment become stories we look back on and laugh about. We laugh at our mistakes, awkward moments, old memories, wins, failures, and all the ridiculous little things in between.

Maybe life isn’t always meant to be taken so seriously. Maybe sometimes the best thing we can do is find the people who make us laugh until our stomachs hurt, learn to laugh at ourselves a little more, and notice all the tiny moments of joy happening around us.

Laughing is free. It connects us. It reminds us we’re alive.

And its benefits? Endless.

So, my thoughts on laughing?

Do more of it.

xoxo,

Lynsey