Love & Laughter

Laughter is a form of love and a very powerful medicine.

We find reasons to laugh many times a day. Sometimes I tell my friends funny stories and soon the whole room is filled with the warmth of the fire and the shimmer of shared laughter.

Or, I crack a joke with the barman at the local Dog & Duck, we chuckle and make a circle of light with our feelings  which others are drawn into. And lilting laughter brightens the eyes of the curly haired lady in the chemist with the good soul, as I pretend to write myself a prescription for some good stuff with my finger on the counter. We share a jolly moment and she passes the warmth onto the next person that enters with her jovial banter that breathes life force into their being.

A healer friend of mine was recently healing a young child and gave him tools to fight off the night terrors. She told him to laugh and shake a homemade maraca, as the ghouls hate the sound the maraca makes. The healer is clever because the sweet peal of a child’s giggles scares off dark forces. It’s the fear and tears that feed them.

The dark can’t penetrate the levels of light produced by genuinely joyful laughter. It is locked out, the heat spreads like purple and gold fingers of flame that strengthen the soul and awaken the heart.

Here is a link you might like which explains the physical and mental benefits of laughter:  http://www.helpguide.org/life/humor_laughter_health.htm

Stuart Wilde www.stuartwilde.com