Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Celebrating Laughter by Emilie Barnes

Laughter is a gift of God that brightens our good times and lightens the rough ones. Laughter even has a healing quality to it. People have recovered from serious diseases by learning to laugh each day. Even more people have regained the courage to go on in painful circumstances when they were able to laugh.
Proverbs 17:22 says that a cheerful heart is good medicine. Laughter can draw others to you and lighten you load in life. When you begin to laugh at life and at yourself you gain new perspective on your struggles. You begin to see a speck of light at the end of the tunnel.
A life without laughter quickly becomes a breeding ground for depression, physical illness and a critical spirit. But a laughter-filled life unleashes the spirit of celebration.
So cultivate the spirit of celebration in your life by making room for laughter. Deliberately seek in out. Begin today as you smile at someone and find something worth laughing about. As the laughter permeates your life, the spirit of celebration will take root in your heart and you will discover the meaning of another proverb: “The cheerful heart has a continual feast” (v.15)

5 comments:

Carrie Blair said...

Excellent post!! I LOVE to laugh!!! Love you!

Belinda said...

Love ya lots too..... :)

Misti Ferguson said...

You must not ever get hungry, if the the cheerful heart has a continual feast! I miss your cheerful heart...sometimes things happen and I think, "Oh, wouldn't Sis. Alba have a good time with this!" Love you!

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Unknown said...

This is a beautiful post. Peace, Love And Many Blessings in the miraculous and on time name of Jesus Always Love ❤ Rev.Mother Queen Almeta Bowman