World laughter day is coming up soon - this Sunday May 7th, and boy, couldn't we all use some
laughter!
The first celebration
was on January 10, 1998, in Mumbai, India, and was arranged by
Dr. Madan Kataria, founder of the worldwide laughter yoga movement.
Laughter Yoga says: Laughter is a positive and powerful
emotion that has all the ingredients required for individuals to change
themselves and to change the world in a peaceful and positive way. The day is now celebrated worldwide.
When
life becomes just too heavy for us to bear, it's time to bring in the carrier
cousins to help lift our load:
Singing is a first cousin to laughter. To prove that point, here's a little ditty
that the Thousand Islanders Chorus
shared with our Walker House singing workshop group; Apart from being a good singing
exercise, it acts as a laughter booster:
'laughter
is contagious
and it's advantageous,
Ho! ho! ho! ho!
Ho! ho! ho! ho!
Ho! ho! ho! ho!
Ho! ho! ho! ho!
Ho!
After a repetition or two, I could never get to the last
'ho!' without laughing - totally
infected, I was!
I
have long known that music and singing
are carriers - They can spread laughter, joy, inspiration, and tears; They are right up there with all of
the most powerful and positive infections - their germs spread rapidly, even to
our feet, causing them to dance - hopefully at appropriate moments. Wherever their infection spreads, life takes on brighter colours - how
good is that!
Whether those two cousins nudge us to tears or laughter,
our bodies and spirits reap positive benefits.
You go carriers - Please do make me laugh!
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