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December
Advice
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November
38. Bald is beautiful
37. Fire
36 Sleep
35 Music

October 2006
34. Stupidity
33. Painting
32. mmm Pasties
31. Built to last
30. Phlegm

September 2006
29. Meetings
28. Crime thoughts
27. Colours
26. Unwanted guests

August 2006
25. Comparison
24. Waterproof Mascara
23. Tasty MSG
22. Helplessness

July 2006
21. Attraction
20. Hair
19. Hero
18. Laughter
17. Factoids

June 2006
16. Voiceless
15. Bruises (ouch)
14. Sunburn
13. Mistakes

May 2006
12. Arms
11. Willow Tree
10. Eurovision
9. Chicken
8. Addictions
 

April 2006
7. Age
6. Celebrities
5. Language

March 2006
4. Commonwealth Games
3. Decisions
2. Drizzle
1. Trelawney

Laughter

There is some weird genetic thing in the female side of my family, a mutation of sorts, whereby we are rendered completely useless when we laugh! As the chuckles rise we loose the ability to stand up straight and heaven forbid we try to walk while we laugh! Over the years many friends have mocked me as I double over in laughter, not even able to control my body! (in fact at university my friends tried to straighten me out while I was laughing by pulling my head and feet in opposite directions, and discovered it impossible!). They teased me a little less when they saw my mum do the same thing – there we were, mother and daughter bent over with our heads near our knees, laughing hysterically! It seems that God designed the Husk females to be unable to multitask, or actually just task, when laughing.

 I think this is a good thing. That all our attention is on the laughing, on the fun we are having and on trying to not wet ourselves in the process!! People don’t seem to laugh enough and yet it is said to be the best medicine. Just this weekend I have laughed until my stomach and cheeks hurt, and it has felt good, and most of it was over a stupid joke or silly comments. There are those things which happen and just thinking back on them makes us chuckle with remembered glee. Growing up my dad loved to tickle us and even now when he wiggles his fingers in a tickling way it makes me laugh and giggle with the idea of being tickled.

 We all have different senses of humour (although it’s always puzzled me when people say they have a good sense of humour – of course it is to them!) and we find different things amusing. Some people love a bit of slapstick comedy while others relish black comedy. Some find wit and intellectual comedy hilarious while others find nothing funnier than a dirty joke. I love that a smile is the most contagious thing on the planet and that laughter is said to the best most loved sound. Why then are we not always laughing and smiling at each other? Why then are our schools, our homes, our work places, our lives not filled with the beautiful resonance of laughter and joy? (unless you’re one of those unfortunate people who snorts when they laugh!) God gave us the gift of fun and laughter, so lets use it. On average you laugh 17 times a day as an adult yet children laugh nearer 300 times a day. Jesus said we should become like children, so lets stop being so hung up on the seriousness of life, lets not be bothered what we look like (believe me you can’t look as silly as me and my mum!) and lets become like children and laugh our days away! Tell someone a joke today, watch something funny or perhaps just allow yourself to giggle for no real reason – it might hurt your stomach but it heals your soul!

 he he he!
J
Nat xxx