Today I Am Thankful For (day 9)

Day 9

Today I am thankful for a sense of humor and the healing powers of a good laugh.
The kind that comes when you can't unring the bell!

I have learned that laughter has almost the as much healing power and at times maybe even more than crying.  Not to discredit the need for tears.  There are times in all of our lives that sadness causes us to cry and there is healing in that.  There are times that I feel a little like the Reba McIntyre song, "I'm Not Gonna Cry" and hold it all back but then there comes a time when you just have to let go.  But in these 2+ years of widowhood I have also learned the power of a good ole fashioned belly laugh.  I can get the giggles and a niece will look at me and say "you can't unring the bell" (which is another story in itself) meaning she knows that once I get started it may last a while.  But oh how good it feels to laugh.  Almost the same feeling you get after a long dreary winter and then you start to notice springtime is on the way.  It gives you hope and that feeling of being alive.  So while not true in every situation, I have tried to be able to find the humor in almost everything.  And, I am learning that not only does it help me feel better but it also helps those around me.  I don't know about ya'll but I would a whole lot rather be with someone who can laugh at things and especially themselves than someone who goes around looking like they are constantly sucking lemons.  So yeah, today I am thankful for humor.