Life is such an interesting journey.  We all travel through it.  There is a scripture in the bible in Ecclesiastes 3:1 & 4 that reads, "There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven.  A time to weep and a time to laugh."  Wow...that does say a lot in just a few words doesn't it?

My lifes journey has been a very bumpy road to travel but on the other hand, not knowing any other path at the time, I'm glad I've traveled it.

As I look over my life I know there were a lot of losses I had no control over.  As a baby, a child, and a young teenager, you live in and under a certain environment that is not of your own makings.  It is also in this environment that you can suffer many losses.  The loss of a childhood, the loss of a mother or father, the loss of even your own identity.  It is through these losses it is so easy to become bitter, hardened and resentful.

I as a very young girl found a world to live in within a world of dysfunction.  A world that allowed me to laugh no matter how much I may have been weeping or hurting in the real world.  This journey of laughter I decided to take saved my life in many ways.  Through my own mother's failed marriages and the abuses I was inflicted with, I found laughter.  Through my own 2 failed marriages marked with endless abuse, I found laughter.  Through the loss of giving up my children due to extreme circumstances, I found laughter.  It isn't that I laughed at life, I laughed to save my life.

With laughter there are so many proven benefits.  Laughter is quite infectious and is so resilient.  It is also proven to be quite healing.  In the mist of a situation that can be somewhat daunting, laughter can lighten up the atmosphere and more times than naught, cheer up someone around you.  Laughter can be the most perfect gift and it certainly can be given out freely with no hidden fee's.  What's the saying?..."Laughter is good for the soul", oh so true, because it feels so good when you're laughing and the feelings are even better afterwards. 

So even today should my world turn upside down, I will continue to laugh through the journey, wherever it's path takes me.