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July 15, 2015
“Let us always meet each other with smile,
for the smile is the beginning of love.”
~Mother Teresa
I awoke this morning to a video a
friend shared on my Facebook page
which brought so much laughter and
sweet memories of a brother who left
us for the great hunting grounds in
the sky. I remembered how simple
laughter is; for it’s just being in the
moment, not worrying about who’s
right or who’s wrong; not being concerned about what the future brings.
Just laughing in the moment. What
sheer pleasure that is and how easy
we can forget to partake in simple
laughter. We get caught up in day
to day life with bills, worries, other
people’s drama, etc.
When snowbirds share their online photos of their grandchildren
laughing and playing together, my
heart is happy knowing they are
enjoying being in the moment with
their loved ones. Our society could
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