Gold Crwn Magazine Issue 21 | Page 58

You Must Laugh BY BY RAYE My favorite quote at the moment is from Maya Angelou. She said one of the most realest statements. “I don’t trust anyone who doesn’t laugh.” This post is about being able to release your stress and just feel free to laugh. I did not laugh for a long time. I was not happy with myself. When I did laugh it was fake just so I could keep up my persona of being happy. Laughing lowers your levels of stress and fights off things that may be harmful to us but laughing is hard for a lot of people. I am 21 years old and being this young or even younger , we should laugh and smile more than anything else but due to a lot of things such as bullying and/or low self esteem most of us do not prefer to laugh or even smile for that matter. We feel there is nothing to smile about or laugh about. Listen, even in all of the mischief and craziness there is something to smile about. What? Well for one you are a piece of art that adds to the masterpiece called life and without you this puzzle is not complete and will never be so in saying that you are something important and that is something to smile about. Secondly, laughter comes from the heart and positivity really. Get some positive people in your life and I guarantee they will make you feel great enough to laugh. It’s particularly all in who is around you and who you let into your life. You deserve the best life has to offer. You deserve to laugh and enjoy life to the fullest R | R • DECEMBER 2016