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It’s a Laughing Matter

Take Laughing Seriously.

Alicia Rust
3 min readMar 26, 2018
Photo by Omar Lopez on Unsplash

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter. e. e. cummings

I used to think that a day without chocolate is a day wasted, but I’ve come around to agreeing with e.e. cummings. Consider a day without a genuine smile and laughter. What does that leave us? Sadness, depression, or even complete apathy.

Life is pain, highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something. ~William Goldman in Princess Bride.

Yes, life is full of heartache.

Perhaps you don’t get the job you want. Perhaps relationships crumble. There are numerous failures we all face eventually. In addition, we deal with disagreements/arguments, illness, or death. As we know, sh*t happens.

However…

A good laugh heals a lot of hurts. ~Madeleine L’Engle

No matter what your heartache may be, laughing helps you forget it for a few seconds. ~Red Skelton

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Alicia Rust
Alicia Rust

Written by Alicia Rust

Writer. Lover of dark chocolate, coffee, tea, & being me. I’m an anxiety-ridden, chronic depression survivor.

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