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November 2009 
What, for you, has been the best thing about getting older?
Posted on Nov 2nd, 2009
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Laurie
Laurie
This is in Response to the Questions and Reflections for November 02, 2009:
I love being 52. The passage of time has afforded me the opportunity to whirl around the block a time or two and get some living under my belt. I have some [oh all right, a lot] gray hair to show for it. A few of the most important things I've learned in over a half-century of living:
Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing.
Life is a series of choices and consequences, so it's important to make good choices. However, it's equally important to know that you can learn from poor choices.
Always listen with your heart.
Laughter is the best medicine!
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“Laughter is the best medicine”
I sure had my daily dose of laughter after what you posted about spiders on my blog. Thank you Laurie.
“The University of North Carolina laughter research results showed that a positive mental state — such as one brought on by humor — increases openmindedness, creativity and the ability to adapt to change.” Excerpt taken from your article in The Monthly Aspectarian, September 2009.
Loved everything about this post, Laurie, and really enjoyed re-reading your article in the September 2009 issue of The Monthly Aspectarian. In fact, I would have to say the timing was spot-on, and that's no joke. (but you can still laugh anyway).
These past couple of months, I can't tell you how many times your words have come to mind, “Whatever you are not changing, you are choosing”. I try to use those words as a jumping off place to reboot my internal dialogue when I catch myself stuck in “can't land”. At 51, I've learned one thing for sure, and that's to welcome inspiration in any form, whether it be a kind word, or a quote that pretty much sums up the meat and potatoes of living. Yep, this post is good stuff, from start to finish. And I absolutely ADORE that laughing Buddha!
Liza and Nancy - Thank you both for stopping by and leaving such nice comments. I've been raking leaves since right after The Gaia Minute phone call this morning and as I sit here and look out the window, I can't see that I've made a dent! So … it's back outside I go.
Laughter is great medicine! (:
Again … this is why I visit your blog every day, Laurie …
“Oh, Lord God, deliver me from poor choices!” What an awful lot of learning I've had to go through just to be able to sit and laugh at your happy, little fat man.
Then you hear that to make no choice at all is a choice in it's self. I have chosen to have a simple, good life, a far cry from 10 years ago and have never regretted it one day. I must have been listening with my heart all along…Thanks.
Janie, Barbara & Sandi - I just landed my turbo broom [for real, go visit Sandi's blog from today and you'll see why] and now I'm winding down. Whooweee! I scrolled back up top to make sure I didn't say anything about learning to be sweet, loving, kind and thoughtful – good thing I didn't or I'd be a liar. I'm a bit miffed at Len at the moment. This too shall pass.
Thank you for stopping by – I love visitors!
hi hi. :-)
I love the laughing buddha pictured here. in the past year, two different friends have given me two different shirts with the the same laughing buddha pictured on each of them. one is a long sleeve black t-shirt, the other a white tank top, both of the laughing buddhas have a little sparkley jewel in the belly button. both of the tops came from thrift stores. I didn't ask for either. both friends said, “i just saw it and thought of you”. both have a tag inside that says, “om girl”. I love wearing a laughing buddha right over my heart.
what a gift is laughter. :-)
xox
~d
Dawn - for you two get Buddha t-shirts from two different friends who said they “saw it and thought of you” says a lot. It says you've got a Buddha heart. And that, my friend, says everything.