How many of us know our neighbours now? How many people do we stop and talk to who are living in our road?
If you are lucky enough to live in a strong, connected community you might indeed know your neighbours very well.
But most of us don’t. We live very separate, individual lives most of the time. When working full time , for example, there’s barely enough time to peel a carrot let alone connect with your next door neighbours.
Laughter, however, is a great tool for connecting with others. When chatting to strangers at bus stops/train platforms/supermarket checkouts (I know it’s not just me!) there’s often that wonderful moment when eyes light up and laughter lets rip and suddenly you are convulsed together laughing at something utterly ridiculous. It seems immaterial where you live, what you do for a living or what planet you come from.
When we laugh with someone we are connecting at a very deep level, a level that unites us.
The joy of the laughter moment is that in it’s hilarity we are released us from the everyday stuff and we realize that we are all, underneath, essentially the same.
We laugh with others far more easily than on our own. The human being is designed for social encounters and thrives on positive group interaction. That’s why they put canned laughter on TV sitcoms and comedy sketches, so we feel obliged to chuckle in unison with others.
At our Laughter Club we laugh together regardless of age/sex/interests/taste in shoes and there’s a huge amount of freedom in letting go with others and laughing till your sides ache.
Even a smile is a chance to connect, and when smiles come out of nowhere, unexpected and unasked, they never fail to warm the cockles of our hearts in a second.
Email me and let me know about yoursmile/laughter connections…….I would love to hear from you!
Love and chuckles,
Lisa x
