Letting go

To laugh, you have to let go of something (Steve Backlund). I made a list of things I sometimes hold on to. Things I use to stop me from laughing or as an excuse not to laugh.

• What other people will think

• A problem

• All the things on my "To do" list - more important things

• A feeling (anger, sorry for myself, low)

• Not wanting someone else to gain from a change of atmosphere

• Being grown up

• Time (to laugh would be to waste it)

• My dignity

• Tiredness

• The point in question

And when I look at the list, I wonder why I would want to hold on to these things anyway.

This is even before thinking about all that I would gain from laughing more and being more joy-full. So I resolve to let go and laugh more - a no brainer if you ask me.