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Proverbs 17 v 22

“A merry heart does good, like medicine, But a broken spirit dries the bones”

I met a relative of mine that I had not seen in years today and she said something that made me laugh really hard. She said to me; “You have not changed, your laughter is still distinct and infectious.” As I left their home I called a friend and we spoke for some minutes, sharing a hearty laughter during the conversation.

I have never really thought about it but laughing is medicinal; it can lift your spirits and give you this amazing tingle. It can literally pass for a drug. God was very detailed in His creation of the human body.

It’s sometimes very easy to doubt the existence of God but small attributes like the ability to laugh can sometimes bring home the fact that all of us are wonderfully made creations. All the doubts that one has can literally fall away at just the thought of these things we take for granted.

Think about a smile and how amazing it is that this one act of showing warmth and affection can just lift you up. It goes to show that ultimately we were created to be happy, to share this happiness, to be warm, to share this warmth and in turn receive warmth and love from others.

We all have distinct personalities and character traits that are uniquely ours, the things that we do that distinguish us from the next person. Don’t you want to be known as that affectionate, warm, happy and loving person who always spreads positive vibes? Ultimately that is what we were created to do, everyday we are implored to find our true selves through an intricate walk with the Lord who created us. Through this walk these distinct character traits are supposed to begin to manifest.

We all want to be happy and we want to do the things that take us to our happy place, a space we yearn for and cherish. This gift is available to each one of us, it’s there for the taking. Unhappiness sometimes comes from trying too hard to change the status quo, to turn the tide and the wind in a direction that we feel is best for us. The truth however is that so many of the things that we fight to save or hold onto sometimes draw us away from happiness and we should let go of the things we have very little or no control over.

Maybe today you woke up and planned your day ahead of time that you will meet or see this person, where you will go when and at what time. However with this perfect plan that you have hatched you will encounter or meet people you did not plan to meet, these chance encounters or appointments go beyond our ability to plan, yet many of these are life changing.

Be blessed!

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