A Laughter Club Community Group
We would like to invite you to join our group! A Laughter Club is for people who understand just how serious a matter humor is to one's survival and even to one's success in life. We share jokes, riddles, short stories, and other laughter-provoking thoughts. We have one simple rule: If you wouldn't say it to a child because it contains inappropriate...
A collection of thoughts about acceptance, beauty, family, forgiving, friendship, giving, happiness, health, hope, humor, inspiration, interpersonal communication, learning, liking, love, marriage, motivation, optimism, morality, perseverance, play, responsibility, smiling, success, truth, work, and other good aspects of human nature and life in our abundant Universe.
"A smile is a curve that helps to set things straight." -Author Unknown
Please feel free to add to the collection. : - )
"A smile is a curve that helps to set things straight." -Author Unknown
Please feel free to add to the collection. : - )
Or happiness never comes...
Oh, that's the reason a bird can sing -
On his darkest day he believes in Spring.
-Catherine Hall
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist, who was decorating them with tiger paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint," a girl in line said to the little fellow. Embarrassed, the boy dropped his head. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl, I always wanted feckles," she said while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful." The boy looked up, "Really?" "Of course," said the grandmother. "Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles." The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandmother's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles."
-Author Unknown
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"Always remember: Physical differences are what makes it possible for our friends to find us in a crowd."
-Nathan Thomas Taylor (also known as Beaumont)
An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with brightly-visible freckles, spent the day at the zoo. Lots of children were waiting in line to get their cheeks painted by a local artist, who was decorating them with tiger's paws. "You've got so many freckles, there's no place to paint," a girl in line said to the little fellow. Embarrassed, the boy hung his head low. His grandmother knelt down next to him. "I love your freckles. When I was a little girl, I always wanted freckles," she said while tracing her finger across the child's cheek. "Freckles are beautiful." The boy looked up, "Really?" "Of course," said the grandmother. "Why, just name me one thing that's prettier than freckles." The little boy thought for a moment, peered intensely into his grandmother's face, and softly whispered, "Wrinkles."
-Author Unknown
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"Always remember: Physical differences are what makes it possible for our friends to find us in a crowd." -Nathan Thomas Taylor (also known as Beaumont)
Gray skies are gonna clear up,
Put on a happy face;
Brush off the clouds and cheer up,
Put on a happy face.
Take off the gloomy mask of tragedy,
It's not your style;
You'll look so good that you'll be glad
Ya' decided to smile!
Pick out a pleasant outlook,
Stick out that noble chin;
Wipe off that 'full of doubt' look,
Slap on a happy grin!
And spread sunshine all over the place,
Just put on a happy face!
Put on a happy face,
Put on a happy face.
And if you're feeling cross and bitterish,
Don't sit and whine;
Think of banana split and licorice
And you'll feel fine!
I knew a girl so glooming,
She'd never laugh or sing.
She wouldn't listen to me,
Now she's a mean old thing.
So spread sunshine all over the place,
Just put on a happy face!
So, put on a happy face.
'Put on a Happy Face' is from the musical "Bye Bye Birdie", with music by Charles Strouse and lyrics by Lee Adams.
Isn't it marvelous? : - )
Promise yourself:
To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best, and to expect only the best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements of the future.
To wear a cheerful countenance at all times and give every living creature you meet a smile.
To give so much time to the improvement of yourself that you have no time to criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and proclaim this fact to the world, not in loud words but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side so long as you are true to the best that is in you.
-Christian D. Larson
Don't ever forget that you are unique. Be your best self and not an imitation of someone else.
Find your strengths and use them in a positive way. Don't listen to those who ridicule the choices you make.
Travel the road that you have chosen and don't look back with regret. You have to take chances to make your dreams happen.
Remember that there is plenty of time to travel another road - and still another - in your journey through life.
Take the time to find the route that is right for you. You will learn something valuable from every trip you take, so don't be afraid to make mistakes.
Tell yourself that you're okay just the way you are. Make friends who respect your true self.
Take the time to be alone, too, so you can know just how terrific your own company can be.
Remember that being alone doesn't always mean being lonely; it can be a beautiful experience of finding your creativity, your heartfelt feelings, and the calm and quiet peace deep inside you.
Don't ever forget that you are special and you have within you the ability to make your dreams come true.
-Jacqueline Schiff
1. Seeing
2. Hearing
3. Tasting
4. Touching
5. Running
6. Laughing
7. Loving
Smiling is infectious; you catch it like the flue,
When someone smiled at me today, I started smiling too.
I passed around the corner and someone saw my grin
When he smiled I realized I’d passed it on to him.
I thought about that smile then I realized its worth,
A single smile, just like mine could travel round the earth.
So, if you feel a smile begin, don’t leave it undetected
Let’s start an epidemic quick, and get the world infected!
-Author Unknown
It is not easy to
Live life sometimes,
And face the world with a smile.
When you're crying inside,
It takes a lot of courage
To reach down inside yourself
Hold on to that strength
That's still there,
And know that tomorrow
Is a new day -
With new possibilities
But if you can just hold on
Long enough to see this through,
You'll come out a new person -
Stronger,
With more understanding,
And with a new pride in yourself
From knowing you made it.
-Author Unknown
Then the victory is yours.
It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
~ Buddha