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This was such a delightful read! I too have a laugh that can be disruptive to the restrained. Thank you for this!

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In my family we've jokingly called my laugh "the quiet laugh" because it's anything but.

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Well said! Outward laughter is not always accepted…

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I tend to snort when I laugh. Unfortunately, I haven’t had one of those laughs lately where I can’t hardly breathe, but those are the good ones!

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The best ones!

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I love the snort-laugh! It's like a full face embrace of the hilarity, and the snort's surprise to the laugher and everyone around makes the whole moment snowball into a bigger laugh fest. Thanks for this delightful Pep Talk!

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Yes, the surprise! You get it. Thanks, Brianne.

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I thought it was really telling when the Republicans started making fun of Kamala's laugh given, in the 8 years he's had the spotlight, I've never seen Trump laugh. It's unsettling.

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i danced this morning! And laughing at myself is a daily practice. Talking to myself too :)

gallow’s humor is an art. it’s the spark of light in the darkness.

At 55, it’s not a true laugh unless I pee myself.

Some teehee. Others snort. I’m imagining the symphony of our laughter instruments creating joy music. Thanks, Maggie. 💙

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My kids have been making fun of me and my laugh for years, they say I sound like Marge Simpson…. I don’t watch that so I don’t know but ok! Love to laugh, another family story is when you go in a dark theater just wait a second I’ll be cracking up all alone and you can find where I’m sitting (that is true), I’ve laughed so hard strangers in row start laughing at me, with me , because of me… I’ll take all of it!

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Beautiful and a wonderful way to begin my day. Thank you, Maggie.

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Thanks, Terry. Wishing you lots of laughter.

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And the same to you, dear Maggie. I love to laugh and to be a part of a community that believes in the magic of laughter. It really is the best medicine!

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Maggie,

That was beautifully written… we enjoy laughter at our home… like you I have a hearty laugh and a hearty sneeze!

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"Darkness cannot drive out darkness, only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that."

Martin Luther King, Jr.

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I so appreciate this ... I laugh at nearly everything and I have different laughs for different occasions & situations.

This is a true pep talk. Thank you for that.

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