They say that laughter is the human gift to reducing stress and diffusing conflict. In fact, “laughing” even has its own profession. Here in Southern California , there are numerous Laughter Psychotherapists (which in itself is ripe territory for a joke or two).
Anyhow, the other night Gia and I snuck away for a two-hour date. We were walking along Heisler Park in Laguna Beach and heard a roar of laughter. Cackles and boisterous belly laughs would be an understatement…these people sounded like they had unearthed the world’s best joke. We had to investigate. As we followed the sounds of laughter, we noticed a big white sheet on the beach, spray-painted with the words "Laguna Beach Laughter Club.” Next to the sign was a small group of adults, laughing hysterically. Some were dancing in circles, waving their arms in the air, giggling away. There appeared to be an agenda. Together they would hold hands in a circle, and all of a sudden break out into hysterics. We watched-on for about 15-minutes. Needless-to-say, we were soon laughing ourselves. It felt good.
I did a google search and learned that the Laguna Beach Laughter Club meets weekly (Sunday) on the beach. Check ‘em out for a good laugh (they didn’t seem to mind the onlookers).