Entries by Linda Leclerc
One more day in 2020!
Hahaha! I just realized that 2020 is a leap year and we have an extra day on the calendar! It’s so perfect! I have two brothers. One of them is lucky (or unlucky) enough to have been born on February 29. So he celebrates his real birthday every four years. As if he didn’t age […]
My wishes for you
I’ve decided to share my wishes for you as the decade draws to a close. I want you to simply choose to be happy now, even if it’s only for a little while. Choose to be happy. Just for a moment, the present moment, abandon the idea that “something has to change first” and choose […]
In search of happiness?
Last November, I spent several days at the Salon du livre de Montréal, and as I wandered the aisles, one thing struck me. It’s mind-boggling how many books are published on the pursuit of happiness. How to be happier. What to do to feel happier. I get internet alerts almost daily that articles have been […]
When a small oversight triggers a flood of e-mails…
I’d like to apologize to those of you who received all the article notices today! And I’d like to suggest that you laugh along with us. Véronique, who helps me with my website, was doing some testing. In doing so, she was testing all sorts of things and one of them was blog posts. So […]
Change your body chemistry with a laugh?
Change your body chemistry with a laugh? Think it’s impossible? Think again! All our emotions, every little feeling, has an impact on our body’s chemical composition! What you see here are the effects of anxiety, depression, love, happiness… Impressive, isn’t it? Depression, anger, anxiety, love, good mood… watch the tubes fill up or empty. It’s […]
Choose to laugh… even in public!
Choosing to laugh is important. You’ve been following me for a while, so now you know. I choose to laugh… even in public! A happy adventure happened to me a few days ago. While on the train to Toronto to present at a conference, I chose to laugh to relieve a little stress. Linda? Stressed […]
And when life doesn’t help us laugh…
Precisely. When life doesn’t help us laugh, what do we do? I’m sure you’ll understand what I mean when I talk about being thrown for a loop by events. Sometimes it’s hard to just smile. So don’t talk to us about laughing! And yet, this simple little trick allows you to breathe, to distance yourself […]
Is laughter the best medicine?
Would laughing really be the best medicine? I’ve always thought it was an excellent ‘medicine’. But the best? I can hear you now… “If SHE doesn’t believe it’s the best, why is she talking so much about it?” HAHAHA! This morning I was reading an article from 2014 on the Times website. A very interesting […]
Putting things into perspective
There’s nothing like laughing with children to put things into perspective! I experienced just that on Saturday, when Rossana Bruzzone, the bubbly beauty behind Neige en couleurs, invited me to offer mini laughter yoga sessions under a heated yurt in Montreal’s Ignace Bourget Park. What a gift! Let me put […]