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I have an amazing story to tell you. I met the lawyer! <\/p>\n

Not just any lawyer, but the one mentioned in the article I read while waiting my turn for physiotherapy in 2003. YES! The very one to whom I owe my current success with laughter yoga! (If that doesn’t ring a bell, listen to this and you’ll understand better<\/a><\/span>) <\/p>\n

Imagine my joy<\/span><\/h3>\n

Last weekend, I was Master of Ceremonies at the Canadian Laughter Yoga Conference in Canmore, Alberta. It was a big job, requiring concentration, energy, dynamism and… preparation. Three days of sharing, inspiring, laughing-laughing-connecting. In short, it was great! (and very tiring!). <\/p>\n

I was a little out of the way, at a table just finishing preparing the presentation for the next speaker, when I had an epiphany.<\/p>\n

A beautiful woman was sitting at a table near me. I looked at the name on her roundel: Catherine Lawrence, Toronto, “chicken lady”… <\/p>\n

I looked up at her and simply said in a low voice, “Are you a lawyer?”<\/p>\n

When she said yes, I got up and hugged her! (I think it was the first time she’d ever been hugged after saying she was a lawyer! HAHAHA) <\/p>\n

The beautiful blonde from the article. The one who had stopped practicing law to offer corporate laughter programs! That was HER. <\/p>\n

I was in the presence of THE woman through whom my love affair with laughter yoga began!<\/p>\n

Do you think I was incredulous to find myself standing in front of the woman holding a wooden spoon in one hand and a rubber chicken in the other in the magazine photo, 21 years later? OH YES! <\/p>\n

Most of all, I was grateful to be able to tell him directly how this article had changed the course of my life.<\/p>\n

The impact of our actions<\/span><\/h3>\n

Have you ever thought that each of our actions can have an impact on one or more people without us even knowing it?<\/p>\n

    \n
  • You look at a garment in the store and hesitate to buy it. In the end, you don’t take it. Someone passes by and sees what could be the perfect gift for their child, buys it and makes someone happy. <\/li>\n
  • At the grocery store, you pass a person who has only two items to pay for. This person walks out of the store and smiles at the people she meets. One of them is going through a difficult time, but this stranger’s smile warms her heart. <\/li>\n
  • The short videos I post on social networks cross oceans and do good for countless people!<\/li>\n
  • INSERT YOUR OWN EXAMPLE…<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    It was good for both of us to know that the other person existed.<\/p>\n

    In my case, to know that the person I was grateful to was actually there with me.<\/p>\n

    And in hers, that this article not only allowed the woman I was to put laughter back into her life, but also helped a multitude of people around the world to feel happier through my actions.<\/p>\n

    The domino effect!<\/span><\/h3>\n

    Just like the “circles in the water” that go from strength to strength. A joyful echo that spreads around the world. Even if we don’t SEE it, it’s there! <\/p>\n

    So don’t stop laughing, smiling and breathing. You don’t know how many lives will be impacted by these simple, beneficial actions. <\/p>\n

    THANK YOU to Catherine Lawrence!<\/p>\n

    And thank you for reading.<\/p>\n

    HAHAmaste<\/p>\n

    Laughter, joy and health<\/p>\n

    Linda<\/p>\n

     <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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