I Love to Laugh

When I was a young child I remember first feeling shame and embarrassed over my laugh. Someone in elementary school decided to nickname me “giggle box”. This separated me from others. In my own mind anyway. It was my own reality. I laughed and people would say something about giggle box. No cool people, not cool. That was then. This is now. Today this question was posed -“What is one thing you love about yourself?” And without much hesitation, I responded with, “my laugh”. At some point my perception changed. How? What is different? The fact is – sometimes I still have a physical reaction when I laugh around others. What will they think of me? Will I feel shamed because of it? Is there something wrong with me? My face turns red and I may even laugh nervously. Pishposh! I like who I am and I love my laugh and I love to laugh! Not to mention – laughter is scientifically proven to reduce stress levels. So I leave you with this – “What is one thing you LOVE about yourself?” Go be you!