To laugh is to express one-self,
It’s great for the soul and brings good health,
For when you laugh your body laughs too,
As the feeling of goodness runs through and through;

Laughter brings with it a message of joy,
And is shared by everyone, be it girl or boy,
It brings light to a room, as strong as the sun,
And attached to the joy is lots of fun;

So when you feel blue remember one thing,
To laugh out loud with someone or something,
For then you will feel better, enlightened and good,
Laughter is no maybe, it’s definitely a should.

Love is a feeling sent from the heart, for all to enjoy and learn to impart.
It is something that is very special and true, which the body feels throug and through,
It is something that is very much a blessing for all, as without it this world would fall,
It is given to all to impart, throughout their journey from the very start.

It is the way to happiness and bliss, as you embrace only this,
For then you will no longer want any more, as love to the world you pour and pour,
For your being will feel only joy and glee as you simply learn to just be,
It is difficult to define love in a word, which round the world would be heard.

For it means so many things, as comfort and joy to the world it brings,
For love is so deep within the soul, as it flows through the heart and out of a hole,
Out of the hole in your mouth it seems, as words tumble out of all your dreams,
But the love that is true pure and light, is the love that you give with all your might.

The love that you cherish and hold near, if it were to let go you sometimes fear,
For it is this love that is meant to be, as into this world you do see,
But whatever you do and wherever you go, there is one thing you should always know,
That love is free to give away, and will always make somebody else’s day.

It will always bring with it kindness and warmth, if given truly and not over swamped,
For if given with true meaning love and bliss, then the receiver will only feel this,
But when given from a place of needing more, then to the other they may abhor,
Abhor the feeling that you are giving to them, of wanting more than they can open.

For it is your need that shows your weakness, as too much of them you make a fuss,
And this then turns out their light, and seems to you like one big plight,
A plight to get them to love you back, when in fact it is love for yourself you lack,
So to feel love you must truly be, to be able to truly see.

What this love thing is all about, and why it seems to have so much clout,
For if you want love to be more than orange peel, which only on the outside you truly feel,
You have to reach deep within, to unlock the door to your heart and begin,
Begin to let go of all that you fear, begin to see everything so much more clear.

Know that as your heart starts to implode fireworks will it start to explode,
As it begins to shine out of your aura all bright, and out into the world with great might,
And as it does, the world all around, will begin to respond without any sound,
For the world is excited by love and all that there is, as all around there is a slight fizz.

If you take time to look all around, at every tree and listen to every sound,
It will be incredible what you will see, that will bring love to your heart and allow you to be,
Be happy and silent if just for a while, as you feel the lips on your face smile,
For there are many amazing things in this world, from people who are talented to the cat that is curled.

Curled up on the mat as he dreams of nice things, to the diamonds that are dazzling in special rings,
To the birds and the butterflies who have no worry, as they flutter by with no scurry,
To the bees that make honey and the cows who make milk, to the trees that bring fruit and the worm who threads silk,
And as you embrace all that you see, how much more wonderful your life will be.

No matter what life throws at you, when you have dreams that are big it is important not to let go. Part of the excitement of making them happen is having to rise from a place of nothing and seeing them grow before your eyes. The main thing is to keep on keeping on and to believe in who you are and what you have to offer to the world.

Life is not easy for anyone. There is always something that comes up to challenge us in some way. How big that challenge is, it has to be said, does vary from one person to the next, but how you deal with each one determines how easy the next will feel. Be kind to yourself and remember to praise yourself when you do things that are positive and great. Always remember to appreciate the people and the beauty around you.  But most of all, have fun making your dreams happen. Keep them alive. Imagine yourself doing

Yesterday I had agreed to meet up with a friend on the spur of the moment at her house. We arrived at the same time. As my friend went to her front door, which was inside a conservatory, imagine her horror when she found it smashed in. I immediately recognised it as a likely burglary, from an incident in my past and was able to talk her calmly through what to do next.

Luckily the burglar had not taken much, as  it appears they were only interested in cash and jewellery, but the feeling of shock and horror that someone had broken into her home and rumaged through every room in the house, including her childrens, caused enormous distress, not to mention the completely destroyed front door.

It reminded me very much of when I was 18 and I came home and found the front door window broken. Only, imagine my surprise when the burglar came bursting out of the door. When confronted with such a situation, it is difficult quite to know how to respond but with me being young and niave, I ran after him over a busy road and into a neighbouring street - just like a movie only real life. Unfortunately I couldnt quite get over the big fence that he climbed, but we did get all the jewellery back as he dropped it in the garden to get away.

Dealing with these incidents is never easy, for it is a very emotional experience to undergo. However, if you can manage to look at the positive aspects of what has happened as it has happened, ie that no one was hurt and that very little was taken, it will offer at least some relief. Hopefully then you can rise out of the stress more quickly and it will feel better than focussing on the horror of what has occured. 

This leads me on to say that if you can practice turning your negative thinking patterns into positives each and every day, by the time you are faced with such an incident, if ever, you will be well equipped to deal with it and to rise from it ore quickly than if you had not.