I greet The Indwelling Joy.
Today’s “Pay Forward” gift is – Laughing All The Way! It is an outer expression of an internal joyful heart, even when we don’t know the source of that joy. With the gift of faith in our Father’s grace, we can know the Source. Sometimes a joyful heart just springs up. Sharing the Program with others, knowing we can make a good difference causes us to do it again. A.A. has fostered the ability to laugh at myself, not as a put down but a loving lift. Feelings can create a healthy environment or a sick one. The A.A. way of life offers us a choice. Laughter, not only produces pleasant feelings and images, but also alters our body chemistry. Our feelings are most often the result of our beliefs, our personal “reality.” A.A. has taught me to let go of the useless, harmful past and embrace the Presence. Laughter, like love is a healing power touching everyone; everything into wholeness, laughter is love. I am the only one who can keep me bound to the joyless past. I choose out of enlightened self-interest to forgive all, even myself. Come. Let us love one another, laughing along the way. “By this, shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have loved one to another" (John 13:35). When do you laugh at yourself? When do you laugh with others? When do you laugh? Thy Love, Thy Will be done.