Yo. How U doin’? My name is Christa Scalies, Founder of Giggle On®.
As a Laughologist, I love to encourage people, including myself, to stress less & laugh more.
Laughter relieves us of superfluous energy, which, if it remained unused, might become negative, that is, poison. Laughter is the antidote. – George Gurdjieff
What does Giggle On mean?
Giggle On!® is a call to action. It means: laugh and have fun.
Mantra
My mantra for living life is: Don’t Give Up! Giggle On! This is a message of perseverance and laughter. I am on a mission to cure people from the disease called CGDS, Chronic Giggle Deficiency Syndrome (this condition is caused by a variety of things like depression, stress, anxiety, grief or illness).
- Don’t Give Up! = Be persistent. Love yourself no matter what. You ROCK!
- Giggle On! = Chuckle, gaffaw, snort, embrace silliness, play, laugh your butt off until you pee your pants. YAY!
How it Started
This site began as a way for me to share my personal story of depression, grief and transformation after my friend Jim Thompson’s suicide. Some label me as a “survivor of suicide loss” and in many ways, I am…but I prefer to call myself a thriver. I am not a victim of life’s circumstances. Every challenged placed in my path created an opportunity for me to learn and grow.
I no longer need blog therapy to help me express my personal feelings about depression so I focus most of my time and energy on spreading the word about stress reduction, positivity, joy and laughter. It is my deepest wish to help bring more laughter to the world.
Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around. ~ Dr. Leonardo Buscaglia
In the pages of this site lies my personal story. I am not a therapist or a shrink. I’m just a chick on a personal journey of learning and laughter.
You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything – even poverty – you can survive it. ~ Bill Cosby
Since starting the site in the spring of 2008, I lost another friend to suicide, Jim Sims. Jim Sims introduced me to the phrase, Get Your Giggle On, which simply means: Laugh & have fun!
Regardless of how many lemons, deaths, diseases and disappointments life throws your way, the healing power of laughter is always inside of us. Laughter heals. Period.
Useful and Useless Facts about me
- I Tweet. I’m a Twitterer. Follow me on Twitter.
- I am a 200 Hour Registered Yoga Teacher, a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and a mental health advocate.
- I support my fellow survivors of suicide loss by giving them a place to talk about their feelings.
- I believe laughter is my birthright.
- I joke around a lot, enjoy silliness, kazoos, whoopie cushions and props of all shapes and sizes. My latest pal is Mr. Laffy Laffalot (actually, we’re engaged).
- Garlic is my Patron Saint (I’m a smidgeon Italian)
- I love comedies (movies, tv shows) humor and jokes.
- I’m bold, bawdy and filled with centuries of common sense and wisdom.
- I love the words “Yo”, “Dude” and “Ya’ll”. [I see a sentence building here.]
- I hate the color pink. (these little flowers here are purple)
- I have a day job.
- Dashboard Jesus & Dashboard Buddha are my best friends. (they love to dance)
- I trust my dog and Bugs Bunny more than I trust politicians.
- I own a yodeling pickle (swear to God. Here’s proof) and thanks to Jim Sims, I also love fried pickles.
Reclaim your Giggle
You CAN reclaim your giggle if you’ve lost it OR if you haven’t used it much. We are all born with a fully developed sense of joy and giggly-tude but over time too much stress tarnishes our laughter muscles.
WHY laugh?
- Why not? *giggling*
- Laughter helps us recover from illness and strengthens our immune system;
- It brings people together and breaks down barriers;
- Giggling releases endorphins (natural pain killers) and serotonin (natural feel good chemicals);
- A good guffaw helps us feel younger and more alive;
- Ha-ha-ing increases circulation and improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to tissues throughout your body;
- Laughing relieves stress AND…
- It is contagious, has no side effects, does not need FDA approval and it is Fat-free, Tax-Free and Calorie-Free!!! What more could you want (aside from thinner thighs and a bigger bank account)?
- It feels goooooood!
Why “giggle”? Why not “Laugh On”, “Snort On”, “Ha Ha On”?
gig-gle (gig’el)
- the foundation for full blown fits of belly-aching laughter; laughter in an uncontrolled, silly or giddy way; to laugh repeatedly with short spasmodic sounds in a light manner.
When we see or hear something funny, cute or even stupid, we might let out a little tiny giggle. If you are recovering from depression, loss or illness, a giggle might be the first step you take to walk the path of full strength, wet your pants, snort like a pig, can’t catch your breath laughter.
I say “Giggle On” because that’s the phrase I learned from my friend Jim Sims, but I must say, “Snort On” has a certain ring to it. *snort laughing*
Dedication
Even if you have felt the loss of a loved one, experienced the pain of physical ailments or suffered from deep and long lasting depression, it is possible to learn to laugh, love and smile again. Giggle On is dedicated to my laughter loving friends Jim Thompson and Jim Sims and to anyone who has lost their giggle.
We don’t use laughter to cover up pain and loss, we use laughter to transcend it! ! ~ Christa Scalies
- Dream Big.
- Believe.
- Be Playful.
- Giggle.
- Love.
- Laugh.
Everything is gonna be alright.
- the foundation for full blown fits of belly-aching laughter; laughter in an uncontrolled, silly or giddy way; to laugh repeatedly with short spasmodic sounds in a light manner.
