Change is coming.
No, not the kind that jingles and jangles in our pockets and definitely not the the kind of “change we can believe in”. I am speaking of personal transformation.
Every second of each day we become different. Some of the alteration happens naturally, like shedding of old skin. We also intentionally create change in our [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Suicide Awareness'
The Transition Commission
July 22nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Tags: change·Facebook·laughing man·Laughter·transition·Twitter
Happy Birthday Dude
May 17th, 2010 · 6 Comments · Confessions, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Soap Box, Suicide Awareness
I sat down to write a “how u doing” type letter to my friend, Jim Thompson aka “James” “Jimbo”, a world class laughter creating machine on what would have been his 40th birthday. Happy Birthday Dude.
Dude, Duude, DOOD:
How are you? I just wanted you to know I’m thinking about you on this day, May [...]
Tags: clown nose·Dublin Ireland·happy birthday·Jim Thompson·kazoo·laughing·laughter yoga leader·letter to a friend·remembering friends·talking to dead people·tattoos
Survivor Q & A: Dempsey Rice
April 15th, 2010 · 10 Comments · Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness
Been a while since I walked down the hall of the Survivor Q & A series, that’s suicide survivor – someone who lost a loved one to suicide, not a person who tried to kill themselves.
As many of you know, in 2005 my good friend Jim Thompson died by suicide. His death rocked my world. [...]
Tags: Daughter of Suicide movie·Dempsey Rice·depression·from surviving to thriving·getting your giggle back·Guilt·laugh·loss of loved one·love·suicide survivor·survivors support survivors
Reduce Work Stress: the Healing Power of Laughter
March 23rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Humor/Laughter, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Well color me purple and call me Miss Gigglicious. Guess who got her first paid Laughter Yoga gig? Me, moi and myself.
Can I get a WOOT? Can I get a Sham-a-Lama Ding-Dong?
On Friday, March 5, 2010, I presented a workshop titled Reducing Work-Related Stress: The Healing Power of Laughter and co-presented Creating Dream Blueprints to [...]
Tags: 18th Annual Women and Law Retreat·depression·Healing Power of Laughter·Jayla Boire·Lani Nelson-Zlupko·Laughter Yoga·Laughter Yoga and lawyers·lawyers and laughter·mental health·playfulness·Reducing Work-Related Stress·suicide survivor·yodeling pickle
The State of Giggle On
February 4th, 2010 · 17 Comments · Confessions, Suicide Awareness
Anybody still out there? Bueller. Bueller. Anyone?
Giggle On Land
As many of you noticed, I’ve been underground for a while. I haven’t had much energy or desire to spend time in Giggle On Land. This is not because I’m depressed or worse, because I’ve stopped laughing.
I am perfectly content at present and thanks to my new [...]
