A message to Team Giggle On participants and supporters:
With all the excitement and fun planned for Sunday (wait until you see all the clown noses), I want to take a few moments to share the serious and personal side of why I plan to walk for the Mental Health Association this Sunday.
This event is more [...]
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Walking for MHA, a personal story
October 22nd, 2009 · 1 Comment · Confessions, Giving Back, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Tags: Brandywine Park·depression·E-Racing the Blues·exercide and depression·improving mood·Jim·Mental Health Association·mental illness·physical activities·Rosie·suicide·Team Giggle On·Yoga
Grieve, Give, Giggle
October 7th, 2009 · 3 Comments · Confessions, Giving Back, Inspiration, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
Laughter, an Antidote to Grief
Neil Chethik, editor for the Open to Hope Foundation, posted a question to his contributing writers last week:
“How has giving helped you in grieving?”
My immediate thought was “Great Question” and I set about to write a brief synopsis about grieving, giving and giggling called, Using Laughter and Playfulness as an Antidote [...]
Tags: beer·clown nose·E-Racing the Blues·Empowered Yoga·Freebird·giggle·giving·grieving·Jim Thompson·laugh·Mental Health Association in Delaware·my truck·Neil Chethik·Open to Hope·remember·rock out·smile·Twin Lakes·WYSP
Reflections on World Suicide Prevention Day
September 9th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Confessions, Suicide Awareness, Yoga
September 10, 2009 is World Suicide Prevention Day
Does anyone care?
I do! I care.
My friend, Kelli Karlton, posted this orange image on her Facebook page today about World Suicide Prevention Day. Kelli works hard to raise awareness about this issue and I admire her dedication to educating the public.
Heart-breaking statistics you should know about
As I [...]
Tags: Brian Mishara·fake it until we make it·International Association of Suicide Prevention·Kelli Karlton·Laughter Yoga·mental illness·seek joy·WIIFN·World Suicide Prevention Day
- a foolish laugh with a short catches of the breath or voice; laughter in an uncontrolled, silly or giddy way; to laugh repeatedly with short spasmodic sounds in a light manner.