We Gotta Laugh! It's A Matter of Life and Breath!

For Catherine Lawrence, the Chief Laughter Officer of "Survival of the Funniest," LAM is a laughing matter. Actually, most everything is for her. Which means, there's a likely chance that if you attended her session, that you had a good laugh or two. Or three. Or more.

This crazy Canadian (and I say that with the utmost respect) believes that laughter and humor are vital survival skills to help you ride out the stresses and challenges you face dealing with LAM and life in general. I couldn't agree with her more.

She started attendees off with some big belly laughs. That is, she had everyone work to laugh hard from down low. It's amazing how infectious laughter really is. What may have started off as work likely soon came quite naturally. Did you know that one hundred deep belly laughs is about the same as working out for ten minutes on the rowing machine? And, I'm pretty sure your face looks a heck of a lot better during laughing than rowing!

Catherine wants to make sure that we always go to the place of "a ha" moments, or rather, "ha ha" moments because, she says, laughter is the currency of hope. (Speaking of laughter and currency, she's printed up some fantastic aprons and t-shirts with the slogan, "Nice Pair" right underneath a picture of two strategically placed lungs. They're reasonably priced and guaranteed to get you some extra attention.)

Painting LAM in the most positive way, whether it's using that three-letter acronym to remember that "Laughter Always Matters" or "Laughter Attracts Miracles", or whatever your brain conjures up, she wants us to take responsibility for and improve, our laugh life.

For anyone who dared not laugh in the early part of the session, she pulled out all the stops towards the end, re-emerging dressed up in a full lamb costume. Actually, it was a lamb costume with a red super-cape. Soon afterwards, all in attendance were up from their chairs and flying as they recited words from an Alicia Keys song, "Oh yes, I am Superwoman." Even the men there were superwomen for a shining moment.

And as she took questions, she was always ready with a comeback. Witness this exchange:
Attendee: "Well, aside from your bunny costume, I did want to ask..."
Catherine: "Oh, you think this is a bunny suit? No problem, after all, it is the Easter season, and the suit was on sale. And, well, if I put my apron on now, I'm a Playboy Bunny."

Laugh on lady!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Eden Pontz