When Pain Strikes LAUGH BACK!

LAUGHTER WARS!

I feel the force in you—
Or is that your belly laugh?
But it's so funny—or is it?
I feel such pain in you.

You've hidden much from the world,
And yet the world loves you for it.
Unconditionally, unseen, like a dream—
Wake today and feel this love too.

How?

LAUGH! Smile—Take a while.
Hug a joke—F**K being broke!
Your health issues—LMFAO!!
Those pimples, they're twinkles—
Of love; laugh it in and out.

Oh and F**K those daily chores—
Today it's laughter wars!

When Pain Strikes LAUGH BACK!

🌱 Seeded by CJB today

There are moments when life doesn't just knock, it slams. When the weight of mind's troubles presses in, and the idea of "happiness" feels like a foreign language. We've all been there. You've been there. I've been there. My own journey from trauma survivor to thriver wasn't a neatly paved path; it was a messy, often hilarious, excavation project.

And in that digging, sometimes the most profound truth I unearthed wasn't a profound thought, but a guttural, uninhibited laugh.

It might sound counter-intuitive, even a little mad. How can you laugh when your heart aches, when worries cling like shadows, or when the mundane weight of daily life feels unbearable? Because laughter, my friends, isn't just a reaction to joy. It's an ACT. A defiant, earthy, soul-shaking act of choosing to move energy.

This is a Soul Act. Not a polite chuckle, but a robust, sometimes absurd, belly laugh that sends a clear message to the pain: "I feel you, but you don't own me. Not today."

My new poem hints at this raw, almost shocking truth:

I feel the force in you— Or is that your belly laugh? But it’s so funny—or is it?

Pain can have a force, a gravity. But so can your response to it. When you feel that tightening in your chest, that familiar ache of old wounds, or the sheer frustration of daily life, that's precisely when your soul is asking for something different. It's asking for a pivot, a wild, unpredictable shift.

I feel such pain inside you. You’ve hidden much from the world, And yet the world loves you for it. Unconditionally, unseen, like a dream— Wake today and feel this love too. How? LAUGH! Smile—take a while.

The world does love you for all that you are, hidden parts and all. This isn't fluff; it's the foundational truth of "LOVE * EVERYTHING * TODAY!" And sometimes, tapping into that universal, unconditional love isn't about deep meditation. It's about a primal, visceral release. It's about letting the light in through the cracks, even if those cracks are formed by a convulsion of laughter.

Let's get real. Some days, the "love everything" part feels like a cosmic joke. Your health flares up. Bills pile high. That nagging voice in your head won't quit. And that's exactly where the Soul Act of "LAUGH BACK!" comes in. It's about saying:

Hug a joke—F**K being broke! Your health issues—LMFAO! Those pimples? They’re twinkles— Of love; laugh it in and out. Oh, and F**K those daily chores— Today it’s laughter wars!

This isn't about ignoring the pain or pretending it's not real. It's about acknowledging it, feeling it, and then choosing a different response. It’s taking the power back, even for a moment. It’s saying, "Yes, this sucks, but I am bigger than this suck. I am capable of joy, even in the midst of it." This is the raw honesty of "earthy soul happiness."

When you invite that irreverent, defiant laughter in, you're planting seeds. Seeds of resilience. Seeds of perspective. Seeds that break through the hardened soil of despair and allow something new to grow. You're actively transforming the energy of the pain into something lighter, something that expands your capacity for joy.

So, the next time pain strikes, don't just brace for impact. Don't just absorb the blow. Try this radical Soul Act: LAUGH BACK! Let it be awkward. Let it feel forced at first. But feel that energy shift, that defiant pulse within you. Because when you do, you're not just surviving; you're thrivin' and growing real soul happiness, today.

Let it root. 🌱

Right. Gotta grow! 🌱
Lots of love,
CJB 💚