Laughing is Praying

Time spent laughing is time spent with the Gods. —Japanese proverb
Audio reading from "Laughter is Prayer"-- chapter excerpt from Strike a Chord of Silence

Full text for this chapter from "Strike a Chord of Silence" by CG Walters
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mom laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dieupham/2179238446/sizes/l/in/photostream/

by dieupham206
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dieupham/

Child laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12842205@N08/6019067180/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by cherie6c
http://www.flickr.com/photos/12842205@N08/

Laughing Together
http://www.flickr.com/photos/epler/518738305/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Jim Epler
http://www.flickr.com/photos/epler/

Laughing at the Beach
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigallyn/2989690311/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by craigallyn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/craigallyn/

Laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojakeman/2696053281/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Jo Jakeman
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojakeman/

laugh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/1424406218/sizes/z/in/photostream/
by guy schmidt
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shortfatkid/

Diabolical Laugh?
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyndarkly/4740355846/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Shyn Darkly
http://www.flickr.com/photos/shyndarkly/
Laughing Buddha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason_weemin/2091324084/sizes/o/in/photostream/
by JasonDGreat
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jason_weemin/

laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_theo_/4760352127/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by iamtheo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/_theo_/

Laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracewong/77582954/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by tom@hk | ??tomhk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/gracewong/

Laugh - Risada
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedeiwz/5277700354/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by @thedeiwz
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thedeiwz/

Laughing it up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhrphotography/232346875/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Haintso Rakouth
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hhrphotography/

Laughing at His Expense
http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/200382540/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by wnstn
http://www.flickr.com/photos/winstonavich/

Laugh it Up
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/1659426497/sizes/l/in/photostream/

by Orin Zebest
http://www.flickr.com/photos/orinrobertjohn/

laughing buddha
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fariac/2851593467/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by faria!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/fariac/

An open laugh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nseika/5357343662/sizes/o/in/photostream/
by nSeika
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nseika/

india laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62337512@N00/2665226890/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by apdk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/62337512@N00/

Sara laughing
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheany/3140436483/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by wheany
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheany/

Laugh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42dreams/2043724871/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Mel B.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42dreams/

good laugh
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29199562@N05/2730353783/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by charles.bukowsky
http://www.flickr.com/photos/29199562@N05/

Laughter
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kessiye/4182763139/sizes/z/in/photostream/
by BenedictFrancis
http://www.flickr.com/photos/kessiye/

Elaine and friends
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixwolfray/3775417609/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by bee wolf ray
http://www.flickr.com/photos/phoenixwolfray/

For crying out loud
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/2601053995/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by alancleaver_2000
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alancleaver/

Madre
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameelwinter/5362046794/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by jameelwinter
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jameelwinter/

Laughing! A young monk
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/4171362430/sizes/l/in/photostream/
by Wonderlane
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wonderlane/

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Replies

Arasinra February 16, 2012 at 6:19pm

♥
Arasinra February 16, 2012 at 6:01pm
Arasinra February 16, 2012 at 5:48pm
Arasinra February 16, 2012 at 5:42pm

Love ♥
Delilah7777 February 16, 2012 at 4:46pm

Laughing and smiling is a powerful way of sending good energy into this world - and within yourself :) I do believe that is could be looked at as a form of Praying or Meditating :)

Cool post Arasinra! :)