Happiness, Laughter &
Riches
by Janet S.
Lifshin
"Happiness is a butterfly.
When pursued, it is always
beyond your grasp,
but if you will sit down quietly,
it may alight upon
you."
- N. Hawthorne
The Billionaire Report is out and Bill Gates is it, the richest man in the
world. What does it mean to be rich?? How much money is enough??
This weekend I was touched by two events, one was participating in the
World Laughter Tour in Boca Raton and the other the TV movie about Bill Gates
and Steve Jobs (The Pirates of Silicon Valley – made for TV movie.). Both
affected me and made me think... who is the happiest person in the
world?
Several years ago, I was going along in my life making my simple life
dreams come true, one at a time, adopting a child, becoming a writer, working
with children - when my husband died. I was only 44 years old with a young
son. Although my husband had been ill for many years, my life was totally
changed in an instant.
Rebuilding was a process. I had gotten a computer to start a desktop
publishing business so I could be home with my family. I sat for a year looking
at this computer, playing solitaire and connecting with other widows and parents
on-line. I finally started my business, and there I met Vanessa Vendola who had
written a book The Seven Laws Of Laughter and wanted help bringing it to
the world.
I became fascinated with the topic of laughter and we formed an
organization called Laughter Unlimited. We had great plans for our
concept, but the world was not ready for us. After a year we both went on to
other projects, knowing that someday Laughter Unlimited would be
revived.
People commented on our laughs and even suggested we record them. When
people were around either one of us, they just had to laugh. We researched
laughter, presented talks at health shows, went to humor workshops and
conferences. We were inspired by Dr. Madan Kataria, who founded the laughter
clubs in India. When I found out he was going to be here in person, I had to be
there.
What happened was a powerful experience. I learned so much about laughter
and how it helps people find inner peace, happiness, and even love. I learned
that laughter is a physical act and humor is an emotional or mental act.
Vanessa laughed so hard and I laughed with her -- Dr. Kataria could not even
speak. He said that he has taught hundreds of thousands of people to laugh, but
never had he laughed so hard until he experienced our laughter.
Sunday night I watched the story of Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, the people
behind the computers, who came to be American legends. I could only wonder what
motivates people? I wondered what is the connection to wealth and happiness, if
there is one? The Chevron Billboards portray a car with the message –
Happiness – an inside job. How often is our happiness thought to come
from a new car, a new love or some other external thing of event?
What is true wealth – to have happiness, richness of the soul and heart,
money to fulfill one’s desires, to love and be loved. What is true happiness,
how can it be truly measured? Is it measured by how many smiles we have a day,
the satisfaction from our jobs, our lives, our family, our careers? What is true
happiness – is it an inside job that we reflect to the world around us? It
really is something to think about.
About The
Author
Janet Lifshin is co-owner of
Lighthearted Enterprises, Inc , a company dedicated to holistic healing and
education. Lighthearted Enterprises manufactures Colloidal Silver and
Oxycharge, Stabilized Liquid Oxygen. She and Vanessa Vendola have had three
laughter parties and (by popular demand) are planning a laughter tape. Janet’s
use of laughter for healing was mentioned on WPTV Channel 12 Health Report.
Janet has also been asked to do laughing classes, a planned class is " Love,
Laughter and Lifemates", how to find your soulmate and keep yourself. Janet can
be reached at 561-478-8380 or at
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