If laughter is the best medicine, then friendship is the prescription.

Do you have a friend with an unforgettable laugh?

When was the first time you heard it?

And is that laugh still in your life?

Think of it now.

Are you smiling?

Do you have a WhatsApp thread like Sara's or a friend like Rick?

How often do you keep in touch?

How many messages per month do you exchange?

What do you talk about?

What do you talk about with these people?

Laughter. It’s the universal connector, the antidote to distance, and the secret sauce for surviving life’s absurdities.

The next time you hear a friend’s laugh try to be mindful that you are building resiliency.

Go ahead, laugh out loud.

It’s contagious, and it just might be the core memory you didn’t know you needed.

Find your Rick, Martin and Sara.

If that special someone isn’t IN your life at the moment, just pick up the phone and call them.

UPDATE (27 May 2025)

My friend Cecelia sent me a text scolding me for not including her laugh in this post. LOL.

Here she is. Hope you enjoy it as much as I have 🧐 for the last 30 years.