But, even having been a stand-up comic for the past 10 years and truly valuing humor, I don't believe it is the laughter itself that brings forth the restoration we crave. Laughter is good. Laughter is essential to all of our life systems. But laughter, alone, is not the key. Laughter is, instead, a pathway that leads us to true healing powers.
Laughter is a glimpse of the passion that exists in our lives.
It is that passion, that deep love and embracing of life that cures both our bodies and souls. Passion, in this society, is not something we're told to look for within our own lives. Unless we have a certain combination of those things we are not encouraged to love our lives. For the struggling patient of cancer or some other chronic disease that love of life seems even further away. Inner strength is lost before it can even start.