Everyday life just goes ‘tick + tock’ with hardly anything to notice.

Then one day … BOOM

In a matter of seconds life is turned upside down by unforeseen circumstances.

My partner has been in hospital for nearly a month now following a cycling accident where he sustained a head injury. He is making good progress but is going to need a long rehabilitation.

The world stops … for him … for me … and for his family and friends as we all come together to support him through this ordeal.

In order to help him recover I need to build up and use my inner strength.

We’ve all heard the wise words – ’don’t try to give from an empty cup’.  This means that the main carers need to look after themselves FIRST to give their best selves to the person in need.  The carer needs to be strong to help the person needing the care gain the best recovery.

Everyone has their ‘go to’ place to re-charge.  It could be listening to music, visiting an art gallery, being out in nature.  Two of mine are walking and cycling.  For me, by far the most important is daily Laughter Yoga.  I can access it anywhere, any time … on my own or with others … sometimes through an App.

There have been times this month when I felt helpless and distraught and then I’ve joined an online Laughter Yoga session, and I have felt my spirit lift in seconds.

I know I have said this many times in previous posts about how Laughter Yoga builds effective resilience … it REALLY DOES.

Yesterday, I took a day off from hospital visiting to walk on Clent Hills and, by the Four Stones at the top, I took the opportunity to do this laughter video.

No-one knows what other people are going through and if they could harness the power of laughter, it might not change their circumstances, but it would help change the way they look at their situation more positively.