Remove guilt from your laughter.
Laughing is like eating, sleeping, walking; it is part of your humanity.
Part of what keeps you alive.
If you feel guilty when you are laughing after your loss please know that you shouldn’t. I personally know that the person you lost wants you to laugh. They want you to laugh so loudly that they can hear you from wherever they are. So give them what they want. Please.
Laugh and be present and know they can hear you.
And know that they are laughing with you.
Grief does not go away because you laughed out loud. I wish it did.
But what does happen is so extraordinary.
Life hears you laugh and comes closer.
Life takes your laughter and brings you joy in your life.
It is a signal for life to get more intimate with you.
It is a step towards living again.
Don’t let your laughter be forgotten.
– Christina Rasmussen
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Gina’s thoughts on life, death, and in between 