The Art of Laughing Together

Last week our television was like the government (not working). Instead of doing a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick on it, my wife and I decided to go to bed. Because let's face it when you go all Walker Texas Ranger on your television nobody wins.

Jon Acuff had posted this tweet a few hours earlier. 

I thought Brian Regan was an Indie singer. Since Jon hasn't led me astray with music yet, I checked him out. We had a horrible week and I thought some sweet Indie tunes might help ease our frustrations (or help the tears flow more freely, but whatever). 

That shows my ignorance. 

The channel came with a warning of possible explicit material. I wondered if Jon listened to gangsta Indie or something. Turns out it was a comedy channel.

We listened for a minute. And just when I was about to turn the channel, my wife laughed. 

There is no sweeter sound to me then my wife's laughter, so I left it. Before we knew it an hour had passed with us laying in bed in the dark (without me putting any "Biblical" moves on her) and laughing together.

It'll be a night I'll always remember. 

We need to laugh more. All the stress lifted for a while and we were able to just be.

Married people need to laugh more together.

Unmarried people need to laugh more together, too.

So for this Biscuit and Gravy Friday, it's being recommended that you create a Brian Regan channel on Pandora and listen with your spouse or with a friend. Or perhaps rent a comedy. Just laugh together and just be for a little while.

Just enjoy hearing one another laughing. We always laugh harder when we share it with someone else. It'll do wonders for your soul.