tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post2659282359585363899..comments2023-10-16T06:52:23.061-04:00Comments on Notes From The Outside: LaughterBrandonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12704525078859327898noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-66261350454151594292011-04-22T08:09:07.158-04:002011-04-22T08:09:07.158-04:00I guess I just mean it's easier to laugh when ...I guess I just mean it's easier to laugh when others are around, with the banter and jokes. Watching, listening, ore reading comedy or funny things is only a slight remove from actual human contact, by the way. <br /><br />As for the second paragraph: I'm alone all the time, very comfortable with it, often prefer it. I was speaking of times when I feel lonely.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12704525078859327898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-43849931785743508742011-04-22T04:54:27.209-04:002011-04-22T04:54:27.209-04:00Gosh, I laugh just as heartily when I'm alone ...Gosh, I laugh just as heartily when I'm alone as when I'm with others. Of course, I spend most of my time by my lonesome by choice. If I get the giggles or burst out in hysterical laughter, it's really not important if I'm with others or not. Laughter (in and of itself) is great medicine.The Rambling Taoisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04730292897416827840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3810514527237098008.post-72096746828904956302011-04-21T23:29:48.029-04:002011-04-21T23:29:48.029-04:00We may be a social species, but we also have some ...We may be a social species, but we also have some kind of consciousness of ourselves as individuals, so there is always this tension. Some cultures emphasize the social, some the individual. You need to be comfortable in both settings. <br /><br />Actually I laugh a lot when I'm alone. I enjoy my own company.baroness radonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14593108634484542286noreply@blogger.com