I feel like, unfortunately, in the past few years I've stopped laughing as much. (Depression'll do that,
I guess--even after you have it under control)--but I am slowly trying to get back my laughter!

When I was a kid I was the queen of belly laughs. I remember reading in a magazine that laughter
was good for building ab muscles, and I thought, "Well damn, my ab muscles oughta be something, then!"
I mean, seriously... a lot of times I wasn't even sure *why* I was laughing, i just felt compelled to do so.
I actually remember having to teach myself to tame my laughter... there must be some weird aspect
in my chart actually---because I would burst into laughter at really inappropriate moments, like once when
my cousin was stung by a bee. ??? I did learn how to keep from laughing at moments like those, though,
so that's good. :P

As an undergrad, my friend Jay described hearing my laughter as, "being blessed by a benevolent god."
Which is a super exaggeration, I'm sure, but I do have a distinct, robust, hearty laugh.

How 'bout you?

And if you have any tips for how I can reclaim my former Sagittarian Sun joy, let me know. ;) In the past year,
I can only remember maybe two good hearty laughs. Sigh. I'm getting some of that joy and optimism back,
but I feel like it's coming slowly. I miss that part of me...