Mitzi’s Happy

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Without going into any real detail, it has been suggested anonymously to me today that I need to stop laughing loudly.

My laugh is not negotiable. I’m not going to make myself less than my happiest self in the name of how someone else thinks I should be. My laugh has kept me alive for the past three years. It is probably the most authentic part of me right now, and my biggest strength as I work through years of trauma, abuse and neglect. It’s the thing about me that I’m sure of.

So no, that isn’t negotiable- I’m going to laugh as often and as loud as I need to, and you know – when people who are under stress come to me because they need a break from their situation and they know that we’re going to share a laugh and we’ll have gained some okayness with the world again- I’m going to feel good about that.

In short, I reject the notion that I should stop being so happy. That is all.