Free and Laughing

So many of us are in pain, misery and suffering. We feel that life is hard, that we deserve to suffer and that there is nothing else for us but the life we are currently living. Being present to the moments of joy in the perfect mango, observing the bough of a blossoming tree, releasing attachment to space at a jazz festival, accepting blackened toenails after completing a marathon, trusting the universe to take her children safely to another country or learning lessons of mother-love from a dance - Marguerite Orane suggests a different way of looking at ordinary life experiences, one that is detached, yet accepting, and rooted in trust and love. When you live life this way, you are free to laugh, trust and love. Life becomes a big playground, full of fun, joy and learning. Yes, you fall, there are scrapes, cuts and bruises, but when you are free and laughing, you pick yourself up and play again. Everyone deserves to live - free and laughing!