Free Advice: Laugh!

You want to have a good time? Open question, I know.

Go see a kid’s movie. There is nothing better than sitting in a theater listening to the unbridled giggling of children. Their laugh makes everything okay almost instantly.

That’s exactly what I did yesterday. I really liked the first Despicable Me movie when it was released a few years ago. Steve Carell’s character and voice work is so good. And who doesn’t like those yellow minions? I am waiting for them to get their own movie series anytime now.

So I go to the Carmike 14 by my house. Get my popcorn and soda and settle into my seat. I knew it was going to be an uplifting, laughing time after the first preview ran. That theater was full more laughter than most comedy clubs. And it was the roll on the floor; belly laughs that instantly make you smile.

I am not a ‘laugh out loud’ person. I love a good joke; a funny moment. But rarely will I laugh out loud at it. But the stage was set by being in a room full of kids between 4 and 10 – their laughs were infectious. Before too long, I found myself laughing out loud at many of the scenes in the movie.

Free advice: If you want to take a two hour escape from the craziness of your life – go see a kids movie and allow yourself to laugh.