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“The human race has only one really effective weapon - laughter.” – Mark Twain

How did this video get nearly 100 million views on You Tube?

It’s because there is something charismatic about this kiddo that makes everyone smile. When we watched it, we smiled from ear to ear. When someone enjoys themselves deeply, their joy is contagious.

How do you gift laughter? You bring funny into the presence of someone else. You tell a joke about yourself. You intentionally quote a movie that takes your company back a few years. You live thoughtfully. You allow someone to escape dire events and become fully enveloped in joy.

What does it look like to intentionally seek laughter? Watch your favorite comedy. Start writing about things you did in high school. Ask your friends about their favorite comedian. Spend more time with the most ridiculous person you’ve ever met. Teach a toddler to say funny phrases.

Here are three tweets from honorary deers this week celebrating laughter:

@DaveJaworski Thankful for great friends and laughter.

@TormentedOne Laughter is the brush that sweeps away the cobwebs of the heart.

@HeidiRichards “The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” E E. Cummings

Laughter is contagious.

Who can you give the gift of laughter to? Each year, Dancing Deer gives the Gift of Laughter through a Gingerbread House tour to the Boston area family homeless shelters. We hope to bring awareness within the community while spreading laughter and cheer along the way.

See the official Dancing Deer Gingerbeard House kit