Mary Anne Radmacher: WE LAUGH TO SURVIVE

WE LAUGH TO SURVIVE A medical intuitive named Sherry interviewed me last week. She sounded about thirty-five or so. I loved listening to her voice. She did not speak fast but her speech had a lilting quality to it. I said, "You sound as if you are always on the verge of breaking out into laughter." She immediately confessed she was. She said a great deal of laughter was one of her keys to staying young and healthy. I was civil enough not to immediately ask her age (although I stilled the question, "Exactly how old ARE you?). Imagine my surprise a few moments later when she made a time reference that pegged her at least seventeen years older than me. At around 70 - with an active yoga practice, counseling practice and national radio show - I guess that laughter thing's done a good job at keeping Sherry young. 

-  Mary Anne Radmacher