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Well! As I wrote – yesterday’s HA HA Helen of LAFOLOT Mobile Healthy Happy Hour success … did not flow over into this evening! ha ha

gotta ROLL with the WIND GUSTS – especially when –
even after you use your car as a wind-shield – and set up your tent
- it collapses on you as you are attaching the deflated Smiley Face Balloon to a hanger with pants clips .. ahahahaha – what can I say – I’m innovative!

So – I managed to get the tent down – set up my signs –
but traffic was flowing beautifully (nice for the drivers) – no backed up traffic as an audience, today. Clear, sunny skies and THE MOST HORRENDOUS WIND GUSTS I’ve felt in awhile!

My new signs: [promoting my MOTIVATIONAL speaking and DRIVE YOURSELF HAPPY campaign]

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MOTOR-
VATION (motivation, get it? *wink wink) ahahahahaha relating to my DRIVE YOURSELF HAPPY campaign…

and

*Smile!
YOU’RE
GREAT!
were being blown down to the ground from the wind gusts.

Another motivational moment where I needed to turn it around and give myself a *pat on the back – for at least getting out there and trying.

Sometimes I just BLOW MYSELF AWAY! ahahahahahahahaha *whoooosh!

…stay tuned

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Living BOLD and in ITALICS!
Live Life! Laugh Often!
www.lafolot.com

WOW! WOW! WOW! – A VERY SUCCESSFULL HEALTHY-HAPPY HOUR!

What a WONDERFUL evening filled with magical, fun, healthy results at my LAFOLOT HEALTHY HAPPY HOUR – FREE SMILES & LAUGHS DRIVE-THRU!

After 2 days of chilly, overcast, windy-rainy weather, THE SUN CAME OUT!
The SKY CLEARED!

As I set up my signs, I noticed bright, yellow dandelions by each sign! I had to take a photo!

As I sat waiting for the traffic to build, I saw a YELLOW butterfly visit the YELLOW Dandelions. It brought a SMILE to my face, as it flittered from one flower to the next.

Two Bees visited, taking the same path as the earlier butterfly.

Then, there was a commotion with 3 crows and a smaller bird. I couldn’t figure out what was wrong. I looked up and saw, A HAWK! It was sitting directly above my chair on the lamp post and power line pole! WOW! How magnificent!

I got out my cell phone camera and took two photos.

I was IN A-MAZE-MENT of all the wonderful, beautiful expression of LIFE going on all around me! The Sun, the clouds, the blue sky, the dandelions, butterfy, bees, crows, hawk and then came: THE SMILES, LAUGHS, BEEPS

and best of all? Three of the DAIRY QUEEN Ice-Cream and Grille employees crossed the busy road to TAKE A PHOTO with the NEAT LADY they saw across the road – sitting and collecting Smiles and Laughs with her SMILE Spatula and occassional clown nose!

Priceless, Blessed, Beautiful, Magical moments.

Ah! The wonder of it all. In gratitude -

Highlighted, Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Live Life! Laugh Often!
Live Life in A-MAZE-MENT!
www.lafolot.com

Being a motivational speaker and laughter wellness facilitator, I found the priceless gift of a SMILE the past two years.

I had wanted a place to set up a FREE Smiles & Laughs Drive-thru – but it was a whim, or so I thought!

I got the opportunity to set one up at a local Thai Restaurant who wanted to attract more customers by allowing me to set up my ‘stuff’ in their parking lot – during rush hour traffic that backs up in front of their place.

Well! There I planted my ‘H’ signs in the grass on either side of the ENTER lane into the parking lot.

HAPPY HEALTHY HOUR and the other sign: FREE SMILES & LAUGHS DRIVE-THRU

So I sit or stand with a smile planted on my face, holding my GIFT from a friend: a Smile Spatula.

The reward? What a THRILL I get when I receive a wave, smile or double-take!

Today, a young motorcyclist driving a black/yellow painted bike and wearing black/yellow riding gear – gave me a helmet NOD as he drove by! Woo Hoo! How ‘em I doin’? ;o)

My signs are yellow background with black lettering. My business magnetic bumper display is Yellow Background with Black Letters ‘Live Life! Laugh Often!’

When I went out to get ready to sit down, I had left my Yellow Smile Spatula sitting upright.

I saw a big, MAGENTA COLORED SPLAT on it! I had to LAUGH OUT LOUD! and SMILE! too.

I had been blessed with good luck and great complimentary color – by a FOWL FLY BY! ha ha

I’m told this is a sign of good luck! Driving home, I was behind an SUV that had a magnetic display on the back that read: OGW – underneath it noted ‘One Good Woman’ HA HA!

Yes! I AM! I affirmed! and Lucky, too! [I received two contacts today for possible future gigs.]

AIN’T THAT LUCKY! BIRD POOP DOESN’T LIE! ;o)

Live Life! Laugh Often! and look straight ahead, not up – you never know when LUCK will FLY by!

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Live Life in a-MAZE-ment!

The SMILE PROJECT has dubbed 10-10-10 ‘SHARE A SMILE DAY!’

As HA HA Helen of LAFOLOT – I grew, in a healthy way, with my Socialization skills, by developing the: HA HA HELEN SMILE CAMPAIGN! Along with slogans such as: ‘Drive Yourself Happy and SPREAD SMILES BY THE MILES’ as well as ‘Light the World with SMILE POWER!’ and my favorite – ‘FLASH Someone … a SMILE!’

I was inspired this morning, by a song pouring into my mind which I have called: SHARE A SMILE TODAY [words and music by Helen Szollosy]. See the words at my SHARE A SMILE SONG page or hear and see it sung by clicking here.

I like the number 10 because it makes your mouth look like a SMILE when it is pronounced! Try it: 10-10-10 ;o)

I like October because it has two Os in it which can be SMILEY faces!
October 1st is also a day to celebrate smiling!

So with all the Os and the 3 Zeroes – which can be smiley faces in 10-10-10 –
it’s a GREAT month to honor the healthy effects of SMILING on the body, mind, and socialization aspects!

I have seen a person grow inches taller, their face light up, and a smile and hello automatically pop out of them just because of receiving a closed mouth smile from me. IT WARMS MY HEART!

It started out as a scientific experiment for me. But, like the scene in THE GRINCH THAT STOLE CHRISTMAS – where ‘his heart grew 10 times bigger that day …’ – such was it with me: I learned the more I smiled and saw the HEART WARMING response from others – my own heart started to soften and warm!

A-MAZ-ING THING – SMIL-ING!

May you have a smile-filled day – both in your heart and soul and activities!

Ha Ha Healthily Healing Helen – one smile at a time
Living Life in A-maze-ment!
Live Life Laugh Often!
Spread those Smiles by the Miles!
FLASH someone …. a SMILE!
Light the world with SMILE POWER!
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mmm… tasting … tasting … needs a pinch more Ha Ha, Ho Ho and Hee hee!

While stopping in to dine at Olive Garden this evening -
I had a fun talk with the 3 Hostesses who greeted me with SMILES at the door.
I told them I like the Olive Garden White Shirt and Black Pants uniform –
but
the TIE had to go! It’s soooo long and draws the eye downward -

I said if they had to wear ties, they needed to be fresh fruit or vegetable print – and just a bit shorter – to be bright, cheery and not elongate the upper torso.

They then said they would like SMILE print on their ties and that they should be designed by HA HA HELEN! I laughed and said I would make a recommendation to Olive Garden Corporate Office and create a commercial with the theme:

Stop in at OLIVE GARDEN – STAY AND SMILE AWHILE ;o)
The one hostess said: YES! and gave me a HIGH FIVE!

Once seated, there was a FUN, JAZZY version of the 1920s-30s era song: BLUE SKIES playing on the P.A. system. It made me wanna ‘DANCE IN MY SEAT!’
I joked with one of the servers about it and she was walking in a peppy step to it, agreeing with me.

Then, I see a ‘Manager in Training’ outside the window –
he is ‘eyeballing’ the bushes, and ‘with precision-like approach’ snip, snipping the ‘bad or unnecessary’ stuff off the bushes! ha ha ha

It was AMAZING to watch! First I was just amazed and interested.
Then, it got to be SO DARN CUTE! I was FASCINATED watching him –
like an artist at a Picasso painting –
Step back – eyeball – use his hand or clipping tool to measure, judge and
step forward to snip out the uneven twig, etc.

I had the servers stop and watch him, I was giggling out loud!
It was like someone had set off a SILLY BOMB in the place!

I got to SAVOR the wonderfull Parmesan Portobello Mushroom Sauce on the Penne Pasta – as well as: SAVOR THE SILLINESS!

So I guess my food was spiced with a bit of: HA HAs, HO HOs and Hee HEEs!

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Smiling as I type this – remembering it all
LIVE LIFE! LAUGH OFTEN!
and don’t forget to add some SILLY spice to your day!

Gotta LAUGH! At myself! On a regular basis!
I tell people and write all the time: ‘I teach what I need to learn and share the CREATIVE ways I work through my LAUGHABLE Life Lessons!

Many people that meet me say they can see how ‘Passionate’ I am about what I do. What do I do? My intention is to Motivate and Inspire others through speaking, singing, writing and laughter wellness!

So, when I left my State Government job after 28 1/2 years – on a LEAP OF FAITH – with the strong, passionate intention to:

1) Teach all that I had learned by making use of all the wonderful ‘mental/emotional health support offered by my wonderful medical plan

2) Teach laughter wellness, Good-Hearted Living (Steve Wilson), and how to use Creative HEALTHY Triggers and ways to ‘get through a work day’ to my fellow State Employees – as a Commonwealth Vendor

I, once again, was given the opportunity to FORGIVE myself and others due to the hurt I felt when a negative, non-accurate (due to leaving out information about laughter wellness) article was written about my PASSION, of all things!

In my excitement to help others with a creative, medically endorsed/proven health & wellness tool known as Laughter Wellness, Laughter Therapy or Laughter Yoga – I never dreamed it wouldn’t be embraced by others – especially an investigative reporter trained to DIG for the FACTS.

But, alas, that’s what happened. So the HEALING from the HURT began. I started with instant FORGIVENESS. HA HA! ‘I’ had the last laugh! My hurt turned to anger and frustration as I was marked as a non-favorable Commonwealth Vendor – marked as ‘one to not hire’ for FEAR of our local paper pouncing on ‘the waste of tax dollars on a comedienne.’

Well – that was the Summer of 2009, it is now October 2010 and I am BEING BLESSED with the OPPORTUNITY to MOVE PAST THE HURT, THE ANGER and allowing a “Health Section” reporter from the same paper to ‘come into my home’ to interview me about Laughter Wellness.

Biting nails, holding in anxiety, wanting so badly for the FACTS to be printed –
and ‘alas’ – I know I have VERY LITTLE control over what the reporter will write.

But – what is MOST IMPORTANT to me:

1) FORGIVE MYSELF for my ‘human’ way of dealing with it all
2) FORGIVE the newspaper, editor and investigative reporter that I ALLOWED to take me through feelings of hurt, anger, and frustration.

This is HA HA ‘Living HUMANLY’ Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Living Life! and Laughing Often!
Choosing – for this moment – FORGIVENESS

If you’re still not convinced of the Power of a Positive thought, a shared SMILE or Healthy Laugh; perhaps this excerpt from an article by:

Mark Waldman and Andrew Newberg, MD (Neuroscientific studies at Penn
State University) will help! Amazing stuff!

“This interpersonal Law of Attraction is based on the principle of neural
resonance. When you observe another person’s face and body language and listen
to the tone of voice, your brain begins to MIRROR the neural activity of the
other person’s brain. Psychologists call this empathy – a partial grasping of how the other person thinks and feels.

If we follow (Ernest) Holmes’ advice and EMBODY positive thoughts and feelings,
other people will neurologically resonate to our peaceful, happy state. Neurochemicals that stimulate bonds of friendship and intimacy are released and when this occurs, we become more socially cooperative, responding with generosity, compassion, and fairness. In the field of neuroeconomics, this is known as RECIPROCAL ALTRUISM.”

…FACE uh I mean FASCINATING stuff! ;o)

Smiles, twinkling eyes, holding a positive thought, sharing a ‘light’ moment of healthy laughter, gets shared more than we know …

NOW WE KNOW! ;o)

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Living in AWE of it ALL!
Live Life! Laugh Often!
www.lafolot.com

Wow! What a day of Xtreme, Xtra-special Synchronicity!

After 3 attempts, my MOBILE LAFOLOT – HEALTHY HAPPY HOUR event produced visible success! YES! The backed-up, rush hour traffic gave me plenty of willing participants with whom to share Healthy SMILES and some LAUGHS!

I even sold a ME! T-shirt to a local business man walking by; as well as had a DRIVE THRU inquirer to WHAT was I ALL ABOUT?

The irony about the drive thru soul was; he was taking a balloon home for his teen daughter’s birthday; and had just come from a work event where they received t-shirts that had the words: KEEP SMILING written on the upper back!
I gave him a Stress Reliever Pinwheel, my TIME TO LAUGH game sheets (one for his teen daughter) and my SMILE Campaign game sheet.

Some folks rolled down their car windows to share a big, bright smile!
Some folks smiled, waved, nodded or beeped as they drove by!
It was WONDERFUL, HEALTHY interaction for their drive home after a day at work or school!

THEN! Here’s the Xtreme synchronicity part! I had stopped at a local grocery store earlier in the day to get approval to Camcord – Grocery Aisle Dancing – for The Levity Project’s latest micro-movement. I specifically asked if a fun, fan, cashier worker named ‘Anika’ would be working that evening. The courtesy desk wasn’t sure but said I was welcome to come back.

XTREME SYNCHRONICITY! As I had on my turn signal to turn left through non-stop, busy traffic to get to the store – an SUV stopped and a hand waved at me to ‘go ahead’.

After I turned, the SUV followed behind me into the grocery store parking lot.

I found a PERFECT close parking spot near the entrance and the SUV had to park farther away. I got out, opened my back car door to get out some LAFOLOT Smiley Face Bookmarks to give to anyone who would be willing to DANCE WITH ME in the AISLES. I also had my camcorder with me.

As I closed the car door – who is walking towards me in the parking lot?
ANIKA! The fun, fan, of LAFOLOT Cashier! She was NOT in her work clothes!
I LOOKED IN AMAZEMENT! I said: ‘I can’t believe this! I came here SPECIFICALLY to find out if you were working!’ I said: ‘It’s GREAT you aren’t in your work uniform so there are no restrictions!’

I explained the project to her and she was ALL FOR THE GROCERY STORE AISLE DANCING. I asked her if she minded if it was just the two of us if we couldn’t find anyone else? – No problem! [Here's the video!]

XTREME SYNCRONICITY NO. 2 – She was with her dad! He didn’t want to dance, but he agreed to be the videographer!

HOW PERFECTLY, SYNCHRONISTICALLY, BEAUTIFUL WAS IT ALL?

My wish is that you – AND I – can see the BEAUTY of SYNCHRONICITY in ALL days – no matter what!

Blessing to all that come across this blog -

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Truly – Living Life in A-MAZE-MENT!
Live Life! Laugh Often!
www.lafolot.com

OK – so if you take acting classes – you learn to find personal thoughts, feelings, and mannerisms to take on an ‘on stage’ persona to make the character believable to the audience.

Many performers, sportsmen/women, singers, actors all do this to bring about the best enjoyment for their audiences. Think of Mohammed Ali and most recently Beyonce’ who noted: ‘takes on the persona of a character known as Sasha Fierce’ when on stage.

Well, there is a positive, healthy way to make use of this in everyday life. I’m not talking about denying your feelings and not being in touch with reality. There are just times when ‘ACTING AS IF’ can help to take you from Gloomy Gus mode to a more positive outlook mode.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE bicycle riding, the challenge of conquering a steep hill and then WHOOOOOSH! feeeeeeling the reward by flying down the other side of the hill; especially on country roads with little traffic.

I was driving up, down, up, down a curvy, fun road today – it’s a BEAUTIFUL weather day in late September. Car windows open, breeze flowing in through the windows, sun shining – I was DRIVING MYSELF HAPPY!

Then, I thought of a FUN Name! and Alternate Persona to FIT the moment!

PHUN RIDINGWEATHER! At that moment, in the car, with a smile on my face, in my heart and in my soul – I WAS – PHUN RIDINGWEATHER!

So to add a new pitch to the ACT AS IF or FAKE IT UNTIL YOU MAKE IT philosophy – take it a step further and get in touch with your: James Bond, Sasha Fierce, Alice Cooper or whoever you wish to dream up and let out!

On a cold, winter day – wanting a beautiful Spring or Summer drive – without even leaving my home – I can get in touch with the PHUN PHEELINGS AND PHABULOUS HEART AND SOUL WARMING character known as PHUN RIDINGWEATHER.

‘Go on and take a free ride…yeah yeah yeah yeah …’ It’s all in how you choose to FEEL. It’s all about CHOICE. You know, you can also use this method for dealing with overpowering personalities in the workplace or other areas of everyday life!

Feeling mousy? Imagine yourself taller, in a power business suit and taking on Donald Trump! Then go in and talk to your boss about that raise! For example.

Just THINK of all the ways you can apply it in your life!

Feeling groovy … just kickin’ back on the cobblestones…
PHUN RIDINGWEATHER [see her in action, at this You Tube video!]
a.k.a. Highlighted, Healthy, Hollywood, Healing, Happenin’, Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT
Stay Sweet!
Live Life! Laugh Often!
Live Life in AMazement!
Live BOLD and in ITALICS!
www.lafolot.com

I decided to head out to Harrisburg PA’s riverfront park for the WOOFStock festival. It’s ‘Gone To The Dogs!’ I tell ya’! HA HA

I started to joke around with people as I walked up the riverfront path towards the festival. I held my arm out in front of me and said: ‘I’m walking my invisible dog, ‘BLANK.’ One woman said, as she walked by with her miniature dogs, ‘You’ll have a lot less trouble handling YOUR dog!’ LOL!

As I got to the entrance, about 6 teenage kids were sitting on a cement wall. I said: ‘Would you like to meet my invisible dog, ‘BLANK?’

The one girl said: ‘Get him off me! Get him off me! He’s trying to bite me!’ (Jokingly, of course)
One boy said: ‘Hey! He’s trying to take my food!’ LOL!

I laughed, and smiled and said: ‘GEEZ! Isn’t he doing anything positive or fun?’ LOL!

So I got my LAFOLOT Smiley face, positive statement bookmarks out and asked them if they’d each like one? I figured if they’re in school, they could use them.

They excitedly jumped up and each wanted one! One particular ‘young man’ *smile -
came right up to me to get one!

The one girl was so nice, she said: ‘Oh, I got two!’ I said: ‘That’s OK you can give one to someone else!’ She decided to keep it and smiled. I then asked the others if they wanted another one, THEY ALL DID!
Gotta LOVE thise bunch of TEENS! They were FUN, PLAYFUL, AND POLITE! As well as OPEN to interacting in a fun, healthy way! Very creative minded!

So then I told them I was a laughter leader and asked them how to say HELLO in Hawaiian? We did the ALOOOOHAAAAAA laugh! They did it freely and easily with me! I thanked them for ‘laughing and playing’ with me and continued walking my invisible dog: ‘BLANK’ LOL!

Ha Ha Helen Szollosy of LAFOLOT and her laughing dog – BLANK
out and about at WOOFStock -
Live Life! Laugh Often! and as they say: WAG MORE – BARK LESS
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