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The Woman Who Laughed a Lot
It drove her husband cuckoo bananas
When the wars finally ended there was the matter of how to live in peace. This was something new which Miranda had no experience with.
Miranda had never lived in total peace before. She had never lived without the incessant noise of her mind. Silence and stillness were wonderful but it took a lot of getting used to.
She found herself laughing a lot. Whenever she came upon a situation that she had always reacted to in the past by excessive analysis and mental debate, she now realized that life was so much easier without that. Instead of reacting to circumstances she instead simply responded.
Being stuck in traffic used to drive her crazy. Now it was an opportunity to smile and relax and look around her.
And when she looked around her she saw people reacting the way she used to. And this made her laugh.
With the heavy weight of her thinking gone Miranda was able to truly start FEELING again. When she came home from work she no longer needed that beer to wind down with. And at work nothing seemed to bother her anymore, not even some of the irritating people she worked with. Before, those people pissed her off. Now they made her smile or laugh.
