Broke Back, but Sober... Laughter Wins

His Starbucks Coffee had the name Patricia on it, his leftover food on his chair to the left of his foot was handed to him by a passerby, he broke his back.... but, he had humor and sobriety on his side.

Jason, who is on the streets of Seattle, Washington, knows that laughter helps him and others make it through the ups and downs in life.

A 2017 article in Forbes Magazine by David DiSalvo highlighted the pros to laughing and feeling good noting:

1. Laughter is an endorphin releaser

2. Laughter forms social bonds

3. Laughter fosters brain connectivity

4. Women typically laugh 126% more than men

5. Men usually instigate laughter

6. Laughter activates the release of the neurotransmitter serotonin

7. Laughter helps your heart... it has an anti-inflammatory

“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Continue to learn. Play with abandon. Choose with no regret. Laugh! Do what you love. Love as if this is all there is.”

— Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey

Aspire and Inspire

He is blind, but stands singing while skillfully playing his guitar at Pikes Place Market in Seattle. He is known as Strumming Blind Chad.

Success is not about money, it is about inspiring and aspiring to reach your goals, your potential. Perhaps that means learning to play a guitar when you are blind, learning to stand before others and sing... or in Chad's case, both.

“Don’t just create; create to change; change to improve; improve to increase. Aspire to inspire.
Don’t just fit in; make it a point to brighten your corner.”

— Israelmore Ayivor

He was put there to make you smile

I never know what I will see as I step from town to town. But, I never imagined that those who are homeless in Seattle, Washington would have such positive attitudes and great senses of humor. It was as if they were put in place to make those who passed smile.

“A good laugh overcomes more difficulties and dissipates more dark clouds than any other one thing.”

— Laura Ingalls Wilder