from "Laughing your way to the good life":

Says Kathleen Lyons, founder of the Society for Ladies Who Laugh Out Loud :

"We all want to live well. I promise you if you add some belly laugh leisure to your life, you will live well."

Other pithy quotes from and about the Society Lady:

"Laughter is like human crazy glue. It changes the way we connect to people."

"In another funky exercise that had the audience waving colorful scarves and chanting 'I. Have. So much. To do,' Lyons got people laughing at themselves, probably because many in the audience felt it was true."

"Her work is spurred by memories of playfulness from childhood - one tale told of a second-grade report card that noted 'Kathy has quite a sense of humor. She will have to watch out for that.' The memories are augmented by a longing to know not only where that playfulness was lost, but how to recapture it. "

"We need the resume. We need the money. We need the positions. We need to support ourselves," Lyons said. "We all want to live well. I promise you if you add some belly laugh leisure to your life, you will live well."