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“If you can find humour in anything,
you can survive it.” - Bill Cosby
Laughter is physically good for you
like a vitamin - it relieves muscle tension, improves your memory, boosts your
immune system and helps prevent heart disease; among other things. It’s worth
it to even fake laughter at your boring friend's "unfunny" jokes. It
calms you down, why deny yourself the pleasure? A little drop of healthy humour
will settle things down between friends after a bitter argument, faster than
anything I know. Irrespective of the weight of that burden, it’s shattered
under the strength of a generous dose of healthy humour - humour makes burdens
light keeping them from crushing us.
Just in case you're one of those who
find almost every joke not funny enough, here are a few pointers to (help) make
you laugh.
1. Think of something you find funny.
Not surprisingly, the easiest way to laugh is to think of something that you
personally find very amusing. This can be useful for those occasions where
everybody but you is laughing at a joke. Hear Agnes Repplier, "We cannot
really love anybody with whom we never laugh"
2. Smile: If you do want to fake or create
a laugh, start with a smile. Scientists have found that genuine laughter is
almost accompanied by the contraction of about 15 facial muscles, most of which
are the same you use when you smile, it can actually put you in a better mood
and make you more apt to laugh. Smiling has been shown to make you feel good;
therefore a smile precedes laughter, as you have to feel good before you laugh.
3. Laugh at the appropriate time.
Genuine laughs almost always begin at the end of a phrase or sentence.
4. Watch one of your favourite
comedies, or ask your friends for a funny movie they have recently watched. You
could go watch it with them for more laughs.
5. Talk about something cheerful or
funny.
6. Have your own sense of humour too.
Make your own joke - something that is truly funny to you.
Laughter is contagious. It’s also
beneficial to life and relationships. Laughter reduces stress and tension. Laughter
stimulates the immune system. Laughter increases natural painkillers in the
blood leading to a decrease in systemic inflammation. Laughter reduces blood
pressure and lifts your spirits. Laughter brings couples closer - it keeps a
relationship fresh. Jay Leno puts it thus, “You can’t stay mad at somebody who
makes you laugh.”
Our emotional, spiritual and
physical health improves with daily doses of joy in the Lord. So today make
sure you take some time to laugh and rejoice. Joy, smiles, gratitude and
laughter are perfect medicines for our soul, available to everyone without
negative side effects. Why not give yourself a generous dose of laughter today?
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