"Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face." - Victor Hugo
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| Daily Dose |
Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a "terminal illness". He had six months to live, with a 1 in 500 chance of recovery. He could see that worry, depression and anger in his life contributed to, and perhaps helped cause, his disease. He wondered, "If illness can be caused by negativity, can wellness be created by positivity?" Well, let's find out. So, he decided to make an experiment of himself. Laughter was one of the most positive activities he knew. He rented all the funny movies he could find: Keaton, Chaplin, Fields, the Marx Brothers and rented the films. He read funny stories. He asked his friends to call him whenever they said, heard or did something funny. He had so much pain he couldn't sleep. He discovered a 10 minutes dose of laughter relieved his pain for several hours. Amazingly, Cousins didn't only recover, but went on to live another 20 happy, healthy and
