Stop what you’re doing! It’s time for a laugh!
It’s so much fun sharing a good laugh, isn’t it? It can even improve your health.Laughter is strong stuff. It draws people together in a way that triggers both emotional and physical changes in our bodies. It strengthens the immune system, lessens pain, boosts your mood, and protects you from stress.
As a kid, I laughed all the time. Life was so much fun. As an adult, life is so much more serious, and I find I’m just not laughing enough.
What I have found, is that you need to actively seek out more opportunities for laughter, and once you see these positive affects humor can have on your life, I bet you’ll be running to the nearest comedy club.
5 Things laughter can do for you- Reduce stress
- Increase resilience
Resilience is the ability to see failure as natural rather than as a negative outcome to something. Overall, resilient people are happier and even more successful.
Being able to recognize and acknowledge mistakes without getting frustrated or angry is a big part of developing resilience. Laughing at the mistakes you make helps you realize that making errors is all part of being human.- Forms social bonds
- Laughter solidifies relationships
- Laughter is a pain reliever
Now that you can see just how good laughter is for you, here are my tips on how to laugh more.
Bring more laughter to your life- Share laughs with your buddies. Spend time with people you find fun.
- Make humor a top priority when watching a comedy, listening to a comedian, or reading a funny book.
- Know when something isn’t funny. It’s never okay to laugh at the expense of someone else. Be careful with your humor and laugh with people, not at them.
- Life is funny. Remember that. The ability to laugh at yourself makes you attractive to other people and can be a big stress reliever. Find laughable moments in your day, share funny stories with your co-workers, and simply work to increase the power of laughter with everyone around you.
- Try laughter yoga and really get the belly muscles jiggling.
Find time to be silly and share the joy!
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3 users commented in " Is Laughter Really the Best Medicine? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackI LOVE this topic as well. LAUGHTER !!!! YES>>>>YES>>> we need more of that in EVERY area of our lives. People get so caught up in their egos and need to spend more time laughing about mistakes….differences……share fun stories……just don’t take ourselves so seriously …life is too short…we need fun & laughter !!!!!
Love this!
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