Creativity and Humor
Have you heard of the new miracle drug called laughter? Have you thought of all the helpful things you can use laughter for? Now we all know that you can't avoid stress but we can limit the effect it has on us and our bodies. Being an optimist and being able to see positive is the first step in fighting stress. Now we add a big dose of laughter to this and we are on the right track.
Laughter activates the chemistry of the will to live. It decreases our stress hormones. Laughter stimulates the brain to enhance learning. It keeps the brain alert therefore we can retain information better. Laughter helps curb the damaging physical effects of stress.
Having the ability to laugh at stressful situations could even reduce the risk of heart disease. Laughter is a very powerful medicine that can lower our stress level, get rid of our anger and even unite our family in bad times. When we can laugh at ourselves and the situation most likely the problem will not seem to be as earth shaking as we had thought.
The good feeling we have after we have laughed can stay with us and give us comfort. Stress is connected with the way we think. It is not the situation that starts the stress, it is the way we think and the meaning we place on the situation. Laughter can help adjust the meaning so it will not seem so big or bad. If you feel tension coming on just have a good laugh. This is usually followed by a feeling of relaxation. Always try to laugh at situations as this will help improve our disposition.
Laughter is a healer. It is very important to our immune system. Recent studies have shown that laughter can lower blood pressure, stress levels and increase the feel good hormones called endorphins. A good belly laugh could be as good as a workout. A few minutes of each, laughter and physical exercise, each day would be a healthy lifestyle. This comes from stimulating the blood flow and helping your heart. Do you think you could have happiness without laughter? No way.
There is no way to have happiness with no laughter. You have to make your own. Making your own laughter pays big dividends. You will be more alert by improving your brain functions. Also, it will ease tension and stress while protecting the heart, lowering blood pressure and in general making you feel good and happy.
Have you ever thought about having a "Happy Bank"? This would be where you deposit happy events and laughs you would like to remember. You can make a deposit in your bank anytime you are willing to laugh. Try to add to this bank as often as you can. Then when you need a happy or funny event you can draw from the bank. This is a good memory bank to have and unlike a bank you put money in, it would never overdraw. Being happy and laughing should certainly improve the quality of our life. It is our daily task to find ways to make ourselves and others laugh and are happy. We need to keep an active relationship between our mind and our body.
To be kept active it must be practiced on a regular routine. Smiling, laughing, and being happy are wonderful habits to have. Using the habit will become so natural we will not even have to think about it. It will be a natural action or reaction. We can teach ourselves to laugh and see humor in any situation. We can control our thoughts and actions. We have a choice in being happy and laughing. We can be happy or not be happy. There is nothing to compare to a happy laughing person. Healthy humor comes from our own experiences, from our frustration, fears and triumphs. Healthy humor is one of acceptance and support. It shows the ways we are alike and increases our understanding and empathy. We do not laugh at one another but with one another. This kind of humor says that we are all in the same boat. Sharing humor is a form of ART.
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