Benefits of Serious Laughter
Choose a joyful perspective
My sister is a great example of someone who always finds something to laugh about. She was having a rough day. Frustrated, she stopped at a coffee shop to take a break. There was a long line, which just added to her frustration. She got to the counter with my eighty-seven-year-old mother beside her, and said, “Give me two scotch and sodas on the rocks!” She has that funny sense of humor and is not afraid to do silly things at the drop of a hat. The look on the kid’s face behind the counter was priceless. Soon the rest of the people in the shop were all laughing.
When your day isn’t going as planned, laughing is an opportunity to take a breath and look at things from a new perspective. The power of humor, being joyful, is a choice we make. Take a break. I promise you’ll find something to smile about.
If you fail to use your humor tools to reduce the stress, the results can be fatal!
Stress and worry may cause insomnia, types of paralysis, nervous stomach, ulcers, premature aging, wrinkles, loss of concentration, heart disease, headaches, nervous breakdowns, high blood pressure, hair loss, fear, and weakness of the immune system. Okay, not all of these are fatal, but it can’t be healthy to live like this. Take a deep breath and look for the silly in the serious. We all have a choice to live our lives as we see fit. That’s where the answer lies—in the choices we make.
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