Laughter can melt away stress like ice cream on a warm summer day.
Victor Borge, known as “The Clown Prince of Denmark” was an extraordinary comedian, conductor and pianist. He said: “If I have made a single person dry a tear of laughter, that is my reward.”
If you haven’t had a chance to see any of his performances, it’s hilarious and definitely brought more than one tear to my eyes.
Laughter tickles your soul and makes your heart smile, whether it’s watching a comedy show or a movie, laughing with friends or family, rolling on the floor until your stomach and face hurt so much you can barely breathe, or finding humor in yourself, with others. , or in situations.
When we can find fun in ourselves and the challenges we face, it makes them so much easier to bear and can brighten the darkest of days.
With all of life’s ups and downs, and sometimes it seems like there are more downs than ups, it’s easy to get caught up or overwhelmed by what’s going on, and we seem to forget how to laugh.
Laughing does not mean taking away the seriousness of things, although sometimes it has a way of making things much lighter or even better, but rather a means to go through them with a greater sense of calm and care.
Laughter can relieve stress, increase pain tolerance, boost our immune systems, increase our learning, and can put a smile on your face or tears of joy in your eyes, even in the most difficult of times.
That’s why you’ll see comedians entertaining soldiers at war, and clowns and comedy shows or acts in hospitals, hospices, nursing homes, schools and prisons, jokes sent to your inbox or humor used to raise money for causes, etc. . .
Millions of people watch video networking sites to be entertained and inspired by someone’s creativity, silliness, or comedy. Because? Because people want to laugh, be happy and forget their problems, even for a short period of time.
Think about the teachers you’ve had over the years… I don’t know about you, but the ones I learned the most from, remembered and was inspired by, were the ones who cared and had a great sense of humor.
If you go to a conference or take a course, isn’t it nicer when the speaker tells some jokes? Aren’t you more likely to pay attention and stay awake if they’re not talking, but rather if you get the audience to interact and laugh?
Nick Vujicic is another man who inspires and entertains the public. He was born without limbs, and yet he has found humor in his situation. He will be the first to share with you that it wasn’t always easy, but thanks to God’s grace, his determination and seeing the positive side of things, he is now sharing his messages around the world.
Everyone enjoys a good laugh. It helps you forget about your problems and gives you hope. Lose yourself in your laughter even if it’s only temporarily. He has a wonderful way of changing the frown at any time.
There are therapists who use laughter as a means to solve problems and minimize anger, stress, sadness and depression.
Laughter brings out the child in us, the playful and silly parts of ourselves that are too often consumed by stress and daily routines.
Sometimes we can’t see the humor in ourselves or in situations, especially when we’re right in the middle of it, but we can choose to; And it’s a choice, your choice.
Watch a funny movie or comedy show, go see a comedy act on stage, be silly, laugh, laugh until your sides and face ache, be a clown for a day.
It’s okay to laugh. Give yourself permission to feel a little dizzy, even if it’s just for a moment, you never know what can happen when you do.
Inflate a doctor glove and put it on your head and look like a rooster when your child or loved one is in the hospital, put on a pair of silly glasses or a big red nose and walk around town, dress up on Halloween, play some pranks practices, let the child in you come out to play and remind you how to laugh.
There’s a tee hee nest egg waiting for you to sit back and be tickled with laughter. What are you waiting for?
What are you going to do to create more laughter in your life?
Use the introspection technique to find lightness and humor in yourself and in situations.
