Post by judyb on Jun 16, 2004 11:14:45 GMT -5
Laughter lifts us up. Life becomes worth living. We experience that vanishing state
of being called relaxation. We stress less and enjoy other people more. We
become fully present in the moment.
Life is too important to be taken seriously.
--Oscar Wilde
We are a serious nation with serious people who have serious health problems,
many of which are related to stress. Laughter relieves stress. Through laughter we
cope with our fear and anger, the two emotions which result in stress. It allows us
to be creative and to work harder but more comfortably. It decreases isolation.
Laughter allows us to bond with other people and ease our
loneliness. It's contagious. Laughter creates laughter. Allowing laughter to swell
into a
movement across the land would reduce our growing anger and violence. It's
universal. Everybody can laugh. Human beings are born with the gift of laughter.
A sense of humor is not necessary to laugh. It reduces aggression and conflict.
People laughing are unable to hold each other at sword point. Some how there is
no longer a point, only acceptable differences. It relieves anxiety. One cannot
laugh and be afraid simultaneously. It's physically impossible. Laughter also
shrinks the source and size of our fears. Above all else, it's fun. It gives us back
our playfulness, a characteristic of all mankind.
Laughter is a natural, physical process which releases pain, physically and
emotionally. It is part of the body's biological drug store. Introduce more laughter
in your life and revel in the opportunity to need fewer or no drugs at all
to revel in the experience of your everyday life.
FROM: rampages.onramp.net/~ejunkins/laughmor.htm
so have a laughable, smokefree day!!!
of being called relaxation. We stress less and enjoy other people more. We
become fully present in the moment.
Life is too important to be taken seriously.
--Oscar Wilde
We are a serious nation with serious people who have serious health problems,
many of which are related to stress. Laughter relieves stress. Through laughter we
cope with our fear and anger, the two emotions which result in stress. It allows us
to be creative and to work harder but more comfortably. It decreases isolation.
Laughter allows us to bond with other people and ease our
loneliness. It's contagious. Laughter creates laughter. Allowing laughter to swell
into a
movement across the land would reduce our growing anger and violence. It's
universal. Everybody can laugh. Human beings are born with the gift of laughter.
A sense of humor is not necessary to laugh. It reduces aggression and conflict.
People laughing are unable to hold each other at sword point. Some how there is
no longer a point, only acceptable differences. It relieves anxiety. One cannot
laugh and be afraid simultaneously. It's physically impossible. Laughter also
shrinks the source and size of our fears. Above all else, it's fun. It gives us back
our playfulness, a characteristic of all mankind.
Laughter is a natural, physical process which releases pain, physically and
emotionally. It is part of the body's biological drug store. Introduce more laughter
in your life and revel in the opportunity to need fewer or no drugs at all
to revel in the experience of your everyday life.
FROM: rampages.onramp.net/~ejunkins/laughmor.htm
so have a laughable, smokefree day!!!