The idea to write about laughter came to me at the oddest of times, in the middle of the night when I awoke myself, not from a bad dream, but from the sound of my very own laughter.
For as long as I can remember, laughter and humor have played a significant role for me. These joined-at the-hip subjects have intrigued me most of my life as I get the biggest kick out of making people laugh and just laughing in general. Anyone who knows me can confirm that this is true. Occasionally, I just get hysterical with laughter, tears running down my cheeks for no reason whatsoever, except perhaps that I enjoy laughing. Maybe, just maybe, I need to see a man in a white coat with rubber walls in his office!
I try to make it my aim in my daily interactions to share a smile, a chuckle, or a laugh. I often judge the successes of my interactions with others by the extent to which I am able to share laughter with them. Certainly there are more important things in life than finding laughter in what we do, but I cannot imagine anything else that makes life more worth living.
They say that humor takes us away, even if only for a moment, and it is these moments that I’ve captured, elaborated on, and expressed through powerful text and image in my book, Laugh a Little Longer.
The easiest way to reduce stress is actually the simplest and the cheapest – laughter! When you laugh, you actually cause a pleasurable change in your body’s chemistry that lasts as long as 45 minutes.
“Having a good laugh can snap you out of a bad mood and make the day seem better.” – Pauline Wallin of Camp Hill, licensed psychologist
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The hallmark of a really effective brainstorming is an abundance of genuine and heartfelt laugher. Researchers are finding that there are many other benefits to laughter and humor. For example, it stimulates both sides of the brain to enhance learning. Recent research also shows that people in a lighter mood experience more eureka! moments and greater inspiration.
–psyhcologytoday.com