I have been going back through older blog articles, starting from the beginning, nearly a decade ago, to pick to choose articles that would fit into a “collection” of the best ones. These would then be edited and compiled into the form of a book. Yes, a book. It wasn’t even my idea. A number of readers suggested that I do it. So, I am.
I came across this article/essay from September of 2016 and thought it would be a good fit for right now. So with a little rewriting, and a bit of editing, I repeat this old essay. I may even include it in the book.
Laugh for Physical Stimulus and Mental Healing
“Laugh and the world laughs with you, cry and you cry alone.” There’s a lot to that statement.
Laughter releases chemicals into your body . . . feel good chemicals.
Laughter exercises your abdominal muscles, your diaphragm, your solar plexus, and that point just below your navel where all movement begins. It strengthens and stimulates that entire area of your body. It can make your voice more powerful and will lift your energy level upward. It feels good to laugh.
And that’s just the physical aspect. How about the mental side?
Laughter changes your mental state and your overall attitude. How can you feel bad when you are laughing? How can you be depressed when you are laughing? And just think, comedians are paid a lot of money to make you laugh.
When you laugh, you are nice to be around. When you cry or complain about life, people want to leave you alone. Laughter brings happiness and joy, albeit temporary, to yourself and to those around you.
Who or what do we laugh at? We laugh at things we find amusing or funny. We find irony in life’s complexities, and we laugh at them. Best of all, we laugh at ourselves, and often that’s the best laughter of all.
THE REALITY IS . . . Laughter is “feel good medicine”. The more you do it, the better you feel. It is physically stimulating and mentally healing.
Laugh a lot!
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