Laughing the best medicine...Do you laugh?

LAUGH, SMILE, CHUCKLE, GIGGLE!

Yes, these are all expressions of being happy.  Are these expressions a part of your daily life?  Do you put yourself in circumstances that allow you to laugh? Do you help others laugh?  What makes you laugh?  Do you feel healthier after you laugh? Take a moment to read some of my notes and than comment on what makes you laugh or any other thoughts you might have.

Wikipedia says...Laughter is an audible expression or the appearance of happiness, or an inward feeling of joy (laughing on the inside). It may ensue (as a physiological reaction) from jokes, tickling or other stimuli. It is in most cases a very pleasant sensation.

We have all heard that laughter is a form of medicine...I learned that a Stanford Medical School study found that after a good laugh, blood pressure, heart rate and muscle tension subside, and leave you in a relaxed state. A guy by the name of Norman Cousins wrote in his book, Anatomy of an Illness, “When you laugh, endorphins, the body’s natural pain-killers, are released.”

So here are my encouragements for you to consider:

1. Laugh and laugh consistently.
2. Make time to be with people who laugh.
3. Think of things that make you laugh and then just laugh about it.
4. Ask the Lord to give you a joyful spirit, a happy spirit, a grateful spirit.
5. Take a break and just reflect on the good things of life.
6. Buy a clean joke book and read it - maybe even memorize a few jokes and than share them with others.  hint:  make sure they are funny enough that people laugh.  I heard that knock knock jokes might not do the job.  Ok I have one for you, if you don't like it, you have to laugh anyways!

Knock Knock
Who's there?
Alec!
Alec who?
Alec-tricity. Isn't that a shock.

So do you laugh, if not what prevents you?  If you laugh, than what motivates you to laugh?  Let me know your thoughts.