Thursday, January 21, 2010
Laughter Really Is the Best Medicine
Sometimes the best and healthiest way to deal with adversity is to laugh through it. Not to laugh at it or ignore it, but to keep your sense of humor and seek out others who can help to lighten your load. When you are having a rough day, the best thing you can do for yourself is call someone who makes you laugh. Laughter changes your perspective and turns your emotions around.
Studies have shown that laughter decreases your blood pressure and heart rate, increases oxygen in the blood, strengthens the immune systems and creates an enzyme that protects your stomach from stress. There is no greater stress inducer than adversity. Laughter is like a pressure valve. It helps release the pent-up anxiety that keeps us from moving forward. The most successful people are able to let most of that anxiety go and handle adverse situations calmly and confidently.
kAkA.hUnTeR
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
spoke at : 1/21/2010 12:08:00 AM