Laughing Our Worries Away

"Always laugh when you can. It’s cheap medicine” - Lord Byron

· “A smile is a curve that sets everything straight.” - Phyllis Diller

Many times in our hectic lives we fall into the habit of taking things ... life, far too seriously. We don’t stop and rate the real importance, we don’t take the time to put things that happen to us into perspective. We certainly don’t always stop and smell the roses or the lilacs or even the dandelions. We react. We stress our bodies, ourselves, we damage our essence. We don’t ask ourselves, when confronted with something stressful, will this matter 2 days from now, or 2 weeks or 2 months from now?




It is NOT worth getting your knickers in a twist, not worth straining your artery walls for. We can choose not to react, not to freak, not to worry, not to fret. The ball is always in our court. We must take the time to pause and put things into perspective.

Laughter is a good drug. The chemical benefits from smiling and laughter are the same, whether they are real or fake. Your body still pumps out the endorphin when you grin at yourself, or force a laugh. You reap what you sow, it’s amazing. Believe in laughter, it heals.
Problem is, we don’t laugh nearly enough….

When was the last time you bought cracker jacks to get the little prize or acted like a kid or hung out with kids? Kids know how to laugh, how to be happy and giggle. They aren’t uptight and self-conscious about being silly. Bless them, they offer up an excellent example. Like zebras, little kids don’t get ulcers! Do something totally silly and out of character every once in awhile. Remember this quote:

“You don’t stop laughing because you get old ...you get old because you stop laughing”