Archive for February 15th, 2016
Healing Laughter
“Laughter is the best medicine.” Couldn’t find who said it, but I believe that laughter is a great tool for healing, and I love to laugh!
“Research has shown that humor and laughter can reduce stress, control pain, improve our immune system and promote healing.” So says Sheryl M. Ness, R.N. in her ‘Living with cancer” blog, (www.mayoclinic.org/…./humor-and-cancer/BGP-20056414).
Laughter increases blood flow to the brain, and promotes production of dopamine, endorphins and the stress hormone cortisol.
If you seek more information on this subject, enter ‘healing benefits of laughter’ in your search bar, and prepare to be amazed at the abundance of information.
Of course, I couldn’t end today’s blog without a few quotes about laughter.
“We don’t laugh because we’re happy- we’re happy because we laugh.”
~William James
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
~Victor Borge
“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.”
~Shirley MacClain
“The earth laughs in flowers.”
~ e.e. Cummings
I invite you to sprinkle laughter liberally throughout this week, and all the weeks to come.
