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3/22/2012 7:00:01 PM EST
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Humor - God's Gift to the Soul
laughter, humore, transformation, motivation
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For a lot of us, most of our lives have become caught up in the dizzying stress, anxiety and self-created drama of the fast paced, twenty-first century. It was slower back in the 12th Century; I miss those days.
Just the story of being a member of the human race can make you depressed and confused. It may be inevitable that everyone is challenged by negativity in life. It is far from inevitable that we have to keep the soap opera going.
Besides breathing, humor and laughter are the simplest and most natural paths to joy and when embraced a powerful transformation takes place. This change leads to healing and freedom in unexpected ways. Here are some pointers:
Act One: Questioning Your Beliefs
Some define humor as “a break with consensus reality” or, what you think is happening, isn't. Each of us has a belief system that has been imposed on us right from birth and those beliefs either affirm or deny our power. You can bet that consensus reality (parents, TV, radio, news, politicians, etc) is not about to affirm that we are Infinite Love in form. We are constantly reminded that we're victims, helpless worms of the dust and in dire need of Viagra. We're not, not even close to perfection in any way!
Act Two: Healing
Doctors and scientists have documented research that humor and laughter are beneficial for the body. Norman Cousins, while ill with a severe connective tissue disease, was the first to write a bestseller about the healing power of humor. He was able to document how watching Candid Camera and the Marx Brothers allowed him to significantly decrease his physical pain with laughter. I know some of you don't even know what Candid Camera was.
It was later discovered that laughter also massages the organs, builds the immune system with beneficial hormones, releases mood-elevating endorphins and lowers blood pressure. What a wonderful and legal way to get high! Just laugh!
Look and see the absurdity of what we all take seriously, especially what YOU personally take seriously. Just how important is it? Since we all die... put it in perspective. What good does it do to feel bad, depressed or guilty? You don't have to, you've been taught to. There is nothing we have to learn. THERE IS A LOT WE HAVE TO UNLEARN.
Stage Three: Uncovering Who You Really Are
According to studies, the average child in kindergarten laughs 300 times a day while adults only laugh approximately 17 times each day. (Are we crabby, or what!) This is why children have more imagination and heal faster than adults. Children live free until taught shame and guilt; reclaiming your childlike energy is the key to transformation.
Let yourself giggle as an expression of your own freedom or better yet, double over with laughter. Ah, but I can hear you saying: what about all the awful stuff that happens? What I'm talking about is a MAJOR SHIFT in your thinking. Imagine for one moment, that millions of people on the planet believed laughter is the best medicine and all at once we started to laugh. Go ahead......start now...giggle, chuckle, gufaw right now. Laughter is contagious and others will catch it and begin laughing too; then another and another. Can you feel what that would be like? Can you feel the potential, the release, the love and joy that would envelope the entire planet? Anything is possible, anything. “Even the gods love jokes,” said Plato.
Nature invented it for a reason. Humor and laughter are sacred, they are the universal keys to the unexpected joy of release and the inspiration of new perspectives. Once you have unlocked this door your life will never be the same.
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 | | Love your blog. Did you know that they have a form of yoga called Laughing Yoga |
| | |  | | very nice johnny very truthfull |
| | |  | | Great Job really enjoyed reading. |
| | |  | | Absolutely love this blog Johnny and tweeting! As the old saying goes 'laughter is the best medicine!' Even if we just smile we feel better! Thanks for sharing! |
| | |  | | Such a serious worthwhile blog...got to save my laughter later for Jon Stewart...reality can be so absurd sometimes that you have to laugh instead of cry. Thank you for sharing.. |
| | |  | | I remember Candid camera..lol...thank you for this very interesting and thoughtful post...on my personal blog I noted that humor is the thread that gets me through the day;)..take good care! |
| | |  | | I enjoyed your blog Johnny. I always say a smile goes a long ways. I never really thought about Laughter. |
| | |  | | Enjoyed reading your blog Johnny. Thanks for the laughter. Will continue to watch for more. |
| | |  | | Great post Johhny. According to doctors we use only four muscles to smile, but when we frown we use 64 muscles — 16 times more. |
| | |  | | There is a kid in each of us ,Johnny.We just need to let him out every now and then.Thanks for the reminder.A T&L my friend. |
| | |  | | Great reminder. Have fun! |
| | |  | | I imagined it and started laughing John, but thank God, I remembered just in time that something bad would happen if I didn't stop being happy. TB&L my friend |
| | |  | | It was slower back in the 12th Century; I miss those days. ? You Look pretty Young Great writing Good stuff |
| | |  | | Amen Johnny! Thanks for the reminder. Tweeted! |
| | |  | | Laughter is the best medicine! |
| | |  | | Wonderful blog Johnny! You made me smile! I know that I, for one, do not laugh enough - not because I'm unhappy. It takes a lot to make me laugh, and that is a character flaw upon which I must work. |
| | |  | | Like I say, smile and the world smiles with you. Thank you for sharing. |
| | |  | | Laughter truly is the best medicine, a simple joke will change someones mood or outlook to a situation. I use it constantly in every facet of my life! :O)) |
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