humour makes us healthy!

Tweet

http://www.stressfreeliving.org/articles/spirituality/the-spiritual-side-of-humor If there's one thing people are lacking in today's fast-paced, hi-tech world, it's meaningful connections with others. Walk down any city street and you'll witness thousands of people all co-existing together in complete solitude. There's little eye contact, few friendly smiles, and an almost absence of initiating new friendships. Fortunately, there is a solution to this social dilemma, and it's something we all have the capacity to do. In order to form meaningful connections with others and reconnect with your own life, all you need to do is laugh. Positive humor and the act of laughing transcend all language barriers and give people a common ground on which to relate. please read the whole article if you can, it is very good. when my husband first came to montreal from barbados he used to great everyone he met on the busy streets with a smile and a hello, this was what he was used to in his country, yet people gave him strange looks and walked away quickly, he couldn't understand, but he did know he had to stop. Do you greet strangers with a hello and a smile? How do you react when stranger greet you that way? Laughter is good for us, we need more ways to to laugh, |Do you concentrate on the bad things in life or the good? Can you laugh about most things even the seemingly bad ones? Young or old, male or female, each of us has an innate capacity for humor and can use laughter, giggles, or smiles to break down emotional walls and reach out to others. As you strive to use humor to create more meaningful connections in your own life, keep the following guidelines in mind. ***** Positive humor equals a positive state of mind. When your humor is positive, you understand that people need different things at different times in order to be in "good humor." Sometimes we need to laugh, while other times we simply need someone to sit and breathe with us. Positive humor is never hurtful, nor does it degrade a person's spirit. It's always uplifting, and it gives people a temporary release of any negativity they may be harboring.