Finding Inspiration
Finding Inspiration in Laughter by Joan Marie Whelan
When's the last time you really had a good, hard laugh? It truly is the
best medicine - literally. In a study carried out by the Department of
Social and Environmental Medicine in Osaka, Japan, the effects of
laughter were investigated on the levels of stress...did you know that
findings suggest that not only does laughter reduce stress, but laughter
also increases the feelings of overall fulfillment. [1] This is just one
of the many reasons why it is so very important to take the time to
laugh.
A friend of mine, who was in her late 20s, went roller-blading with her
two young children. As she skated around the neighborhood with her son
and daughter riding alongside her on their bicycles, her inline skate
hit a small piece of loose gravel. In an instant, her body was propelled
through the air like a rocket and she landed knees first on the hard
cement! In fact, she flew so far through the air that an oncoming SUV
stopped instantly in the road and jumped from his vehicle to determine
whether or not he had hit her. Quickly coming to her aid, he asked, "Oh
my goodness, did I hit you? Are you alright?" Now, sitting on her
bottom, and picking little rock particles from her knees, my friend
simply laughed, "Oh I'll be okay," wiping the scrapes from her kneecaps,
she continued, "you didn't hit me, the rock on the road did." While she
blew both her kneecaps, and she was still in serious pain, she laughed
in spite of herself and once up on her feet, she hobbled back to her
house. Though vicious as the accident appeared to be, her ability to
laugh at herself over the pain eased the situation and believe it or
not, she was walking without incident.
Laughter helps a person cope with issues, and the example above
demonstrates how it can be used to promote a better outcome. When we
take a serious situation, and in no means - make light of it, but find
the humor in it to diffuse the emotional trauma associated with it, we
are better able to deal with it and move forward. Allow me to plant a
thought in your mind right now...this moment: Smile. Are you smiling
yet? You know you want to. If you're smiling, then you are automatically
feeling better right now. Your body doesn't feel so heavy right now
either. Keep smiling. A matter of fact, I bet you feel a slight
butterfly affect in your heart. That's the light...your soul
inspiration...your psychic intuition...it's telling you to smile, laugh,
feel happy...be happy.
When you discover the happiness within you, your heart beats in rhythm,
your eyes light up, your breathing is relaxed...and suddenly, all your
worries, pain, emotional trauma...they don't seem as relevant anymore.
The human body's cells are all intertwined. When you take a thought,
that thought attaches itself to a living cell and it communicates with
every living cell and organ within your body. Subsequently, if you
attach a negative thought to that cell, it will bring about a negative
affect...if you attach a positive thought to that cell, it will bring
about a positive affect.
Have you laughed lately? Isn't it time you stopped, shared a funny joke,
watched a humorous show or simply fell back into a pile of autumn leaves
and laughed in spite of yourself? Take time to heal yourself by smiling.
Remember, when you smile, the world smiles with you...when you cry, you
cry alone.
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