Insights 8: Smile, Have Fun and Laugh

Thoughtful quotations:

“A smile starts on the lips, a grin spreads to the eyes, a chuckle comes from the belly, but a good laugh bursts forth from the soul, overflows and bubbles all around” Carolyn Brimingham

“Laughter is cheap medicine” Lord Byron

Context for reflection:

Laughter is serious business! The medical benefits suggest it is fantastic medicine on many levels. To name a few, laughter relaxes the body, boosts the immune system, triggers endorphins – the body’s feel good chemicals, protects the heart, burns up calories, helps us live longer!

Who needs persuading, when we laugh we are having fun. 

A mere smile (even through a mask – read the eyes) is a gift to be given. And when it is received, it shines a light.

Words are overrated, in communication. People read the non-verbal ques well ahead of our words.

Not all of us can be joke tellers, but we can find fun and funny moments that cause laughter. To be part of laughter or to hear it, eases tension and creates a warm and productive environment.

A question for you:

• What’s your role in finding humour and being humorous?

• If it doesn’t come naturally, how could you explore humour, to make it something you and others would enjoy?

• How can you give by showing a warm, open and smiling disposition?

Drafted in all humility as I continue my journey of discovery. It is indeed challenging, with so much to remember and learn.

Andrew Pons

References:

Google, quotations and benefits of laughter, 2020

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