Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Laugh Out Loud



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I don't know about you, but sometimes life gets me down. I don't like to be in this place. It's no place to stay, that's for sure.

I think what I need is a dose of fun. A shot of joy. A little humor mixed with my morning coffee.

I watched a video that a friend posted on Face Book. The gist was this: social scientists made climbing the stairs fun by making the stairs into a huge piano keyboard. Every time someone touched a step, music happened. People started using the stairs because it was now fun!  Who knew? They sort of had a "fun theory" about it.

So, I'm thinking about that. A fun theory. Neat concept. I know life can't always be fun. That's not realistic, but I do think most of  us spend far to much time on the other end of the scale. Tense and stressed out. Sound familiar to anyone? Life has enough hardships, deadlines, frustrations, and irritations. There is always plenty to worry about. Many times I find myself concentrating on the negative and forget that I need to take time to laugh. Even scripture tells us that laughing is important.

Proverbs 15:13


A glad heart makes a cheerful face, but by sorrow of heart the spirit is crushed.           

Proverbs 17:22


A joyful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.

So, with these reminders I  have my own fun theory. I need to laugh more. Laugh out loud. Laugh until my sides ache. I need to giggle uncontrollably. I need to he haw until my eyes start to water. Laughter might not change my circumstances, but it might just change me. My attitude could be helped with a daily dose of laughter. Not fake laughter either. Not polite laughter. REAL laughter. The kind that can't be contained.

So, today I start project LAUGH OUT LOUD. Want to join me?

 





3 comments:

  1. Oh my garsh, me too! I was with a friend yesterday and her babies, and I laughed a lot with them. It feels good!

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  2. Laughter is the best medicine.

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