Laughter – Don’t Leave Home Without It!
Some research says that it takes 7 warm and loving hugs a day to break even emotionally. I say it takes 7 hugs and at least one good belly laugh…you know the kind that causes you to gasp for breath, hold your stomach, cry and have to run to the bathroom before you laugh yourself into an embarrassing accident!
Check out this Laughter Yoga International website including the great videos:
Laughter Quotes from The Quote Garden:
“I am thankful for laughter, except when milk comes out of my nose.”
~Woody Allen
“At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.”
~Jean Houston
“Even if there is nothing to laugh about, laugh on credit.”
~Author Unknown
“Laughter is an instant vacation.”
~Milton Berl
“Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.”
~Victor Borge
“What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.”
~Yiddish Proverb
“There can never be enough said of the virtues, dangers, the power of a shared laugh.”
~Françoise Sagan
“Remember, men need laughter sometimes more than food.”
~Anna Fellows Johnston
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3 Comments
I completely agree that you need a good belly laugh everyday. Luckily, my kids are adept at providing them, so I have at least several each day.
Not only do they make me feel better emotionally, I swear those kinds of laughs are good for your stomach. They give it a workout.
Janet, great post!
Baby laughter: an irresistable force.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=USzlvNtJ8_o
My kind of post!
Time to let the cat out of the bag — I'm a nut for quotes, a literal quote junkie. And I'm a big believer in laughter being the best medicine (I think Reader's Digest has a column by the same name). 🙂
You and Nicole Ireland are right – we all need a good old fashioned belly laugh a day!
Melanie
P.S. Sending you a virtual hug for including Name/URL as a profile choice. Now it's super easy for me to leave you comments. Hurray!