One of my favorite things to do is laugh!  Nothing picks my spirits up or makes my day like a good laugh.  According to HelpGuide.org, here is why you should laugh more often:

The Physical Health Benefits of Laughter

• reduce stress
• lower blood pressure
• elevate mood
• boost immune system
• improve brain functioning
• protect the heart
• connect you to others
• foster instant relaxation
• makes you feel good

“The Boondocks” tickles me!

The Mental Health Benefits of Laughter

• Humor enhances our ability to affiliate or connect with others.
• Humor helps us replace distressing emotions with pleasurable feelings. You cannot feel angry, depressed, anxious, guilty, or resentful and experience humor at the same time.
• Lacking humor will cause one’s thought processes to stagnate leading to increased distress.
• Humor changes behavior – when we experience humor we talk more, make more eye contact with others, touch others, etc.
• Humor increases energy, and with increased energy we may perform activities that we might otherwise avoid.
• Finally, humor is good for mental health because it makes us feel good!

I have been blessed with incredibly funny friends, but when they are not available, I can count on The Simpsons and Eddie Murphy for a great laugh… Homer and that pig! LOL!    I don’t care what people say about Eddie – he is the epitome of FUNNY!

I can laugh at people dancing all day: Shaq’s booty pop is too much!  Classic!!!“Scrubs” always has funny scenes!

Also, check out what Real Age has to say about laughter. 

I can easily post a bunch of my fave funny clips – I have a bookmark folder dedicated to comedy – but since we all have different senses of humor, I will just encourage you to have a laugh, a giggle, a chuckle every day!

Joyful Radiance