The value of a sense of humour
Do you ever wonder if you sometimes take life too seriously? I know I do.
I reckon we often underestimate the power of humour.
I discovered that humour can easily change my day from one that could have been doused in gloom to one after which I can rest my head with a smile.
In a recent interview with a well-known couple in Benoni, Viv and Geoff Ridyard, following their 50th wedding anniversary, I was told that incorporating humour into your relationship can even make your marriage more enjoyable.
I have also noticed that people are more drawn to be around me since my spirit has been a bit merrier.
According to the lifestyle webpage www.tipsywriter.com laughing carries the following benefits:
- Frequent and whole-hearted laughter actually helps your body to fight off harmful diseases. By altering the levels of cortisol in your body, laughing lowers our levels of stress and fights off things that might be harmful to us.
- Laughing is a pretty good workout; when you laugh, you are strengthening muscles in your face, stomach, and diaphragm.
- Piggy-backing on doing your body good, for every 15 minutes of solid full-body laughing you do, you can burn up to 40 calories.
- Some studies have reported that laughing for at least 15 minutes can add around two days to your overall lifespan.
- Laughing shortly after you wake up can have similar effects to drinking a cup of coffee. Try laugh right after getting up, notice how refreshing it feels.
- In studies that looked at laughter in adults versus children, it was found that kids tend to laugh about three times more than adults. Think like a kid and learn to enjoy yourself a little.
- Laughing can create an instant bond between individuals. When you laugh as a group or with someone else, we feel a natural connection to those people and it can alleviate some of the social stress that being around new people might create.
- Studies show that while individuals usually rank “appearance” as very high on their list when looking for a mate, we tend to find individuals who laugh more attractive.
- Laughter really is contagious. Ever wonder why television shows often play a “laugh track” after a funny moment? Even when we do not see where the source of the laughter is, simply hearing laughter can be contagious.
https://www.tipsywriter.com/blog/15-interesting-facts-laughing/
I think that says enough. Take the challenge on yourself by turning that frown upside down and see if it works for you too.
Click here to read the article about the couple who believed a sense of humour makes their marriage.TB
