It was a birthday gift I had received from my mom years before. I had an untouched journal sitting on my desk. When last did you have a seriously good laugh? As children, we used to laugh so often but as adults, we take life more seriously and forget the power of laughter.Then it hit me. The health benefits of laughter are well documented and state that, amongst other things, laughter: Releases endorphins, which are those feel-good chemicals!.Increases blood flow which is healthy for your heart.“The worst time to have a heart attack is during a game of charades.” – Demetri Martin In addition, laughter is attractive and contagious, it strengthens relationships and defuses conflict. However, before we can tackle that we need to tackle….you! Now one can immediately see how these benefits can be a teacher’s best friend! Research has found that incorporating laughter in the classroom enhances learning and creativity. Teaching has become hard and I think some of us have forgotten to laugh and overlook opportunities to engage in this wonderful natural part of who we are.
“If you think women are the weaker sex, try pulling the blanket back to your side.” – Stuart Turner Ways to open the door to laughter So, let’s look at some ways to inject more laughter into our world. Smiling is the beginning of laughter, so take every opportunity to smile. Instead of burying our heads in our cell phones let’s begin to hold our heads up high and smile at all and sundry. “Before you marry a person, you should first make them use a computer with slow internet service to see who they really are.” – Will Ferrell Tap into your sense of humour Not only will we benefit but a smile can literally change another person’s life. Maybe life and work have just knocked the humour out of you. So, how does one unearth that elusive sense of humour? Here are a few tips: You remember having a sense of humour but somehow it has got buried under the burden of adult responsibilities. Instead of grumbling and complaining turn a bad situation into a funny story. Admit your mistakes and laugh at them remembering that we all mess up from time to time. Put up a funny poster on your wall or choose a screensaver that makes you laugh.ĭon’t dwell on a negative situation. Life is not always a bed of roses we can all attest to that.
Deal with those negative occurrences and move on. “I walk around like everything is fine, but deep down, inside my shoe, my sock is sliding off’.” Exercise laughing When times are tough seek out people who are positive and you will find your mood will lift. Yes, I know this sounds strange! This is for those who really struggle to find something funny to laugh at. The good news is that you can just laugh anyway. Make the effort to laugh, and I mean really laugh, at other people’s jokes even if you don’t think they are particularly humorous. “Alright everyone, line up alphabetically according to your height.” – Casey Stengel Create opportunities to laugh Maybe you should keep this one for when you are alone so that others will not think you are completely balmy! Another idea is just to break out in laughter. It’s not too difficult to find the time to create opportunities for laughter.
SZS DONT FORGET TO LAUGH 7 YEARS FROM NOW MOVIE
Watch a funny movie or read a humorous book. #Remember to laugh 7 years from now movie Gather a few friends together and have a games night of charades or some other game that’s has a humorous factor. If it’s just you then maybe some gifs on Giphy will make you laugh or look up hilarious quotes. “Have you noticed that anybody driving slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac.” – Georg Carlin The point is to find some things that tickle the funny in you and get laughing.
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