HumorWorks
IF YOUR LIKE MOST PEOPLE, WE CAN GET WAY TOO SERIOUS. IT DOESN’T MATTER WHETHER YOU’RE A PROFESSIONAL COMEDIAN OR A SUPREME COURT JUDGE, WE CAN ALL LOSE SIGHT OF WHAT’S IMPORTANT AT TIMES…IT JUST HAPPENS. Studies have found that a belly laugh a day may actually keep the doctor away. A study performed by researchers at the University of Maryland in 2005 confirmed that laughter helped relax blood vessels, linking it to healthier function and a possible decreased risk of heart attack. Additionally, other researchers have found that laughter may lower blood pressure and increase the amount of disease-fighting cells found in the body. Our ability to laugh makes us unique in the animal kingdom. As I write this article, I can’t help but grin thinking about how boring life would be without the great many funny people who share their talent whenever they get the chance…some make a very good living at it.
SO, LET’S GIVE IT A SHOT AND SEE IF WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE…LET’S FILL SOME BUCKETS. IT’S REALLY SIMPLE AND HERE’S HOW IT WORKS. EVERYTIME YOU CAUSE SOMEONE TO SMILE, YOU FILL YOUR BUCKET AND THEIR’S. IF YOU FROWN OR CAUSE OTHERS ANGUISH OR ILL WILL, YOU EMPTY YOUR BUCKET AND THEIR’S. AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU SHOULD HAVE FILLED MORE BUCKETS THAN YOU EMPTIED. THIS SHOULD BECOME A FUN AND FULFILLING JOURNEY. IF YOU COMMIT TO IT…YOU WILL BE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED!
WHY CAN’T WE SHARE A SINCERE , GRATEFUL SPIRIT ALL THE TIME? WE CAN, BUT FOR SOME IT WILL MAY TAKE MORE EFFORT.
WHAT WE ARE IS THE RESULT OF PARENTS GENES AND A CONSTANT FLOW OF OUTSIDE STIMULI AFFECTING OUR THOUGHTS AND BEHAVIOR. WHAT GOES IN DETERMINES WHAT COMES OUT, AND THAT’S WHERE THE PROBLEMS BEGIN TO FERTILIZE. TURN ON THE TELEVISION AND CONSISTENTLY SWITCH CHANNELS FOR 10 MINUTES AND YOU WILL BE INNUNDATED WITH NEGATIVES, TRAGEDY, SUFFERING, AND GLOOM. DESPITE NOT BEING ANNOUNCED, THERE ARE PERHAPS MORE GOOD, HEARTWARMING, AND UPLIFTING EVENTS OCCURING EVERYDAY THAT GO UNREPORTED. UNFORTUNATELY, BASED UPON THE CONSTANT INNUNDATION OF DOOM AND GLOOM, IT’S EASY TO GET THE IMPRESSION THAT OUR WORLD IS FALLING APART. THIS BIASED REFLECTION OF THE WORLD PERPETUATES FALSE AND UNDUE FEAR. IT IS THIS FEAR THAT STIMULATES PANIC AND UNNECESSARY SUFFERING. SADLY, INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTION CREATES REALITY AND WHEN PEOPLE WITH THOUGHTS OF FEAR AND HOPELESSNESS UNITE, CIRCUMSTANCES CAN BECOME UNDULY CHALLENGING.
WE TEND TO LEARN THE HARD WAY, WITH EXAMPLES RANGING FROM THE STORY OF ADAM AND EVE TO THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE. WE SEEM TO FORGET HOW WE GOT HERE. STILL, THERE’S AN ABUNDANCE OF HOPE AND FAITH AROUND OUR GREAT PLANET. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE COME SO FAR, SO FAST, THAT IT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN BACK WITHOUT DEALING WITH MORE PAIN AND SUFFERING. A BIG DOSE OF HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF IS STANDING AT OUR DOORSTEP.
How many of us see regular sunsets but miss the spectacular feelings that can be summoned from the sight of a sunset? If you routinely drink coffee every morning do you taste the beverage but miss out on the sensational aroma…the extraordinary flavor? How often do you walk the sidewalk paying no attention to the magnificance of the way in which our feet transition freely from balls to toes without conscious effort? Pay attention and you will discover much more for which to be grateful…and even more reason to take ourselves less seriously.
BELOW ARE A FEW REAL LIFE MAINSTREAM ILLUSTRATIONS THAT SUGGEST THAT “STUPID” CAN BE HARD TO FIX…smile!!!
