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  Laughter is a key to happiness

  Laughter is a key to happiness. Yep, in fact, laughter is the most important aspect to being happy -- no Prozac required! We often forget that laughter is a very essence of our spirit.

  Laughter relates to communication, too. When we greet one another in America we say "Hello" which is similar to the Hawaiian‘s "Aloha". Alo - meaning in the presence of and Ha - the divine. (See Belinda Farrell‘s article on Forgiveness for more about Aloha.) The expression Hello was probably originally Ha llo... !

  Look at the efforts people will put into making other people laugh. We have TV shows such as David Letterman, Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, Friends, The Simpsons, Cheers, etc., which all strive to make people laugh. A whole category of films are classified as comedies. Why? People love to laugh! Clowns at the circus dress funny and do goofy things to make kids (and adults) laugh, sometimes until they cry.

  In theatre, there is the happy, laughing face always portrayed opposite the sad, crying face (comedy & tragedy). William Shakespeare utilized both in his plays. While we have the tense tragedy in Hamlet, Macbeth or Othello we have the humor in Midsummer Night‘s Dream or Much Ado About Nothing. Yet, even in tragedy, humor is often used to relax the audience during the most tense moments. Alfred Hitchcock was a master of utilizing humor in tense moments in his films of the 40‘s, 50‘s and 60‘s.

  In business settings, I have found that when a manager or customer has asked me a question and I felt completely at a loss for (when I should have known the answer) the only escape is to make a joke. This relieves the situation and tended to allow people to forgive me for my mistake.

  There is a time and a place for humor. If we run around laughing in a church when someone just died we might offend (I‘ve always hoped people would laugh at my funeral though).

  Here are 5 ways to incorporate more laughter (and more power of HA) into your life:

  If you feel goofy, let it out.

  Feel free to encourage someone through laughing with them.

  Watch more comedies than tragedies (or certainly than horror).

  Listen to music or read a book that makes you laugh.

  Start laughing for no reason at all. (ok, be careful where you try this one - don‘t want you to get locked away!)

  If you computer just crashed maybe that was nature‘s way of playing a little joke on you. Rather than get mad, laugh it off! Ok, easier said than done - it happened to me in June, 2000 (and again in February, 2001! - O.K., this was not as funny the second time!). Certainly there are things we can smile and laugh about during the event, rather than after it occurs. Laughter will nourish your soul. Let your eyes smile and twinkle like the eyes of a child. If you‘ve forgotten how to laugh, go to a park and watch children play. They laugh about all kinds of goofy things. Unserious your life and let laughter back in -- and watch as you become happier, the natural way.

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laughter a key to happiness
laughter is a key to happiness yep
in fact
laughter is the most important aspect to being happy
no Prozac required
we often forget that laughter is a very
essence of our spirit
laughter relates to communication too
when we greet one another in America we say hello
which is similar to the Hawaiians Halo ha
Halo meaning in the presence of and ha the divine
the expression hello was probably originally Halo
look at the efforts people will put
into making other people laugh
we have TV shows such as David Letterman
Jay Leno Saturday Night Live
Seinfeld Friends
the Simpsons Cheers etc
which all strive to make people laugh
a whole category of films are classified as comedies
why people love to laugh
clowns at the circus
dress funny and do goofy things to make kids
and adults laugh
sometimes until they cry
in theater there is the happy laughing face
always portrayed opposite the sad crying face
comedy and tragedy
William Shakespeare utilized both in his plays
while we have the tense tragedy in Hamlet
Macbeth or Othello
we have the humor in Midsummer Night's Dream
or much ado about nothing
yet even in tragedy
humor is often used to relax the audience
during the most tense moments
Alfred Hitchcock was a master of utilizing humor
intense moments in his films of the 40s
50s and sixties
in business settings
I have found that when a manager
or customer has asked me a question
and I felt completely at a loss for
when I should have known the answer
the only escape is to make a joke
this relieves the situation
intended to allow people to forgive me for my mistake
there is a time and a place for humor
if we run around laughing in a church
when someone just died
we might offend
I've always hoped
people would laugh at my funeral though
here are five ways to incorporate more laughter
and more power of ha
into your life
one if you feel goofy let it out 2
feel free to encourage someone
through laughing with them
3 watch more comedies than tragedies
or certainly than horror
4 listen to music or read a book that makes you laugh
5 start laughing for no reason at all
okay be careful where you try this one
don't want you to get locked away
if your computer just crashed
maybe that was
nature's way of playing a little joke on you
rather than get mad laugh at all
okay easier said than done
it happened to me in June 2000
and again in February 2001
okay this was not as funny the second time
certainly there are things we can smile and laugh
about during the event
rather than after it occurs
laughter will nourish your soul
let your eyes smile
and twinkle like the eyes of a child
if you've forgotten how to laugh
go to a park and watch children play
they laugh about all kinds of goofy things
unsurious your light and let laughter back in
and watch as you become happier the natural way
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