Laughter Is The Best Medicine Ever!!

"We don't laugh because we are happy, we are happy because we laugh."....William James

We all know that having a good laugh makes you feel good.  It relieves stress.  It can relieve pain.  It can bring you closer to people as the saying goes "laughter is the shortest distance between two people"...Victor Borge.

Laughter is also very infectious.  Is it not 10 times more enjoyable to watch a funny show with someone, or in the movie theatre than on your own?  Don't we laugh way more in the company of others?  It's funny knowing other's think the same things are funny!

A couple of summers ago, my family gathered together for a mini vacation to Montreal.  All the grown ups were sitting around the living room, trying to think of a game that could be played.  My brother-in-law suggested a game where each of us had to create a unique laugh and then the funniest laugh would be the winner.  Imagine the laughter!  We were laughing, and everyone was laughing at our laughing!!  I think everyone's belly was tired by the end from all the laughter, and I'm positive we all felt better when the game was over.  It was the most fun we'd all had in a long time!

I love to hear the sound of laughter.  It's music to my ears!!  Here is a video from my favourite tv game show of the 70's "Family Feud", that made me laugh last evening, I hope it does you too:

Oh Richard Dawson was the best host of Family Feud!  It always cracked me up when a constestant would give such a ridiculous answer that he'd have to walk away to let out the laughter! He was so funny!!  I totally lost it here when he said "cuckoo"!  Loved it!

I hope that this blog today made you feel better if you were down, or happier if you were already in a happy mood.  Try to laugh every day.  It really is the best medicine you can take - and the least expensive!!

Cheers!
Linda