It may be an old saying but it’s still a good one; “Laughter is the best medicine.”  Science even backs it up.  So why not laugh, and laugh a lot.  The effects are potent, immediate, and contagious.  I love being around people that laugh, even if I don’t feel that they have a reason to laugh.  My cousin for instance, she is one of those people that laughs a lot.  She is also one of those people that when you hear her laugh you can not help but laugh yourself.  I’ve often tried not to laugh in fact when she laughed.  I usually only made it a few seconds before breaking into giggles myself.  Perhaps that’s why humour is such a powerful thing in relationships.  How many times have you heard someone say that one of the reasons they love someone is because they make them laugh?  Almost every relationship I know that is one of the first things listed.

 

Life is short, laugh it up before you no longer can.  You’ll be happier, healthier, and invite the warmth and love of others.