Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Smile!

i'm smiling...i know the financial world is falling apart but i'm smiling.

Gelotology is the study of laughter and humor and i just learned that word today. When i first found it..... i learned that many spell it wrong. Gelatology is one way....looks kind of like gelato....ice cream thinks i. Ummmmm. What a weird word to use to describe the study of humor.

i'm smiling and i have to tell you about a quote by ee.cummings posted next to my computer and another one on my fridge that says:

"The most wasted of days is one without laughter"

It is true. Your day is wasted if you haven't laughed once.

Smiles are infectious. Looking at another smiling usually makes you smile too, it certainly does me. When i see someone's eyes light up and wrinkles that pull the cheeks back from the teeth i know a smile is born. i see their smile and bust one out on my face too.

i also learned today that apparently smiling and laughter can make your heart healthy, lower your blood sugar after a meal, raise infection fighting antibodies, exercise your muscles and help you sleep better. So why in the world would we stave off smiling?

According to Psychologist Steven Sultanoff, Ph. D., who is the president of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor laughter can also act as a check upon serum cortisol.

"With deep, heartfelt laughter, it appears that serum cortisol, which is a hormone that is secreted when we're under stress, is decreased. So when you're having a stress reaction, if you laugh, apparently the cortisol that has been released during the stress reaction is reduced."

i know for a lot of people out there the inauguration was stressful and not something they really wanted to smile about. They are worried that the country might go down the tubes with this guy. Well it is already going down the tubes but he is going to try his damdest to put the brakes on.
We are in for some rough times........he is not to blame........in fact you can't blame him at all........so hold on....and try to smile...before you condemn him.

George Carlin is great! Spend a few minutes and smile!

If this doesn't work try this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veom7XANGr4
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