Saturday, March 22, 2008
Laughter IS THE BEST MEDICINE.
I must be honest in saying that I've actually not read this article yet (excuse my absence fellow classmates, I had to prioritize some make-up hours for clinic), but I feel so passionately about laughter and it's value as medicine. Laughter is a medicinal substance. We cannot feel it, or see it, it's not swallowed or taken at the same time each day- but it is most certainly a potent drug. I have actually made a deal with myself: to laugh everyday. I don't care how it happens, I don't plan it or look for it- I just laugh, at myself usually, cause that's always fun. And inevitably, the laughter makes life better. I believe it heals on a cellular level as well, I think it rejuvenates damaged cells, tissue, muscles, aches and pains. The body responds positively to positive behaviors, and laughter is one of those things that goes a long way in healing. It can also provide a much needed distraction when life gets too serious, or mundane. I have laugh triggers as well... if it seems I'm not going to laugh soon enough I recall certain incidences, stories, pictures, memories- anything that made me laugh before, ideally a hysterical event, and I will laugh again. Try it. Laugh everyday and your body will smile back at you, with you...
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Whaddya mean you can't feel it!? "Laughter is a medicinal substance. We cannot feel it, or see it, it's not swallowed or taken..."
You better believe that you are feeling it from your body to your most extended auric fields.
I feel it in my auric field right now... wahahahah!
It seems like you read the article. You got to the heart of the matter. Perhaps humor should be introduced into medical regimes in both western and eastern clinics. People who are sick need it just to get a break sometimes. Laughter heals, helps us find a safe place inside ourselves when our bodies seem unbearable.
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