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He
Who Laughs Lasts
ACTION
TO TAKE
Challenge
yourself to tell at least a joke or share some humor with
someone every day. Consider a dinner time tradition of having
family members go around the table and tell a joke or share
humor. Or at least look at a cartoon each day (you can even
get cartoons E-mailed to you free on the Internet).
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Michael Brickey, Ph.D.
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WHY?
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Our
brain is like a muscle and if we don't use it we lose it.
Humor is one of the most intellectually complex things we
do. To appreciate humor requires a good understanding of both
the culture and he language. Telling a joke also requires
memory, timing, acting skills, and a good sense of what is
appropriate. |
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Humor
helps us see things from multiple perspectives, which helps
us understand other people and be creative. |
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3. |
It
tenses and relaxes our muscles, giving us a mini workout.
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4. |
It
gets our mind off our problems and any physical pain. |
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5. |
Humor
releases catecholamines. These chemicals increase our alertness
and mental functioning. |
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6. |
It
helps us turn past blunders and pain into a good laugh. |
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7. |
While
our blood has a heart to pump it, our lymph has no pump to
circulate it. It relies on physical movement. A good laugh
helps lymphatic circulation, which helps prevent illnesses.
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8. |
It
keeps us from taking ourselves and our problems too seriously.
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9. |
It's
free. |
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10. |
What
other diversion is so much fun? |
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Defy
Aging Quote:
It is his sixth sense that makes him successful-his sense
of humor
--(source not known)
Men show their characters in nothing more clearly than
in what they think laughable.
--Goethe
Defy Aging Humor:
Laugh and the world laughs with you. Snore and you sleep
alone.
--Bob Hope
Laughter is God's gift to mankind. Mankind is proof that
God has a sense of humor.
--(source not known)
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Michael
Brickey, Ph.D. is a life coach and a Board Certified psychologist
and serves on the medical staff of several hospitals. He is the
author of Defy Aging: Develop the Mental and Emotional Vitality
to Live Longer, Healthier, and Happier Than You Ever Imagined.
Critically acclaimed by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Betty Friedan, Dr.
Ronald Klatz, and four past presidents of the American Psychological
Association, it is available at many bookstores and through his
web site www.DrBrickey.com.
He coaches people and organizations all over the country by phone
as part of his mission to help people do things they didn't think
they could do. He also speaks on Defying Aging. Please E-mail
Dr. Brickey at BeautyWalk@DrBrickey.com.
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