Laughter is Good Medicine

I just had to share this with you all today.  This afternoon a wonderful lady came into the office and paid me a compliment.  Now I like compliments just like you do.  But it was all I could to do keep a straight face with this one!!

She said to me, "Diana, you have lost a TON of weight . . . you are looking so good!"  LOL!!   I smiled (laughing really hard on the inside!) and said, "well, thank you for noticing!"  I guess my diet and exercise is paying off!!!  Ha! Ha!

I just attended a Church Secretary's Conference along with about 150 other church secretaries.  One of our speakers was Gavin Jerome.  He was great and I must say had us all laughing throughout his session. He talked about "BurnOUT"!  And shared ways to Recharge, Refresh, Refuel, & Re-Energize.  Basically he was saying:

~  Stress can kill but humor can heal
~ Humor helps manage conflict
~ Laughter is the closest distance between two people
~ People listen if they are laughing!
~ Laughter is the best medicine (Prov. 17:22)
~ Laughter builds relationships, connection, & communication

He stated that most children laugh up to 400 times a day!  The average adult may laugh 15-20 times a day.  What does that tell us?  When was the last time you had a good or even a great laugh?  Lighten up and laugh a bit.

Laughter Wisdom: 
:~)  Laugh at yourself
:~)  Laugh at what you do and not who you are
:~)  Look for laughs - we all do stupid stuff
:~)  "If you can laugh at it you can live with it"  (Bill Crosby)
:~)  Add one laugh to your life - everyday!

Well, I must say, I did add a laugh to my life today  . . .  "Diana, you have lost a TON of weight . . . you are looking so good!" 
Go ahead and laugh with me - it's ok!!