On laughter being the best medicine...

I'm readily able to find the humor in things but there are very few times that I actually laugh from my gut.  I pride myself on being a "happy" person but believe I could use more laughter in my life.  I mean who couldn't use a little more humor in their lives?

I recently watched the movie "The Bridesmaids" and honestly?  I can't remember when I laughed so hard.  It was great.  In fact, when you laugh that hard, I believe you reach a different level of consciousness.  It may not be higher but it's definitely different.

I laughed so hard that I cried- which proves to me that joy may not be wrapped in pain but they run right into each other as you come around the circle.  Joy and elation can be like pain but in the best possible way.  It's like a high that you chase.  But for some odd reason, we don't realize that we need it on a daily basis.

We think that side splitting laughter is only reserved for those rare times that we see a comedian live or watch a funny show.  Not so.  We should be willing to give ourselves over to humor at a moments notice.  Yes, laughter should be given full access to our emotions and the permission to cause us to convulse whenever possible and socially acceptable.

I can remember laughing at a Boost Mobile commercial centered around a  a big girl and a "do it yourself" pole dancing kit.  It was completely hilarious and I laughed until I cried.  There were other people who didn't find it so amusing- but that commercial really did it for me.  No holds barred laughter.  I look upon that time fondly.

There was also that time this girl fell off a table in that youtube video.  Her fall was so unexpected.  I mean, I knew something was going to happen, I just didn't know what.  When she hit the ground, I hit the ground.  Both lying there...one in agony, the other ecstasy.  It was pure bliss I tell ya.  Pure bliss.

Everyone should feel this way.  Everyone should feel what it feels like to "crack up" laughing.  It's so good for you and truly is the best medicine.  It changes you from the inside- and makes all your little cells jump for joy.  If you haven't had an opportunity to laugh really hard within the last week, I would suggest you do so- post haste.  You only have one life to live (for right now).  LYFAO!

Be Well

Thoughts on connnecting...

Have you ever wondered why social networking has taken off?  It has to have something to do with the fact that we just don't know how to talk to each other face to face anymore.  We would much rather sit at home and pretend that we're really conveying something deep and meaningful, when all we've actually really done is reduce one another to 144 characters or less.

We've twitterized each other.  Don't get me wrong.  I enjoy Twitter just as much as the next Twit-Head but god...we are losing the fine art of conversation.

Not to mention the fine art of penmanship.  Ask the average person to write something by hand and you'd swear a doctor had written you a script for medication.  People do not know how to write anymore.  I'm talking about the physical act of writing.  There can be no doubt that we are losing something.  I'm concerned.  Am I the only one concerned about this seemingly innocent situation?

We have to be losing something- some brain function is going underdeveloped, what with all this typing, texting, friending and liking.

Pretty soon we will be tethered to our desks at home, having virtual dinners (that we cook ourselves).  Our dates will gaze at our plates through the webcam or scan through the menu we sent hours earlier, via email,  then slide their credit card through a slot in order to pay for our dinner (because they're taking us out to eat). 

I know it sounds far fetched but I don't believe I'm too far off the mark here.  The thought of not connecting with another human being on an intimate level, face to face, frightens me.  What has happened to deep and meaningful?  How deep can you go through your pc?

In our technologically advanced society, we are forgetting how to relate to one another on a human level.  We all have to be "plugged in" or risk being left out, side-stepped if you will.  It's sad.

I'm totally mourning the loss of conversation and that face to face connection.  I may be able to see your eyes through the webcam but I'd much rather see them in person.  You get more out of it that way.

We are forsaking one mode of communication for another.  We should cultivate both.  We need both for the sake of our society.  One day, we're going to wake up and find that it's gone.  And, while I don't wish to go back to the Dark Ages or any other oppressive time, I can agree that some things from the past are worth preserving.

The fine art of face to face conversation is one of them.

Be Well