Laughter is the best medicine. Millions of dollars have been spent on research of terminally ill patients who watched episodes of Abbott & Costello or the Three Stooges.The outcome is something our elders knew generations before. The patients who laughed most often showed better response to treatment, and lived longer than those who did not.
Approaching life with a sense of humor is a must. Learning to laugh at yourself is one of the best life skills you can develop.
Somewhere in your mid-40’s it happens. You are in the midst of doing laundry. You fold a load of towels and are going to put them away. Suddenly, you see your child’s sneakers in the middle of the floor and go to put them into his or her room. Once inside the room you discover a total disaster that you start working on. When you are done, you go to the kitchen, then to the shower. Suddenly you are looking into your linen closet knowing that you just washed a load of towels, and wondering intensely just what the heck you did with them. Looking at the situation you can react with anger and get yourself into a tizzy over it….or you can laugh. Laughter is the best choice.
The internet is definitely a great source for comedic relief. There have been times that I’ve been chatting with a friend on IM and laughing so hard that I was certain that anyone who walked into the room and saw me laughing so hard that tears were running down my face would promptly call the men in the white jackets to come take me away. Last night was one of those times. Now…while it may not be polite to laugh at the illness of another person, I received an e-mail from my mom that sent decorum flying out the nearest window and prompted my daughter to come running to see what had caused the hysterics. The e-mail read:
No matter how bad you feel, it’s always good to get a laugh, today my right middle finger is locking in a curled toward the palm position. It is excruciatingly painful to straighten it so I went on the computer and put in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome/Locking Finger. I was so happy to see that E-Bay and Biz-Rite sites have bargain rates on carpal tunnel syndrome locking fingers. Wonder what I can get for mine. I thought you would get a chuckle out of computer land.T
It is obvious where my sense of humor comes from, and amazing that my mother sent that just when I needed that break.
The conclusion….if you are faced with a medical problem, forget the expensive doctor bills…just Google it, the laughter will cure you.
