Laughter Medicine

Monday Matters-February 7, 2022
Everyday Laughter

​Don’t you just love to have a good laugh or the kind of laugh that triggers the giggles where you can’t stop?  Sometimes laughter comes when you’re not supposed to be laughing like in a meeting or at church but it’s such good medicine.  Laughter draws people together in ways that trigger healthy physical and emotional changes in the body. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts mood, diminishes pain, and even protects you from the damaging effects of stress. 
Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hope, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded. It also helps you release anger and forgive sooner. Ecclesiastes 3:4 tells us there’s: “A time to cry and a time to laugh.” Let’s find ways to put more laughter into our diets instead of obsessing on everything that bugs us. You really can find humor in a hard place and it’s so freeing and truly one of the best medicines for overall health…everyday.