AtoZ Holistic Self-care: L is for Laugh

My high school yearbook senior quote reads: “Laugh and the class laughs with you, but you stay after school by yourself.”

Once the class clown and avid giggler, I don’t laugh nearly as much as when I was younger. But I still struggle to get through telling a joke without laughing first — which can drive people crazy. And one of my favorite things about getting together with my family of origin and old friends from high school is how much we can make each other laugh.

Laughing is critical to self-care:

Body

Laughing burns calories and massages intestinal muscles

Mind

Laughing helps you forget your troubles — even if at least for a little bit.

Spirit

Laughing sparks joy and dispels sadness — even if at least for a little bit.

Have you laughed lately?

Originally published at http://janetmarycobb.com on April 13, 2019.