I watched a video on youtube today that made me laugh out loud. It was of a weather forecaster who got the giggles live on TV. Each time she started her new bout of chuckling it kept starting me off and she just got funnier and funnier. What was really interesting was the fact that I didn’t even know her nor did I speak her language.
Laughing always makes me feel good. The experts say that it’s because it releases endorphins into our bloodstream, but isn’t it just because whatever we are laughing about is just really funny? For example, watching somebody else laugh makes me happy and then I join in aswell.
I am very fortunate to be married to somebody who makes me laugh a lot. It’s not because he’s a particularly witty or talented comedien who can cleverly satirise about current events or historical novels. Infact, when he is trying to be funny around people other than myself (and his mum – bless!) he is more likely to receive quizzical and condescending looks than fits of laughter from his small audience. But, none the less, he is always able to prise me out of the foulest mood, just by a single funny look or by attempting to tell me a joke and completely (and deliberately) getting the punchline totally wrong.
Another thing my husband tries to get me to do when I’m feeling low is force a smile. My immediate response is to always refuse. But as he continues to persist I give him the faintest smile, which of course is never enough for him, and before I know it I’m grinning like a cheshire cat and feeling on top of the world. How does that happen?
The opposite can also happen very easily. What I mean is when something happens that makes you feel amazing which results in an involuntary smile. This happened to me today whilst I was making strawberry jam. As the sugar started to dissolve in the sticky red substance, I gave it a stir and treated myself to a quick taste from a dribble on the side of the pan. As the sweet berry nectar hit my tongue it filled me with such pleasure that I realised my face was actually beaming. (Now, of course, you’re all wanting to try my strawberry jam!)
So, laughter and smiling, whether encouraged or spontaneous, are obviously very good for us. Here’s something to make you laugh or smile.
