Laughter Tammy Butler

Laughter is strong medicine
for mind and body

Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.

With so much power to heal and renew, the ability to laugh easily and frequently is a tremendous resource for surmounting problems, enhancing your relationships, and supporting both physical and emotional health.

 Laughter protects the heart. Laughter improves the function of blood vessels and increases blood flow, which can help protect you against a heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.

“Consider the daffodil. And while you’re doing that, I’ll be over here, looking through your stuff.” —Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
 
“To us, it might look like just a rag. But to the brave, embattled men of the fort, it was more than that. It was a flag of surrender. And after that, it was torn up and used for shoe-shine rags, so the men would look nice for the surrender.” —Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

Laughter relaxes the whole body. A good, hearty laugh relieves physical tension and stress, leaving your muscles relaxed for up to 45 minutes after

Laughter boosts the immune system. Laughter decreases stress hormones and increases immune cells and infection-fighting antibodies, thus improving your resistance to disease.

Laughter triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. Endorphins promote an overall sense of well-being and can even temporarily relieve pain.
“If you go flying back through time, and you see somebody else flying toward the future, it’s probably best to avoid eye contact.”
—Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
 
“I can still recall old Mr. Barnslow, getting out every morning and nailing a fresh load of tadpoles to that old board of his. Then he’d spin it round and round, like a wheel of fortune, and no matter where it stopped, he’d yell, ‘Tadpoles! Tadpoles is a winner!’ We all thought he was crazy, but then, we had some growing up to do.”
—Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
 
“Whenever someone asks me to define love, I usually think for a minute, then I spin around and pin the guy’s arm behind his back. Now who’s asking the questions?” —Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

“If you get invited to your first orgy, don’t just show up nude. That’s a common mistake. You have to let nudity ‘happen.’” —Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
 
 “Most people don’t realize that large pieces of coral, which have been painted brown and attached to the skull by common wood screws, can make a child look like a deer.” —Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
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