Now, a recent study from cardiologists at the University of Maryland, has shown that laughter may have a beneficial effect on the heart.
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Research has shown that people who volunteer often live longer.
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Since the goal of my programs is to show audiences how humor can both help them heal as well as deal with not-so-funny stuff, I decided to discuss the events of the previous week, the pain all of us were feeling, and how humor and some laughter might be beneficial.
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Sometimes it takes ten seconds to see some humor in your dilemmas, sometimes ten years.
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The lesson adults can learn here is that the world is filled with things for our enjoyment.
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The studies indicate that focusing our attention on someone else, takes our mind off of our own problems. We stay healthier and thereby live longer.
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The tragedy of September 11th was so sudden, so enormous, and so horrendous, both in terms of lives lost and global consequences, that this country and the world went into immediate and prolonged shock.
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Throughout history, great leaders have known the power of humor.
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To a child, often the box a toy came in is more appealing than the toy itself.
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Today's business and health care climate may not be pleasant. Cutbacks, pay cuts and layoffs do not make anyone's job easy. But that does not mean that the humor need stop.
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When times get tough, at some point, people instinctively know they need to lighten up in order to get through it.
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When we are dealing with death we are constantly being dragged down by the event: Humor diverts our attention and lifts our sagging spirits.
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When we can find some humor in our upsets, they no longer seem as large or as important as they once did.
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When you do find humor in trying times, one of the first and most important changes you experience is that you see your perplexing problems in a new way - you suddenly have a new perspective on them.
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When you think about advertisements, it makes sense that they want to hold and retain our attention.
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Whether planned or not, humor takes our mind off of our troubles.
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While most of us know that we feel better after a good hearty laugh, science, in many cases, is yet to prove why.
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You may not be able to change a situation, but with humor you can change your attitude about it.
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Your attitude is like a box of crayons that color your world. Constantly color your picture gray, and your picture will always be bleak. Try adding some bright colors to the picture by including humor, and your picture begins to lighten up.
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Zen teaches that once we can open up to the inevitability of our demise, we can begin to transform that situation and lighten up about it.
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