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When was the last time you found yourself in a bellowing laugh?

What about the last time you laughed so hard you cried (or even wet your pants)?

Laughter = Medicine for the Soul

Did you know that a recent study showed that pre-school-aged children laugh up to 400 times a day, but by the time we reach adulthood, we laugh a mere 17 times per day on average?  (Just by my observations, I would say that laughing 17 times a day would be a stretch for many).

I could go on for ages telling you the benefits of laughter, including an abdominal (and cheek) workout, the wonderful hormones getting released and racing through your system, and connecting with people socially.  Instead of going on with details... just go laugh and find out the benefits for yourself.  It's free, is easy to do and can be done anywhere.  Start now... ha ha ha ha hoo hoo haa heeeee. snort...

In all honesty, if it's a struggle for you to laugh, then smile!  If all of that is a struggle, then pretend to laugh and smile.  Your body doesn't know the difference.  Your body will still love the fact that you are doing it, even if it's pretend.  If you do it over and over throughout the day, it will just become habit and you won't be pretending anymore or you can just laugh and smile without even thinking about it.

When you wake up every morning... laugh before you even get out of bed.  I promise if you do that, no one will ask you if you got up on the wrong side of the bed!  Hugh usually starts by saying some variation of ho ho ha ha ho ho ha ha ho, using different tones.  It doesn't take me long to break out in hysterics and then we are both laughing in bed, before we even get out of bed.  It is so much fun!  Give it a go.

"The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed." Sebastian Roch Nicolas Chamfort.

Play like a child and laugh so hard it hurts!

PS- Have fun laughing and remember to do it frequently throughout the day!  The more you do it, the easier it becomes.   Pay attention to how contagious it its and the amount of smiles you can put on other people's faces just by you laughing.  You will make many people's days by laughing... doesn't that feel great?

PPS- Experiment with different ways to bring on laughter.  If you come up with a fantastic way to make yourself laugh, we would love to hear what you have done.  Thanks for sharing your smiles.