Maximum Laughter - My New Years Wish

     Holidays can be stressful if you let them but try looking for the funny side even a mishap can be funny.  I always look for the lighter side of a situation and live for laughter, maximum laughter.  Some of you may think that's an odd way to approach life but I say more people need to try it. Laughter releases endorphins, which elevates your mood to give you a more positive outlook.

     There are many old wives tales like "You are what you eat", "Look for the silver lining", "An apple a day keeps the doctor away" etc.  I can't vouch for all of theses sayings but I do my best to always look for the silver lining because I believe you will find what you are looking for, whether i's a silver lining or a black cloud.  

     As I look around it seems like more people are looking for a black cloud and guess what they find it, which further tarnishes their outlook on life and depresses them.  This is not perfect world and why would anyone expect that, but the imperfections can be funny if we search for the humor.  This world is tense as we see on the news every night so maybe it's time we search for the laughter.  I know, everything is not funny but we take many things too seriously when we should really be laughing at a situation or at ourselves.

      If you are ever involved in a serious conversation that is getting out of hand try throwing some humor in the argument to lighten up the tension, it’s an easy way to redirect the conversation and ease the stress.  It doesn’t have to be hilarious; it can be something goofy, just something to knock people off the tension track.  The truth is in a heated argument people stop listening to each other so humor helps you take control.

     Maybe if more people were searching for laughter there would be less angry people in the world.  So here is my New Years recommendation for 2016 to make it a better year.

      “Look for the Silver Lining and Search for Maximum Laughter.”