Looking to laugh

“A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.” Proverbs 17:22

Life gives us many opportunities to stir up joy or to sink into despair. Every day we make choices to reinforce the negative or we can look to laugh.

A few evenings ago I needed to hit the supermarket quickly to get some necessary items. One of my speed-shopping strategies is to leave the trolley at the end of an aisle to go and grab a few things. Problem was when I returned I took someone else’s trolley and didn’t realise till I was at least fifty metres away. It could have been very embarrassing. Thankfully the owner, who I found looking aimlessly around the deli section thought it was amusing too.

On another busy day I may have added that to a list of things to be annoyed about. I’m glad I chose to laugh. Life often gives us opportunities to laugh.

Why not look to laugh? What could you do today to laugh more?

Decide to see things the funny way. Be ready to laugh at yourself.

Don’t keep the funny stuff to yourself. Share it with others and spread the joy. My wife loves it when I come home from work and remember all the funny things I said that day (ok, maybe she’s laughing at me).

Choose well. We often choose a comedy because we know it will give us a laugh. You can choose to spend time with funny, light-hearted people.

Don’t take life too seriously. Stir up some laughter in yourself. If there’s an opportunity to make a joke – go for it! It doesn’t matter if it’s lame (truly, I’m a dad – I know this!). Make fun – just don’t make fun of others.

I hope you have a few extra laughs today.

Here’s a link to the funniest thing I’ve seen for a while:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKMkiypIPvc

What makes you laugh?