In The Anatomy of an Illness: As Perceived by the Patient, Norman Cousins tells of being hospitalized with a rare, crippling disease. When he was diagnosed as incurable, Cousins checked out of the hospital. Aware of the harmful effects that negative emotions can have on the body, Cousins reasoned the reverse was true. So he borrowed a movie projector and prescribed his own treatment, consisting of Marx Brothers films and old "Candid Camera" reruns. It didn't take long for him to discover that 10 minutes of laughter provided two hours of pain-free sleep. Amazingly, his debilitating disease was eventually reversed. After the account of his victory appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine, Cousins received more than 3000 letters from appreciative physicians throughout the world.
Today in the Word, December 18, 1991.
Very interesting isn't that. I often will suggest to the contractors when I am making a marketing plan for to lighten up their strict ways of looking at things. I beleave that a positive energy is relayed to others, and that energy will have a much larger effect on the individual then what is actually being spoken.
Matthew Shields
5 comments:
How can angles fly? They take themselves lightly!
When a troubled soul calls late at night for advice. First off we tell them to get some funny movies and start watching.
Read about Zen monks doing a ten minute laughing meditation. Forced laughter. Drives my kids nuts. Me laughing for no reason other than to laugh!!
TimBirch – Power to Change
Matthew,
Laughter is one of the best ways to get out of a funk and move forward. Sharing a laugh is also a great way to establish rapport with someone. It's so powerful they should really take it off the shelves and require a prescription!
Jennifer Skinner
www.JenniferSkinner.blogspot.com
Great post.
I recently read about a team of researchers of Loma Linda University who found that the simply anticipating laughter reduces the levels of three hormones responsible for stress. Isn't that briliant?!
All the best,
Yann
Yann Vernier - Self-Improvement & Success Coaching
Indeed, I knew much of this when my late husband was ill. We maintained our sense of humor throughout, because really, otherwise we're already dead, yes? So, we would watch a lot of the Red Neck Comedians. Jeff Foxworthy was a favorite of ours.
And when Jim died, I knew I HAD to get a lot of slapstick films to watch. because laughter is the OTHER release valve. I was already weeping so much I craved salt.
Knowing how really to LIVE is one of the great characteristics I bring to my work as a Romance Coach, Online Personals Coach, Online Dating Coach, Romantic Relationship Coach.
Because really, we don't want to just GET MARRIED anymore. We CRAVE a wonderful, fulfilling, long term committed relationship.
Glad to hear you are bringing that need into OTHER spheres as well, Matt!
Keep up the excellent work!
All the best,
April Braswell
I knew innately the afternoon my husband died that what I needed was slap stick comedy. Not high brow sophistication where I had to THINK about it. Slap Stick Comedy. All the Leslie Nelson movies I could find. Laughter is the OTHER release valve for emotion.
Plus I think shared laughter is a great bonding devise for romantic relationship building and communication skill building. After we have laughed together, it makes all other communication lighter, as you say quite sagely, Matt. As well as it enables us to bring up other topics which might have formerly felt too heavy to talk about.
Great stuff, Energy Man!
No. Just no.
Can you imagine us with only 100 books?
Now I appreciate the idea of a fast, and find all of this a good exercise. But NO.
But I'm also a proponent of large families and the closeness and stability they foster. In fact, you HAVE to share then and CONSUME STUFF less.
Great to be challenged by you, Jennifer.
All the best,
April Braswell - Online Dating Coaching, Internet Romance Coach
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