A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like Medicine

We all love a good joke from time to time. It is always fun to watch people have a good hearty laugh. Sometimes when laughing at something really funny, tears can run down a person's face. They can get a little winded and hold their sides from a rib tickling gut chuckle, and may even lose a bodily function(if you know what I mean). Ha ha ha!! Often times an observer joins in the laughter without even knowing the basis of it because laughing is contagious.

You feel a kind of release after a good laugh, sort of like a cleansing and you remain up beat for quite sometime. Everyone around you is in a good mood because there is happiness in the air. Did you know that when you laugh your brain produces endorphines (the body's feel good chemical) that actually helps the healing process? Laughing is a great outlet, and it is good for the soul. There have been many testimonials of how laughter has contributed to people healing quickly from serious ailments. Laughter is a good thing for your total well being. As the Scripture says: " A Merry Heart Doeth Good Like a Medicine." (Proverbs 17 :22) http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+17:22&version=KJV

The Upper Room Store has many great books on the subject of laughter and humour. For example, Let There Be Laughter by Hollingsworth addresses this topic.
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