According to a study, an average
four-year-old laughs three hundred times a day while an average adult laughs
about fifteen times a day. With all the obligations, stresses and activities
that fill our days, we have forgotten how to laugh. Daily laughter has been
shown to elevate our moods, promote creativity and give us more energy.
Comedian Steve Martin reportedly laughs for five minutes in front of the mirror
every morning to get his creative juices flowing and to start his day on a high
note (try it-it works). Laughter therapy has even been used to cure illnesses
and heal those with serious ailments. As William James, the father of modern
psychology, observed, “We don’t laugh because we are happy. We are happy
because we laugh.”
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