We all NEED a laugh to get us through

I'm known to be on the "serious" side, and I'm learning to develop my humor muscles. Considering how far I have come, I think I should be allowed to pat myself on the back.

A few years ago, I had the privilege of seeing Amanda Gore in the National Conference, and she gave me another reason for developing humor: it helps you keep healthy inside and out. She's a physical therapist from Australia and currently works more as a corporate motivational speaker. She is hilarious and had us do all kinds of fun exercises - some not so very dignifying, but if you want humor in your life, you can't take yourself too seriously, right? We were in stitches when we left, tears streaming down our eyes from laughing so much. Amanda has her own website which is very informative. Here's a little peek of her from a beautician conference somewhere that she did.



Taking ourselves less seriously gives more room for laugh and makes life a bit more bearable. Yesterday I received this email from a good friend of mine, and though I have seen it before it struck me that this time I was actually considering how many of these I can really do and get away with it. Funny how life goes, doesn't it? I'm going to put it up here for your benefit. The email ends with "Send this e-mail to someone to make them smile. It's called ...... therapy" I think Amanda Gore will chuckle with this one for sure.

Ways to Maintain A Healthy Level Of Insanity.


1. At Lunch Time, Sit In Your Parked Car With Sunglasses on and point a Hair Dryer At Passing Cars. See If They Slow Down.


2. Page Yourself Over The Intercom. Don't Disguise Your Voice


3. Every Time Someone Asks You To Do Something, Ask If They Want Fries with that.


4. Put Your Garbage Can On Your Desk And Label It "In."


5. Put Decaf In The Coffee Maker For 3 Weeks Once Everyone has Gotten Over Their Caffeine Addictions, Switch to Espresso.


6. In The Memo Field Of All Your Checks, Write " For Smuggling Diamonds"


7. Finish All Your sentences with "In Accordance With The Prophecy."


8. Don't use any punctuation


9. As Often As Possible, Skip Rather Than Walk.


10. Order a Diet Water whenever you go out to eat, with a serious face.


11. Specify That Your Drive-through Order Is "To Go."


12. Sing Along At The Opera.


13. Go To A Poetry Recital And Ask Why The Poems Don't Rhyme?


14. Put Mosquito Netting Around Your Work Area And Play tropical Sounds All Day.


15. Five Days In Advance, Tell Your Friends You Can't Attend Their Party Because You're Not In The Mood.


16. Have Your Co-workers Address You By Your Wrestling Name, Rock Bottom.


17. When The Money Comes Out The ATM, Scream "I Won!, I Won!"


18. When Leaving The Zoo, Start Running Towards The Parking lot, Yelling
    "Run For Your Lives, They're Loose!!"


19. Tell Your Children Over Dinner "Due To The Economy, We Are Going To Have To Let One Of You Go."


20. And The Final Way To Keep A Healthy Level Of Insanity.......