"If you are too busy to be happy.... you are too busy" Robert Holden

The Holidays, meant to be a time of joy and celebration, often land up causing anxiety and stress. Simple strategies that you can employ to reconnect to yourself and the true spirit of the Holidays include:

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 Today I went to the dentist to get a crown fitted for my molar. I was innocently sitting, mouth wide open,when all of a sudden I felt something in my throat. I thought it was saliva, and was about to swallow, when my dentist sounded the alarm. Instinctively, I coughed, and the crown, which I was about to swallow, propelled out of my mouth at lightening speed. The dentist paled at the prospect of what could have happened, but it looked so ridiculous as it hurled out my mouth that .... I HAD TO LAUGH! I laughed so hard, partly out of relief, partly out of the humor of it. The fact that I could laugh, diffused a potentially stressful situation for us both. Thanks to the laughter practice, I am able to gain perspective in a situation. After all, if I will be able to laugh about it in a year's time, then I may as well laugh about it now. The dentist was relieved and wanted to hug me for my understanding. I was not the least bit upset. Rather, I am grateful that I was able to avert a potentially problematic situation. Laughter is a great tool for stress relief and helps me glide through my day with joy instead of oy!

Labels: happiness, stress; laughter; best medicine