Why do we have such a strong urge to be in the company of others? Even the most reclusive among us can only tolerate solitude for so long. I think part of the answer is found in the fact that we love to have fun, and having fun usually involves people. Laughter is a huge part of social interaction. When people gather to have fun they laugh a lot.
We don't stay too long in any social situation if it's dull, boring or humourless. Fun happens when people gather to tell stories, eat, drink, sing and laugh. No matter the size, composition or location of the social group, humour and laughter are vital to its success and continuity. The fact is that we don't want to continue socializing if it isn't fun to do so.
From a young age children have a strong sense of fun. When they come in from play we ask them, "Did you have fun?" We know the answer before they open their mouths just by the gleam in their eyes. If you ever ask them how they know they are having fun I am sure their response would include references to laughter.
It seems that we are designed to have fun and laugh, but something happens as we grow older that diminishes our desire to do so. I'm certain that stress, worry, anxiety and the burdens of adult responsibility play a part in this diminished desire. Whatever the reasons, adults do not laugh as much as they once did and their health and well-being have suffered as a result. It is important that we learn to laugh again.
Motivational theory suggests that we are motivated most effectively by the satisfaction of these needs: love, acceptance, appreciation, approval, belonging and importance. I personally believe that we can easily add pleasure, laughter and fun to this list of important needs. We not only want to have fun. We need to have fun.
It is my belief that humour does a great deal to help satisfy these needs and foster human well-being.
* LOVE: We love those who can make us laugh and we love being in their company.
* ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL, and APPRECIATION: When we bring humour and laughter to the lives of others we receive from them the gifts of acceptance, approval and appreciation in return. Try telling a funny story, listen to the laughter it evokes and see how you feel after.
* BELONGING: Where there's laughter, there's fun and where there's fun there is a sense of belonging and oneness. We want to belong to any group that is fun to be with.
* IMPORTANCE: When we can make people laugh by telling a funny story we feel important in their lives. Their laughter is affirming and when we feel affirmed we feel important.
I am convinced, of the fact that humour, laughter and fun really do make great things happen. Give them a try. You have nothing to lose but the blues.
If it feels good to laugh then laugh to feel good.
We don't stay too long in any social situation if it's dull, boring or humourless. Fun happens when people gather to tell stories, eat, drink, sing and laugh. No matter the size, composition or location of the social group, humour and laughter are vital to its success and continuity. The fact is that we don't want to continue socializing if it isn't fun to do so.
From a young age children have a strong sense of fun. When they come in from play we ask them, "Did you have fun?" We know the answer before they open their mouths just by the gleam in their eyes. If you ever ask them how they know they are having fun I am sure their response would include references to laughter.
It seems that we are designed to have fun and laugh, but something happens as we grow older that diminishes our desire to do so. I'm certain that stress, worry, anxiety and the burdens of adult responsibility play a part in this diminished desire. Whatever the reasons, adults do not laugh as much as they once did and their health and well-being have suffered as a result. It is important that we learn to laugh again.
Motivational theory suggests that we are motivated most effectively by the satisfaction of these needs: love, acceptance, appreciation, approval, belonging and importance. I personally believe that we can easily add pleasure, laughter and fun to this list of important needs. We not only want to have fun. We need to have fun.
It is my belief that humour does a great deal to help satisfy these needs and foster human well-being.
* LOVE: We love those who can make us laugh and we love being in their company.
* ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL, and APPRECIATION: When we bring humour and laughter to the lives of others we receive from them the gifts of acceptance, approval and appreciation in return. Try telling a funny story, listen to the laughter it evokes and see how you feel after.
* BELONGING: Where there's laughter, there's fun and where there's fun there is a sense of belonging and oneness. We want to belong to any group that is fun to be with.
* IMPORTANCE: When we can make people laugh by telling a funny story we feel important in their lives. Their laughter is affirming and when we feel affirmed we feel important.
I am convinced, of the fact that humour, laughter and fun really do make great things happen. Give them a try. You have nothing to lose but the blues.
If it feels good to laugh then laugh to feel good.
This article is a small taste of what awaits you in Mike's popular book, "Light Up With Laughter"( The Humour and Health Connection) To make the rest of your life the best of your life get your copy now. http://motivationalplus.com/cgi/a/t.cgi?light
Mike Moore is a Canadian pro speaker on the importance of Humour, Laughter and Fun in human health and relationships. It is his belief that laughter and fun form a universal language that entertains, heals and unites people throughout the planet. We all laugh in the same language. http://www.mikemoorespeaks.com
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