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An elderly man on a moped, looking about 100 years old, pulls up next to a doctor at a street light.

The old man looks over at the sleek shiny car and asks, 'What kind of car ya got there, sonny?'

The doctor replies, 'A Ferrari GTO. It cost half a million dollars! '

'That's a lot of money,' says the old man. 'Why does it cost so much?'

'Because this car can do up to 230 miles an hour!' states the doctor proudly.

The moped driver asks, 'Mind if I take a look inside?'

'No problem,' replies the doctor.

So the old man pokes his head in the window and looks around. Then, sitting back on his moped, the old man says, 'That's a pretty nice car, all right... But I'll stick with my moped!'

Just then the light changes, so the doctor decides to show the old man just what his car can do. He floors it, and within 20 seconds the speedometer reads 160 mph.

Suddenly, he notices a dot in his rear view mirror. It seems to be getting closer!

He slows down to see what it could be and suddenly WHOOOOSSSHHH !

Something whips by him going much faster!

'What on earth could be going faster than my Ferrari ?' the doctor asks himself.

He presses harder on the accelerator and takes the Ferrari up to 200 mph.

Then, up ahead of him, he sees that it's the old man on the moped!

Amazed that the moped could pass his Ferrari, he gives it more gas and passes the moped at 220 mph. He's feeling pretty good until he looks in his mirror and sees the old man gaining on him AGAIN!

Astounded by the speed of this old guy, he floors the gas pedal and takes the Ferrari all the way up to 230 mph.

Not ten seconds later, he sees the moped bearing down on him again! The Ferrari is flat out, and there's nothing he can do!

Suddenly, the moped plows into the back of his Ferrari, demolishing the rear end.

The doctor stops and jumps out and, unbelievably, the old man is still alive.

He runs up to the banged-up old guy and says, 'I'm a doctor.... Is there anything I can do for you?'

The old man whispers,

'Unhook my suspenders from your side view mirror!'.

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The Positive Value of Having a Sense of Humour

When you have a good sense of humour and can easily make people laugh at home,work and at play great things begin to happen. People like you and are more open to your ideas and opinions.

When you able to laugh at yourself a bonding takes place that impacts positively on any group you are a part of. People like to be with people who are fun and don't take themselves too seriously. As C.S. Lewis once said," Life is too serious to be taken seriously."

When inevitable conflict raises its destructive head a sense of humour, and the resulting laughter, serves as a social lubricant which helps us deal with conflict in a reasonable way that avoids frustration,anger and alienation.

" When it feels good to laugh then laugh to feel good." M Moore Isn't this what enjoyment is all about?

It is important to remember that you aren't born with a sense of humour. It can be learned at any age. All you need is the desire and a few instructions.

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Article: When I Was Your Age... By Mike Moore

Have you ever noticed that we often end up doing and saying things we vowed we never would? 

When I was a teenager I asked my Dad for a ride to school after a severe snowstorm covered Sault Ste. Marie to a depth of six miles. The school was about two miles from my home and I was trying hard to convince my Dad that my death would be on his conscience if he made me walk in that kind of weather. His response was predictable.  “When I was your age I walked to school in snow drifts up to my neck. ”

 I always doubted him when he said this as I knew he grew up in Ingersoll in southern Ontario.  I don't think Ingersoll ever got snow drifts as high as Dad described them.  Anyway, I got his message and headed out to school under my own power. I recall thinking as I ploughed through snow, I will never, under any circumstances, say to my kids, “When I was your age.”

The years rolled by, I got married and fathered four wonderful children.  On many occasions I found myself uttering the very words I vowed I would never would, “When I was your age.... ”.  I am sure their thoughts were the same as mine, “I will never utter those words when I have kids of my own.”  But, I was wrong.

Years later when my son Kevin was in his early twenties he got a summer job harvesting tobacco.  It was a long, hard, dirty job and he would come home each night with his buns around his ankles. 

One evening he stood in front of me with a smile on his dirty, weary face and said, “Well now I've got my own, when I was your age”. Someday I'll be able to say to my kids, “When I was your age I worked on tobacco from dawn to dusk in the heat and humidity, never complaining.......” And so it continues

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A Funny Life Experience: LET’S GO HOME

 

It was a beautiful Saturday afternoon.  You know, the kind of afternoon that shouts to every man, “Let’s go shopping for furniture.”  My wife said we needed a new chair, an ottoman and a painting for the family room and would like to have me there to help pick them out.  My powers of decorative selection are known far and wide, I guess.

I reluctantly agreed but pointed out that my bad back precluded any heavy lifting.  We would have to get their employees to carry whatever furniture we bought, to our van. Carol agreed saying that the last thing she wanted was me moaning and groaning from back pain.

After an hour or three looking we had the items selected and paid for.  All that remained for us to do was to get them to the van, then home where our three grown sons could take over.

When I explained my medical incapacity to the sales person she said that the men who did the heavy lifting were out on a delivery and wouldn't be back for quite a while.  At this point my misguided masculine pride took over and I heard myself saying something like, “I can handle this stuff. It isn't that heavy. ” “Michael, (she always calls me Michael when she goes for emphasis) you will not touch that furniture.  I do not want you flat on your back writhing in pain for two months” “But who's going to carry it if I don’t?” I asked. “We will,” she said, pointing to two attractive, well dressed young sales women.

With that Carol and her squad of power lifters went to work hoisting and carrying the chair, ottoman and huge picture while I, her 6' 3" 200 pound husband, stood watching. We left the store with Carol and her high heeled helpers carrying the furniture while I tagged along behind them looking sheepishly at the six million other shoppers all of whom just happened to be looking directly at me.  It was difficult, but I resisted the overwhelming temptation to explain why I was carrying nothing but my wife's purse. “Let’s go home.”

Just seeing humour in a situation is almost as effective as the laughter it  evokes.

Always take the comic view of life.

Time spent laughing is time spent with the gods. 

 

Mike Moore is a popular motivational speaker who writes and speaks on Humour, Attitude and Human Potential. This is an excerpt from his Book “Light Up with Laughter” (The Humour and Health Connection) A book you’ve got to get to make the rest of your life the best of your life.

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Four Thoughts About Humour and Laughter

1. " There ain't much fun in medicine, but there's a lot of medicine in fun." Josh Billings ( 19th Century humourist

2. "You begin to solve your problems when you start to see the humour in them." Anon

3. "Humour makes bad things better and good things better still." Anon

4. "If you're not allowed to laugh in heaven I don't want to go there" Martin Luther

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Light Up With Laughter...A Moving Experience?

True Story.

After one of my talks a man came up to me and said," I bought your book " Light Up With

Laughter" the last time I heard you speak and now I keep it in the bathroom and read it often.

" Then, with a twinkle in his eye, he added, " I really find it moves me."

 I started to laugh and said," Well , if you're going to be moved that's the place you want it to happen."

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Ya Gotta Laugh: Comedy in Your Chaos

This actually happened to me a few years ago.
I had just finished giving a talk in St. Mary's Ontario and was carrying all my stuff to my van...guitar, boxes of books, briefcase etc. To my left a woman was getting into her car to drive home when she took pity on me and asked, " Do you need help getting it on?" I must have had a shocked look on my face because she soon realized what she had asked. I replied," So far in my life so good, but thanks for being concerned." We both stood there laughing. Humour is everywhere just look for the comedy in your chaos.
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Why We MUST Put Fun Back Into Our Lives

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.

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Laughter Therapy: Mining the Moment

                                                     

Whenever I speak to people on the therapeutic nature of humour I encourage them to become laughologists and in so doing commit themselves to a process I call mining the moment.  When you mine the moment you examine each human experience for the humour it contains and laugh heartily when it is discovered.

 Most of us experience funny things happening to us, or those around us, every day.  When we do, we might chuckle and continue doing what we were doing.  Mining the moment asks us to stay with the chuckle and fan its embers into genuine laughter.  Then drain every last drop of humour and laughter from the experience.

Why is it so important to look for humour in everything we experience?  Because humour and laughter are much more than mere amusement, they are very good for our health and well-being.

 When we laugh great things happen.  The oxygen in our blood increases giving us renewed energy.  Our stress levels go down and we begin to relax.  Did you know that it is impossible to worry when we laugh?  The immune system is stimulated by laughter and endorphins are released within the body giving us a strong sense of well-being.  Laughter also reduces our blood pressure.

In social relationships laughter has concrete and specific benefits. It has been called social glue because it bonds us to one another. In any family or organization bonding is vital to the successful functioning of the group. The group that laughs together, lasts together. Laughter is also referred to as social lubricant because, just as the oil in a car engine reduces friction thus allowing the car to run smoothly and efficiently, so does laughter reduce inevitable friction in social relationships. People who laugh together tend to be happier, more productive, more flexible and open to change.

The value of humour in the workplace is a good example. It reduces stress among employees, significantly reduces absenteeism, and boosts morale, productivity and increases job satisfaction.

I remember speaking to a blue collar worker in a large Toronto company just before I was to speak on Humour in the Workplace. I asked him if he liked his job. His response surprised me. He said,” No, I hate it, but I love coming to work.” When I asked him how he could hate his job but love coming to work he replied, “The people I work with are fantastic and we have a lot of laughs.

The message is clear. No matter whether you’re in a family, among friends or at work laughter offers a huge benefits.  All it takes is a commitment to mining the moments of the day for the humour they contain and giving ourselves permission to laugh long and hard when we find it. Then sit back and watch great things begin to happen.

I would like to leave you with these two quotes.

Any leader without a sense of humour is like a grass cutter at a cemetery. They have a lot of people under them paying absolutely NO attention.

Life is too serious to be taken seriously.

Let the laughter begin.

 

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Proof that Laughter is The Best Medicine

I am always on the lookout for articles that reinforce my strong belief that laughter is the best medicine. For many years people would say it so often that it became cliché. In the past few years things have changed. More evidence is emerging to validate the claim and of course there I am in the midst of the discussion gobbling up all the supportive information I can.

Ever since I was introduced to the writings of Norman Cousins in, "Anatomy of an Illness", I have been fascinated by the role of the human mind in healing and wellness, specifically the role of humour and laughter. When Norman Cousins was diagnosed with a terminal illness in midlife, he immediately set out to alter his fate.

Through attitudinal transformation he shifted his thinking from negative to positive, from fear to hope. By saturating his life with humour and laughter he was able, with the co-operation of modern medicine of course, to overcome his terminal illness.

When Cousins died a few years ago he was in his seventies and the illness had never returned.
Recently, researchers at the Loma Linda Medical School in California validated the findings of Norman Cousins regarding the role of humour and laughter in healing and wellness. Doctor Stanley Tann has discovered that laughing frequently helps healthy people stay happy and healthy and sick people recover more rapidly.

He also found that laughter triggered physiological changes that benefit the lungs, muscles, heart, nerves, hormones and the entire immune system. Humour, it was discovered, kicked the immune system into high gear and actually prevented stress from undermining our immunity. With the renewed emphasis on a healthy immune system in recent years this is good news indeed.

Humour was found to reduce stress levels by one half and significantly raise the levels of gamma interferon, an immune system hormone. This alone is an important medical find due to the fact that stress is a leading cause of illness throughout North America. I read recently that 85 percent of all doctor visits are related to stress induced illness.

The activity of killer cells which destroy viruses and tumours was increased by twenty percent in the presence of laughter and humour. "B" cells, which produce antibodies to combat diseases are empowered by laughter, and an immune system component called immunoglobulin increased by ten percent.

By the way, nervous and cynical laughter did not produce the same positive results.

THE MESSAGE IS CLEAR: LAUGHTER IS, INDEED, THE BEST MEDICINE

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