About Humor

       Others cannot give us humor. They can only share this mindset that works better when it is shared. In fact, Ori Amir, Professor of psychology and neuroscience classes at Pomona College in Southern California, suggests that our brains can actually grow from the “exercise” they get while following humor in their research. He should know; he is a stand-up comedian when not teaching. He and his colleagues have come to believe that joking may make us “smarter and healthier,” even to the point that “a sense of humor helps the human species survive.”

Stretching our minds...

Perhaps it would be worthwhile stretching our minds to see the funny side of life, to examine the incongruities and absurdities that bring more smiles and laugher into our lives. Can’t hurt, and might even be nourishing the brain in ways that unusual ideas and constructs often do.

We owe it to ourselves...

In times when we are surrounded by manufactured hatreds and misunderstanding of the “other,” we can use more good times and shared laughter than ever. It is hard to stay angry and upset when a room is filled with laughter. We owe it to ourselves…and to life… to bring the clearest, and healthiest mentality into our everyday living.

Seek the happiness...

If we consider ourselves spiritual thinkers and those who choose to bring good into life, is it not a kind of mandate for us to seek the kindness, the joy, and the silliness that good humor brings? Every smile, every little giggle brings health and hope.

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