Welcome!
Another birthday has come and gone,
and you’re exhausted.
Sound familiar?
Just saw some photos of celebrities.
They were scary.
When did wrinkles become an enemy
to be vanquished at all costs?
why do we still think aging is something to be avoided, something to be covered up?
plastic surgery to ‘keep looking young’
that now their eyelids can’t close,
and their lips look like a couple of really fat worms,
it makes me sad.
You can nip and tuck and pull all you want,
but without laughter you will always
Look Old.
Embrace Joy!
You can even benefit from just smiling!
Here is a partial list of some of the positive results from smiling and laughing -
- helps relieve pain
- increases your immunity
- reduces blood pressure
- decreases heart rate
- reduces stress hormones
- increases blood flow to cells and organs
& oxygenates cells and organs
Releases 3 ‘feel good’ hormones
—- dopamine
—- endorphins
—- serotonin
Smiles have even been researched
and proven to increase your life span!
Laughter doesn’t just give you a longer life span,
it gives you a higher quality of life.
“A warm smile is the universal
language of kindness.”
- William Arthur Ward
So stop already the fear of getting old!
Look for the humor in everyday life - it’s there.
I hope today’s blog gave you some good ideas on how to feel better, make others feel better,
‘Til next time,
