It’s cliché but it’s true. You need to laugh. As long as it’s not an inappropriate time. I am thankful that our relationship has included lots of laughter. Some of it comes years later, when you look back on a situation that was serious at the time, but now you find the silliness in it.
I adore humor. I really appreciate its properties and abilities. Laughing has a way of lightening the intensity of a situation. That’s why it goes well in horror movies. The dark intensity of the film uses humor to lighten the mood and break up the tension allowing the viewer a brief respite.
Laughing is a way to bond and create something between your partner and yourself. Inside jokes are wonderful for that. We have been places and witnessed something that we have laughed about for years. One mention in some inane situation always gets the other to laugh.
Laughing just feels good. There is something so satisfying about hearing a hard genuine laugh from my wife that I can’t describe the feeling. When she laughs I feel better, even if I already feel great. Seeing pure joy in someone else is infectious. My wife’s smile brightens up a room and I love it.
Laughing can bring comfort in times of grief and sadness. Think back to a funeral you attended. When people talk about the deceased they always tell cute funny stories, unless the deceased was a piece crap, then tell embarrassing funny stories, because laughter is comforting.
Laughing helps with nervousness. You have stage fright or hate speaking in front of people. Have a laugh and things will get easier. Laughing can remove a stick from ones butt. Laughing removes tough stuck on grease from your pots and pans. Laughing removes hard water build up. Laughing unclogs stuck drains. Laughing is a defense for heart disease and gingivitis. Laughter is like Vicks Vaporub, you can put it on anything and it makes it better. Find the things that make you laugh and do theme together.
Proverbs 17:22 (KJV) A merry heart doeth good [like] a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.
