Laughter is the language of the soul

When you smile you show me your deepest thoughts, you let me see you, you let me explore each of your secrets and I feel close to you. Sometimes, You infect me with joy, just by outlining a small curvature on your lips.a laugh, because your eyes already smile at me before your mouth does.

Through each of your smiles you show me the world as you see it, You teach me that there is a way to see life with an open soul and willing to learn. If you don’t smile I will fight with everything in my power to make your lips fly towards the sky.

Why do we lose our sense of humor?

A child laughs about 400 times throughout the day and an adult about 15. This may be because we lose our innocence or sense of humor, but the reality is that on many occasions We need to recover the ease of laughing like children, of having fun and learning to see life in a much simpler way. and funny.

One of the causes of our lack of humor on certain occasions is the rigidity with which we behave, our lack of naturalness, our fear of breaking the rules, of not respecting the norms. But who wrote the rules? What happens if we don’t respect them? Nothing is going to happen, we will simply be ourselves.

It is enough to get on the bus first thing in the morning one day and see the faces of the people to realize that no one is smiling, that everyone has lost their good humor. But have you stopped to think, what happens if you smile a little more? You have nothing to lose, Your problems will still be there, but if you smile you will surely see them in a different way.

Learn to laugh at yourself again

When we are children, we are not ashamed or think about our defects or virtues, we are simply happy and smile at life. Therefore, laughter is also a matter of self-esteem. If we love ourselves, we will be able to accept our defects and our virtues. and leave aside the importance we give to what others think.

But not only If you have adequate self-esteem you will be able to laugh at yourself, but also if you laugh at yourself, you will strengthen your self-esteem. So, it’s something that works both ways.

Another way to learn to laugh at ourselves again is to learn to overcome our shyness, our shame towards the opinions of others, since this sensitivity to negative criticism is what paralyzes us and does not allow us to enjoy our laughter. Learn to be spontaneous, say whatever comes to mind, use jokes, smile, don’t be afraid, Nothing is going to happen and you are going to have fun.

Laughter as therapy

Laughter therapy is no longer just a way to fight stress or have a good time, but has become a method with medical and psychological applications.. The basis is that when a laugh is forced, it will make us feel equally good and in the end a natural laugh will emerge.

The psychologist José Elías , pioneer in laughter therapy in Spain, showed that laughter strengthens the heart, since when we laugh we move 420 muscles in our body and among them the heart muscle. Besides. Laughter reduces blood pressure because it increases the caliber of blood vessels and promotes breathing since ventilation is maximized.

Therefore, laughter improves our quality of life and our health and has positive physical and psychological effects. Learning to laugh helps us see life from another point of view, much more pleasant and healthier. Therefore, smile, because that is the language of your soul, the way you can go out there and fly.

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