{"id":367,"date":"2011-10-11T09:12:38","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T14:12:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wholeperson.com\/wordpress\/?p=367"},"modified":"2011-10-11T14:59:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-11T19:59:10","slug":"laughter-the-best-stress-buster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholeperson.com\/blog\/laughter-the-best-stress-buster","title":{"rendered":"Laughter: The Best Stress Buster"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><\/strong>Our minds have an amazing gift; imagination and the ability to laugh are perhaps the greatest talents we have. Laughter relieves tension and gives you a new perspective. It allows you to see yourself as separate from your stress. I\u2019m not suggesting you drop your life\u2019s work and try life as a stand-up comic, but try laughing at the quirks in life rather than letting them stress you. You don\u2019t have to try to be funny, just enjoy life\u2019s inconsistencies. If you think about the details of your life, you\u2019ll notice things about it are pretty funny. Example: cleaning my kitchen results in the dishwasher in pieces in the living room. Was it frustrating at first? Yes. Is it funny in retrospect? Yes. Tell others about them and they\u2019re sure to get a kick out of it. You can change complaints into jokes \u2013 something everyone will enjoy more. Or, use your imagination; paint silly pictures in your mind when you need to snap out of a bad mood. Picture a man walking down the street. He\u2019s wearing an expensive three-piece suit, marching with dignity through a rainstorm. Over his head, he holds an umbrella, except it\u2019s missing the cover; there\u2019s no cloth or plastic, just bare metal spokes. He\u2019s wearing a blue tie that\u2019s bleeding dye all over his white shirt. Now change his suit pants for shorts, tall white socks and cowboy boots. He meets someone on the street. What does the other person look like? 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