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Our bodies are intricately designed, so that when a breakdown occurs in one area, due to stress, it can have an adverse effect on other parts of our body. Stress is the body’s reaction to a demand made upon it. Unfortunately, stress is all around us and we do not have to look far to find stressed-out people, whether at work or at home.

In these fast-paced days there are increasingly heavy demands being placed on our emotional and physical well-being. Because of these demands we at times may break down and give in to the emotions of fear and anger, resulting in rigidity of thinking and behaviour. At this stage we may begin to feel like things are out of control, precipitating paranoid thinking. Thankfully, there is one important antidote that has been shown to provide relief from this dilemma, which if utilized wisely can restore us back to productive living. I’m speaking of humour, or more specifically, playfulness and laughter.

Dr. Kenneth Pelltier, author of Longevity: Fulfilling Our Biological Potential, travelled to Pakistan, the Sudan, Mexico and other areas to study the secrets of longevity among people who claimed to be 120 to 150 years old. His study revealed that many of these people possessed similar traits, the most striking of which were their vigour, humor and love of life. Many of us, too, have acquaintances who, though up in years, also possess the same joyful attitude as those found in Pelltier’s study.  Gathering from this, therefore, we can assume that integrating humor into our everyday life experiences can contribute much to our health and long life.  Read more...

Many people shy away from telling jokes because they once told one that fell flat or they are afraid of appearing silly or of offending someone. Jokes are canned humorous stories which are subtly different from personal anecdotes. With personal anecdotes you have the authority to tell them because they happened to you. Jokes are independent and in a sense artificial so you take a little risk when you launch into one. However, when told well, a joke can cause great amusement and lift the mood of the gathering. A speaker who puts some relevant and well-told jokes into his or her speech will be appreciated by the audience who are often bored with bland presentations and are crying out for a little entertainment.

Here are some tips on how to tell a good joke:

1. Select. Choose three or four jokes that really tickled you from the internet or a joke book. If you are giving a talk or presentation look for ones that have some relevance (however slight) so that you can work them into the pitch. Have one or two generic or topical ones that you can use on any occasion.  Read more...

Today, I’d like to speak to the men in the crowd. I want to discuss cussing. Why we men do it, and how we can do a better job of it. A lot of people, particularly my wife, tell me that I shouldn’t cuss. That taking the creator of the universe’s name in vain is just plain bad. Well, I have to agree that shouting out the creator’s name when you hit your thumb with a hammer is probably not such a good thing. But don’t you think that cussing provides some release during a serious injury like that? I do.

So, I have come up with a new way of cussing that provides us men with all the release we need without offending any deity who may be monitoring our actions. It also works really well with our life-time critics, the women who tolerate us on a day-to-day basis. I call it no-fault cussing (patent pending – all rights reserved).It’s really based on the good old fashioned cussing our grandmothers used to do. Yes, my grandmother did a fair amount of cussing, as probably did yours, but there was just one problem with her brand of cussing. It was too benign to really provide that immensely satisfying release from a good, heart-felt cussword that men need. For example, my grammie used phrases like “dog gone it,” “gosh darn it,” and my personal favorite, “heavens to Betsy.”  Read more...

It is always good to look at the positive side of life. There is no better way than engaging a fun time filled with humor. When you find something to laugh about, you really feel like the world is a good place filled with no worries at all. It is therefore essential to crack a joke at every opportunity because you will even get to live longer. When you are sending messages to people, you can do precisely this. Humorous greeting cards are one way of ensuring that you get someone to laugh. Maybe laughing is a long shot; if you succeed to make someone smile that is good enough. There are humorous greeting cards that come with a really funny message. Therefore, for it to be funny, you have to look beyond the color. The kind of information that it presents is very crucial to determining whether there was a joke or not. It is not just the message that can show humor but also the kind of picture displayed on the card.  Read more...

A good sense of humor does a lot of good things for a person. It makes them more likable and increases their attractiveness. Also, people with a sense of humor tend to be very natural at starting and leading a good conversation.

The thing is, it is quite easy to develop a good sense of humor. Each and every one of us can cultivate our inner funniness to a level that people would admire.

Here are some priceless humor tips on how to cultivate yours.

1. Project a light, humorous air. How you view things affects your ability to see humor. View the things happening around you as funny and comical. Find the funny in everything – positive and negative.

2. Get together with people who are fun and humorous. If you are not a naturally humorous person, it helps to see it in action. Hang around with people who are naturally funny and who can easily make people laugh, and you will begin to see how it works. Their wittiness will brush off on you just by being around them.

3. Don’t be afraid to poke fun at yourself. It is o.k. to use yourself as the subject of a joke. Don’t be afraid to laugh at yourself. It helps add that light, humorous air to your personality.  Read more...