British comic and commentator Steven Fry witnesses a bold effort by nature to broaden the avian and human gene pool. Good humored naturalist and potential genetic donor, Mark Carwardine, gives an excellent example of professional and selfless patience.

Inspired by Larry Gassan

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Never let a judgmental attitude spoil an opportunity to join in with the Spirit of Mirthful Laughter.

I ask myself: “what would I do if I ever found myself in this situation?”

I can imagine it:  there am I riding the subway to work in my usual urban way, minding my own business, maybe doing the crossword, when there is a disturbance in the car.  “What a nerve.” I think to my self.  “Who is that loud guy and what’s he laughing at?” “Nothing, and he won’t even stop his laughter either, even though everyone is trying to ignore him.” “Hrmph!”

But I have to admire his courage, or… Is it joy?  In which case, I really have to admit (only to myself, of course) that I envy his lightheartedness.

My lesson:  to instantly overcome my habit of indignation, because, I suspect that this laughing man doesn’t come around too often.  And his message:  to lighten up, (as in enlightenment).  Maybe even, just a little bit.

And perhaps I have already overlooked the chance to laugh with the such a mirthful minx at nothing, and maybe on more then one occasion.  Heavens!  What a curdling thought.  That I might have been too judgmental on the occasions when fate offered me a chance to laugh. To laugh infectiously, and just because.

Knowing myself, as I have been, this is probably the case.

So, right now I swear to laugh out loud and seize the gift of mirth when I am next graced with a visit by the spirit of laughter and glee.

What about you?

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This is Dr. Julian Lange, OMD, LAc. reminding you that your laughter heals – you and others.

This was sent to me by my old friend Murray Feldman, founder and director of the Vancouver Homeopathic Academy, a fine homeopath and teacher whom, I’m sure, would be right in there laughing along with this mirthful imp.

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Laughing with you or laughing at you?  Check this out and…

… were you laughing?  Were you outraged?  What’s so funny about that?

If you’re asking you probably didn’t get it and that’s okay.  But this made me laugh, I’ll admit it.  Kind of a guilty laughter, here, alone with my P.C., but laughter none the less and I’m here to remind you all that laughter is a good thing for lots of good reasons, one of which is to not take things too seriously.

Especially the things that are really serious, like cancer.

In his memoir, “Cancer On $5 A Day”, comedian, Robert Schimmel describes his experience facing stage III non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and all it’s vicissitudes with humor.  When his oncologist gave him and his parents, both holocaust survivors, the bad news, the first thing out of his mouth was a joke, to which the doc replied “you’re going to be fine”.  “Why do you say that” asked our potential victim, “because”, said the doc, “of your attitude”.

That was close to nine years ago and he’s even had a child since then.

“Going for the laugh was his survival mechanism” and I think it’s safe to say that Robert Schimmel feels great with us laughing at him.  In fact you can do just that by tuning in his new television show, “Life Since Then” on Showtime.

This is Dr. Julian Lange, OMD, LAc. reminding you that your laughter heals.

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We take life way too seriously, if the following quote from laughter coach Annette Goodheart is true.  So why not try more laughter now by taking her advice?

“The average 5 year old in the U.S. laughs 400 times per day. The average adult laughs 15 times.”

In a recent interview for her upcoming book: “Cheer Up!  Laugh Your Way to Health with Inspirational Comedy 101″  Dr Susan Lange OMD, L.Ac of the Meridian Center for Holistic Medicine in Santa Monica, California interviewed Dr. Annette Goodheart, a laughter coach with forty years of experience in the field.

Here are a few gems from the interview on the healing power of laughter:

• One thing our family did every night at dinner was laugh. We laughed so hard we spit out our food, fell off our chairs and wet our pants.
• Catharsis is nature or God’s way of resolving the imbalance in our chemistry because our emotions are chemical. If we do not re-balance them, and our culture teaches us us not to, then that inbalance stores and eventually becomes dis-ease. Infants and children expertly resolve this imbalance and return to a state of homeostasis. I believe this is the missing link in science, psycho-neuro-immunology and other emerging mind-body fields because we have so many myths and beliefs that are untrue, not just about laughter, but crying and most other emotional expressions as well. Remember that there’s no such thing as a bad emotion. All emotions are painful and need to be moved out through catharsis.
• As a general rule, in Western culture, (only) women are allowed to lose control, but men have to be in control and it’s very frightening for many of them to lose it. It’s an actual loss of physical control. Most of us have laughed until we cried or fallen out of our chairs. You literally lose muscle control.
• For people starting out on their laughing path, I suggest going into the bathroom by yourself, looking yourself in the eye in the mirror, and with your most serious face, saying “tee-hee” and see what happens. Spend time with friends who laugh a lot and laugh along with them. Don’t wait to find out why they’re laughing. You never have to have a reason to laugh.
• The only thing that I would not recommend is laughing at ridicule or put down. Central Michigan University conducted a study that showed that people who use put downs or ridicule are sick more frequently and spend more time in hospitals than people who are witty. If a friend uses put down humor, I would not spend time laughing with them. Other than that, take every opportunity you can to laugh.
• I used to and still do carry a red rubber nose in my car. When I drove to Los Angeles, I would put it on during rush hour traffic. I had more fun with the other cars. Half of them thought I was crazy and the other half were delighted and gave me the thumbs up.
• I have a book called Laughter Therapy: How to Laugh About Everything in Your Life That is Not Really Funny. Everyone usually knows what they think is funny or can laugh at. But I help people laugh about things that aren’t funny and support them in re-balancing and resolving their pain. I’ve worked successfully with depression, AIDS, cancer, sexual abuse and other emotional and physical challenges. In addition to the book, I have CD’s, DVD’s, video tapes and cassettes available at my two websites, laughtercoach.com or teehee.com. And to sample a free laughter coaching demonstration, write Annette at teehee@teehee.com.

Interview by Dr Susan Lange, OMD, L.Ac   www.MeridianHolistic.com

Edited by Jeff Hutner,  www.newparadigmdigest.com

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Do you find yourself wrestling with the age old question of “why me?” Pacing your room? Floundering in the existential quagmire of who? what? where? when? and why? Well, you know what? It could be worse. You could, like this modern day Kant, be suffering your metaphysical dilemma in German the original language of angst.

So take heart and know that you are not alone!

Here you witness someone in the stammering throws of an existential anxiety attack.  But notice how Herr John J. has turned his discomfort into a cathartic German angst rap.  He may be squirrely but who isn’t in these freaky times when it can seem that all that’s left is the humor.  So if you’re in some similar fix to our rapping friend here maybe now is the time for you to also get creative, and find your own funky way to restore your spirits and your fun.
What could be more healthy then that and after all, could you do any worse than this?

Contributed by:  Dr. Julian Lange, OMD, LAc. reminding you that your laughter heals.

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