Laughter

[vaneramos]

I can't remember how long it had been since I'd had a good loud laugh, but in the past 48 hours it happened three times. Once it attended my reading a priceless fandom piece mentioned by trinker, No Reservations: Narnia. I theorize the deep breathing exercises I started doing each morning have released my capacity for laughter.

Each of the past three days I have also meditated and written a thought record. Here come a whole bunch of new habits not listed on my 6 Changes for 2011. My mood has improved so much already, I must manage to maintain them somehow after my routine returns to normal.

Danny has a cold, so we're looking after each other. Today we went for a walk and I showed him the stretch of trail I discovered on Friday. I took this shot of the Speed River. The view had something magical about it, I thought: perhaps the rarefied light or muted colour palette. This is less than five blocks from downtown Guelph.

Comments

[missprune.livejournal.com]

Wonderful photo, Van, and hurray for laughter!

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[changeling72.livejournal.com]

So pleased to hear you're laughing again. You seem to be finding ways to manage your mental health and improve your mood. Nice one.

Love the pic, by the way.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know lots of activities that help me feel better. One obstacle is my dysfunctional belief that I don't have time for all the things I want to do. So I try to cut corners on self-care. That has to stop somehow.

just a chuckle

[ironbark.livejournal.com]

my spontaneous chuckle today was reading this article about the floods in Australia

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/river-rescue-as-sex-toy-ditches-rider-20110117-19sra.html

Re: just a chuckle

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Haha, that is crazy!

[inishglora.livejournal.com]

I'd like to know a bit more about your theory on deep breathing and laughter, if you care to share.

[vaneramos.livejournal.com]

Deep breathing and laughter both employ the diaphragm and relate to a relaxation of the mind. Even nervous laughter would seem to release anxiety. I theorize simply that deep breathing exercises and stimulates the muscle, releasing an emotional block against laughter.