There is little success where there is little laughter

The great Andrew Carnegie, Scottish-born, American businessman, philanthropist and mentor. Founder of Carnegie Steel Company, Carnegie Institution for Science, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and many more successful companies; 1835 - 1919 Andrew Carnegie is one of the most successful businessmen of all time, certainly of the previous century, before the modern internet conquerors such as Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos. Carnegie inspired many businessmen and writers in his day to achieve the same success that he had found and to use it to do good in the world. To read such a simple statement from such a great man who achieved so very much is inspiring. It brings us back to a basic truth we are often confronted with: We can look for reasons to laugh or we can look for reasons to cry; we can curse our troubles or we can count our blessings. What you focus your thinking and feeling on tends to cement into the pathway your life will take. Laughter Clubs Laughter increases our levels of positive brain chemicals like oxytocin and dopamine. Today there are many people who realise that fact and who are starting a new trend, that of the laughter club. Whether it be laughter meet-ups or laughter yoga, there is a laughter group near you, where you can go and meet people who come from all walks of life, any culture, background or age group, who want to get together and laugh, regardless of their circumstances. Nothing makes you feel great like laughter does. A day without laughter is a day wasted - Charlie Chaplin, English television actor, director, screen-writer, 1889 - 1977 We need more kindness, more joy, more compassion, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that - Ellen DeGeneres. American comedienne and author, 1958 - Present Just looking at a smiley face can brighten your spirit in a dark moment, is there anyone in the world that does not like to laugh? Most of us love to watch a good comedy film or series, or stand-up comedian to induce ourselves to laughter and to share laughter in that way with our friends and partners is even better. Laughter has been scientifically proven to strengthen friendships and relationships, as well as to improve not only our mental health, but our physical health, toning up the inner organs of our body much in the same way that exercise tones up our muscles. The Human Race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter - Mark Twain, American journalist and author, 1835 - 1910 Laughter trumps money and power and all forms of reasoning. Laughter cements good times, enhances memory, increases joy, wipes out anger and tears and can break up a fight mid-way and cause people to look at the absurdity of it and see the funny side, causing people to take everything a little less seriously. Laughter brings people together no matter who they are or how different they are to one another, it connects us. Couples who laugh a lot together stay together. Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face - Victor Hugo, French poet and novelist, 1802 - 1885 After having a good chuckle the body muscles are more relaxed and remain so for some time afterwards. If you were to laugh often enough every day you would automatically be free of those general aches and pains! Laughter is clinically proven to reduce stress and combat depression. There have been numerous instances of people healing serious conditions such as cancer with laughter therapy, rejecting traditional treatments in its favour. This is because laughter is proven to boost the body's immune response and increase the production of the white blood cells that combat foreign bacteria, cancer and viruses. Laughter truly is the best medicine. So forget everything else, stressing and struggling and worrying, and find a way to look at the light side, it totally helps more than just superficially! To start laughing now, have a look at https://www.worldlaughtertour.com/ What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul - Yiddish proverb