This month's last post could only be about trying to make you laugh, or at least smile, especially if you're an English Teacher! April is the national humour month in some English-speaking countries, so I hope you have had moments of great fun throughout this month, and have laughed until bursting into tears. If you have, according to the experts, you are a healthier and happier person, and thus a better professional!
It's been a while since I've last published a cartoon. Randy Glasbergen has a wonderful selection of Internet cartoons, so here goes one that really made me laught out loud today!...
"April is National Humor Month and was founded in 1976 by Larry Wilde, best-selling humorist. According to Wilde, National Humor Month is designed to heighten public awareness on how laughter can improve health, boost morale, and enrich a person’s quality of life. Did you know laughter reduces stress hormones like cortisol and ephinephrine while also increasing the levels of health, enhancing hormones like endorphins, and neurotransmitters? Psychology Today reports that laughter often defuses anger and anxiety; and much like yawning laughter is contagious. Not a believer? I pretty much dare you to look at Baby Micah laughing hysterically and not laugh out loud!...
Aside from a strong immune system, laughter works the diaphragm, provides an emotional release, and it connects us with others. There is an intimate bond that develops between people who can share a good laugh. In truth, sharing a hearty giggle can keep things in perspective, draw attention away from negative emotion and empower us to refocus our attention and move forward. Humor fun fact: Did you know that women, on average, laugh about 126 percent more times than men? I’m not rushing to conclusions, but that could be why we have a longer life span. Wink! No matter what the month of April typically means for you, make the decision to laugh more, stress less and enjoy life’s little blessings along the way."
