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Executive Director’s Desk (continued)
• Laughter draws us closer to others, which can have a pro- found effect on all aspects of our mental and emotional health.
• Laughter may even help us live longer! Doctors have found that people with a humorous and positive outlook on life tend to fight diseases better than people who are pessimistic.
With so much power to heal and renew, the ability to laugh easily and frequently is a tremendous resource for all mankind. And even in the most difficult of times, a simple smile or hearty laugh can go a long way toward making us and others feel better. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use.
As we are nearing the end of another year, many people worldwide will be pondering their past and counting their blessings while making plans to improve the coming year by
focusing on their mental and physical wellbeing. Personally, I will make it a point to include more smiles and laughter on my “goals to stay healthy” agenda for 2020.
If smiling is something that doesn’t come natural to you but you wish it did, put in your earbuds, choose the infamous song, and listen as Louis Armstrong sings...
Or, if a bout of laughter can help alleviate stress you may be feeling at any given time or day, pick up your Bulletin, turn to this page, and glance at the photo below. It might be just enough to do the trick...
MAY YOUR HOLIDAYS AND NEW YEAR BE FILLED WITH SMIRKS AND SMILES, GIGGLES AND GUFFAWS!
Warmest wishes from the HCMA Administrative staff: Elke, Kay, Jean & Debbie
HCMA BULLETIN, Vol 65, No. 4 – November/December 2019
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