Proverbs 17:22 (MSG) A cheerful disposition is good for your health; gloom and doom leave you bone-tired.
Researchers affirm this scriptural admonition and tell us that 20 seconds of a good, hardy belly laugh is worth three minutes on the rowing machine! Kids laugh an average of 400 times a day, while adults laugh about 15 times a day. The physical body experiences a “natural recuperation” when we laugh—it is able to heal itself and return to a state of normalcy. Less stress, sounder sleep, a strengthened immune system–God knew what He was doing when He gave us the gift of laughter. A merry heart doeth good like a medicine (Proverbs 17:22 KJV). How long since you’ve had a good belly laugh? Know somebody who has been sick for a long time? Take them a funny card. All too quickly life gets serious and sad, so let’s encourage each other as we laugh together.
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