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About Me — Aurora Moon McKnight — I Am Laughter
And laughter is the best medicine…
Like many people, I find laughter to be healing, bringing people together from all walks of life. It releases endorphins, relieves stress, breaks the ice, stimulates oxygen intake, strengthens our heart, improves the immune system, relieves pain, improves our outlook on life, and lifts our mood. For me, I’m the happiest and most satisfied with life when I’m laughing. Not that I have to be laughing all the time, but I do find a lot to laugh about, even about myself.
I think things would be a lot easier if we’d all laugh more and stress less. There’s a whole lot to stress about in life. Adulting is hard, as we’ve all been hearing for so many years, but laughing makes things easier, even if it’s just a little giggle here and there.
Maybe we all should laugh more and stress less…
It’s easy to stress and sometimes hard to laugh, but it’s entirely possible to laugh through the tears. All it takes is something breaking down that wall and creeping in to surprise us with the humor.
Like with public speaking or when I’m the center of attention for a lot of people, someone told me a long time ago to imagine everyone in their swimsuits or underwear. Imagine I’m the only one dressed properly for the occasion and at…
