Laughter and happiness make you smarter, and they also are an indication of intelligence! No, really...it's true and well grounded in research.

Being serious, worried and pessimistic actually requires less brain activity, and relies on lower brain functions that govern the fight or flight reflex. If this matters to you, make up your mind to regularly and consistently look on the bright side of things, and find as many ways to giggle, chuckle, snicker and guffaw as you possibly can!

And beauty and power are just part of benefit of laughter! I've built an entire web page focusing on how laughter is the best medicine for your body, mind and spirit. Remember, this will have to be intentional, until it becomes automatic. And just like physical exercise, the more you do it, the easier it gets. 

It's easy to find something to make you smile, to lift your spirits and even bring some laughter, but you've got to decide to look for it as part of your Goodfinding practice. It won't necessarily jump out at you like the scary negative news does.

So, all you have to gain from intentionally, deliberately and consistently seeking humor and heart-warming stories, jokes and videos is greater health, better memory and more mental clarity as you live a longer and happier life. Plus, you'll have more fun along the way!

"​I love people who make me laugh. I honestly think it's the thing I like most, to laugh. It cures a multitude of ills. It's probably the most important thing in a person."
--Audrey Hepburn

"​​Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."

--Dr. Seuss"​Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children."

--Khalil Gibran

"​I don't believe there is any finer mission on Earth than just to make people laugh."

--Fatty Arbuckle