Entry 1 of the HAWMC- Laughter is the best Medicine

Hello Sleepy heads,

Yes I am back, I decided to encourage...err challenge myself. I would enter a month long health activist blogging competition.

So for the month of April, each day I have to write something based on topics given by WEGO.

Today, is Laughter is the best Medicine,

For me, Life in general can be pretty funny.

I mean we all have our days where no matter what we do there is a storm cloud that follows us around. That can`t be helped. What can be though is the ability to find something during the day that for no fault of your own makes you laugh, or at least picks up your day.

Two of the best sources, and maybe a surprise to some of you is Kids, and pets.

Why you ask, you watch movies and TV for an escape. It costs you either money or time to do. Kids and pets however well it is random. Or not expected, a pleasant surprise or a situation that you totally think is going to work one way and ends up not at all the way it should be. Gold star awesome right there.

I don`t have kids, but have seen plenty of examples of kids saying or doing funny things. A list of things kids do that make me laugh, sulky faces, a baby's laugh, kids having conversations with toys, asking a kid about the conversation with the toys, kids eating birthday cake, giggle fits for no reason, singing a song and only knowing two words and making it up as they go, an adult trying to keep a straight face after punishing a kid. Sometimes that is a challenge in itself. Only for non life threatening, non serious things though. Like why did you put a frog down your sisters pants. Yes, they need to know it was not nice but honestly, that is pretty funny just not in the moment.

Pets well they are just amusing lets face it. Without them the world would be dull indeed, they provide unconditional love, and provide annoying but often amusing moments.

And for someone who values energy spent during the fighting sleep attacks and mad sugar cravings. They are the best distraction in the world, sometimes too much so. Like when you need to get anything done or go anywhere. But, stuff like a dog walking into a wall for no reason or a cat chasing a laser dot is good enough for a least a chuckle or two.

Today my Cat Myst wanted to chase a fly( yay a fly it means Spring is here) and well she is not a hunter, an explorer yes but not a hunter, her idea of chasing a fly is more like staring it down because surely it will die sometime right.

A matter of fact I had to at one point direct her to the fact it had landed on her head, as she was puzzled as to where it had gone.

 After about 10 minutes of failing to catch the fly she found a sunny spot had a nap and proceeded to start snoring. That amused me greatly lightened my day and put a smile on my face.

So, in this world of stress, long hours of work, sickness and an ever growing crazy world. Find something to distract or amuse yourself.

You can take a million pills to cure what ails you but sometime laughter is exactly what will help break stress, ease depression, provoke inspiration, ease tension, help your body relax. And it can make everyone else around you feel better as well cause everyone enjoys seeing someone enjoying a moment and smiling.

So, that is it for today, for the future I hope to show you small glimpses of my life through each of the 30 now 29 topics.

Well till next time Sandman signing off.