Adventures in Living a Healthy, Juicy Life
by Cheryl Ragsdale
If this video doesn’t make you laugh, then
“Houston, we have a problem.”
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OMG! That is so freaking funny! Did this video make you laugh? I hope so! What makes you laugh? Why are things funny to some people and not to others? Laughter that connects us to others warms our hearts and keeps us young and healthy. On the other hand, mean-spirited laughter will rot you from the inside out. That’s just how it works.
Knowing that, please consider the following “Stay Young – from the inside out” habits as you set new goals for 2010 (the complete list is available as a free e-book. Please see the large pink box on the right-hand side of this post for downloading instructions).
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Stay Young Habit #1
Greet everyone you meet with a warm smile.
Stay Young Habit #2
Laugh out loud and often.
Stay Young Habit #3
Find people who make you laugh and hang around with them.
Stay Young Habit #4
Spend less time with people who don’t laugh or won’t laugh.
Tera from GirlGoneHealthy joins us today to share her thoughts on the power of laughter to keep us youthful and fun to be around. Something to consider before we hear from Tera: are you willing to laugh at yourself or with yourself? Is it easy for other people to make you laugh?
Are you super-serious – about everything? That might be working against you.
Flex your laugh muscle by making yourself laugh! Allow yourself to be more playful! How many times did you laugh today? Not polite chuckles – I mean, giggling, guffawing, laughing out loud with tears coming out of your eyes? If that happens for you once a day, your friends will notice something different about you. Plus, it’s a super-easy way to stay young – from the inside out!
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Laughter is Magical, Playful and Magnetic!
by Tera from GirlGoneHealthy
What if I told you I discovered the Fountain of Youth?
By using this “product” everyday – all day – you could potentially add up to 8 years on to your life. 8 YEARS! Plus, this youthful medicine has been scientifically proven to strengthen your immune system, lower blood pressure, diminish pain, and even protect you from the effects that stress has on our lives.
So I ask you…How much would you pay for this product? $1,000 maybe even $10,000…
What if I told you it was FREE! Yes, FREE! The medicine that I’m talking about is LAUGHTER! Good ol’ side splittin’, almost peeing your pants laughter.
Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.
Laughter is probably the least taken advantage of emotion if you ask me. It’s so easy to do it – turn on the TV, check out a funny movie, eavesdrop in the bathroom, try actually listening to what your spouse or significant other is saying….that alone should add at least 30 years. I find that if I’m getting so caught up with life and stress if I take a minute to watch my 20 month old son run laps around the living room while laughing hysterically at Elmo, it makes MY day better.
Being a stay at home mom is the best job I have ever had, but sometimes I just need to get away. I look forward to weekly date nights with my husband, and yes, I am the girl in the corner booth laughing ridiculously loud off one martini. I tend to have the servers laughing, my husband eventually gets in on the fun, and the people around us begin laughing creating a domino effect of euphoric goodness.
Be Magnetic!
Surround yourself with people who can do that for you. The night wil be more fun and laughter is a cheap appetizer before dinner 
Shared laughter is one of the most effective tools for keeping relationships fresh and exciting. All emotional sharing builds strong and lasting relationship bonds, but sharing laughter and play adds joy, vitality, and resilience. Shared laughter is an essential component of a strong and healthy relationship.
By making a conscious effort to incorporate more humor and play into your daily interactions, you can improve the quality of your love relationships— as well as your connections with co-workers, family members, and friends.
So the next time you find yourself in a quiet place like a meeting, the library, the lavatory even, and you find yourself thinking of something or someone that was absolutely hysterical…don’t stifle that laugh, LET IT GO. Besides when everyone turns to look at you, that will make you laugh harder and you’ve now added even more years to your life!
My Bio: Tera is a stay at home mom, as well as the founder and creator of Girl Gone Healthy. Tera is on a Mission to get her family healthy one day at a time. Visit www.girlgonehealthy.com for a fun and fresh approach to weight loss and an overall healthy lifestyle.
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Flat Ass Fridays – Flaunt Your Flaws!
Note from Cheryl: This post should have been published yesterday for Flat Ass Friday. I’m a day late. My apologies.
On Fridays, I’m joining Staci from justbloggled.com to provide a forum to discuss what we find to be “not quite right” about ourselves. The objective is to celebrate what supposedly “doesn’t work”. For instance, I have really big feet – haha! Staci complains about having a flat butt.
Is being too serious a flaw? Depends on the situation, I suppose. Knowing when to laugh and when not to laugh is an important skill. Being unwilling or unable to find the humor in life’s situations counts as a flaw. Are you thinking there’s some room for you to lighten up and laugh more? Let us know by sharing your thoughts with us!
The comment box is located on the right-hand side of this post about half-way down the page.
Stay tuned! This could get really good. If you’d like to join in by submitting a guest post on a “flat ass” topic, please send me an email – cheryl@thatgirlisfunny.com
photo credit: snowman, couple laughing
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Nice website and great information. There is a lot of mis information on the different ways to attract women that I have found.
What a funny video! This will make everyone laugh. People will temporarily forget their problems if they will watch this.
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Hi Jazhmel,
I’m glad we have the same sense of humor and can laugh at the same jokes
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Practice Belly dance you will surely be able to get all the 3 features. Playfull magnetic and Active. Am a belly dance trainer, NYC
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Hi Todd,
Next time I’m in NYC, I’ll have to check out your class.
Sorry I missed this comment – I haven’t visited this page for awhile. I love belly dancing. Definitely will bring a smile to my face
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For the first few seconds I thought it WAS DB!
Then I realized I was being spoofed and laughed.
In the end the two characters got a bit irritating. Sorry!
I suppose we react to things differently.
Andrew
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haha! I had the same feeling – is that David Blaine? I thought these guys were hilarious! Humor is situational and based on shared experience. It’s completely personal. I find things funny that have people looking at me sideways. My humor is warped sometimes. I don’t mind! I crack myself up! lol!
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Hey Cheryl,
This video is great!
I had watched it several times with my wife a while back…
But I had to watch it and laugh all over again.
Sincere smiles and sincere laughter both activate powerful energies in the body…
And just as the post title states… those energies are very attractive!
keep smiling,
Ben
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Hey Ben,
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s watched it several times. I laugh out loud every time! Hmm..your blog title is very enticing. Think I’ll pop over for a visit.
It is about time we stopped saying LOL and actually LAUGHED OUT LOUD! I love this post. It’s a great reminder that a good belly laugh does a mind, body, and spirit good!
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Agreed! What if we could cause world peace by laughing out loud? Who knew it could be so easy?