Still Chasing Happiness??!!

According Sir William Fry, professor of psychiatry at Stanford University, the average kindergarten student laughs 300 times a day. Yet, grown-ups average just 17 laughs a day. Why the difference? Are we too uptight, too tensed? Do we take life too seriously? The answer lies in the following quotation:

'We don't stop laughing because we grow old,
We grow old because we stop laughing.'

There are innumerable benefits of being happy. It is rejuvenating to the mind, body and soul. It sparks creative thoughts. It increases our capacity to fight diseases. It relaxes the body and reduces problems associated with high Blood Pressure, strokes, arthritis and ulcers. Researches suggest that laughter may also reduce the risk of heart disease.

If we are able to put a smile on our face, the laughter will come more easily and stress will meet more rapidly. The way to happiness lies in keeping your heart free from hatred and mind free from worries. Live simply; expect little; give much; fill your life with love; scatter sunshine. Forget self. Think of others, do as you would be done by. Try it for a week- you will be surprised.

'A cheerful heart brings a smile to your face;
a sad heart makes it hard to get through a day.'