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Helpful Steps to Happiness

admin — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:35:26 +0000

Happiness – a word so profound and so elusive, the one thing that everybody would dire to achieve. For many it could mean money, for some it could mean the family, yet others still believe that it actually is a state of mind regardless of how much money you have or how well your family can be.

The quest for happiness can be a tough learning experience. Considering the many aspects of our lives, the situations surrounding us, how can one be truly happy when all these affects people mentally, emotionally and physically? And when being truly happy means having to have a healthy state of these three?

Happiness could probably not exist without those bouts of broken feelings at one time or another. Moreover, the journey of getting to that point in our lives of truly being happy definitely does not happen overnight. In fact, for some, the realization could take a lifetime.

Sometimes when jokes are not of much help, we have to be kinder to ourselves and realize that it is not always about having such a bad day and doing all the wrong things. Food and genes sometimes are contributors for these feelings.

Our genes contribute to everyone’s temperament, which is one of the components that defines our personalities. So for all those times that you cannot seem to understand on how you reacted to a situation given that you knew that it was not appropriate can be traced back to our temperaments, which are passed genetically. Definitely, you can control the behavior that you are not too proud about, but before that you have to be aware of the main cause and resolve to do something about it.

Another thing that has to be considered is the food that we eat. All those sugars, caffeine and fats are usual culprits for the dreaded sluggish feeling mentally and physically. These foods are sometimes not processed properly by our system thus leading to sluggishness.

Lack of physical activity can also contribute to this “unhappy” feeling. According to studies, during exercise the body secretes the “happy substance”. Aerobic exercises allow the body to release the good endorphins that makes people feel good. Thus a gentle yet regular exercise is an essential step towards a healthier body and a happier mind.

Aside from these activities that nourish us physically, it is most important that the brain gets its dose of the healthy diet as well. It should be a conscious effort to block all negativities. The brain should be fed with positive and beautiful things. With all of life’s stresses listening to a favorite music, reading great books and watching wonderful movies is like taking your brain to a grand vacation that it so deserves to have.

Mind exercises are also available for improved mind health. One of the most popular is meditation. This according to studies and practitioners improved their over-all mind health and moods. This is one way to refresh, relax and rest the mind.

Good breathing also cannot be taken for granted. Proper practice of the good breathing delegates proper oxygen to the system and it improves the coordination between the mind and body.

Defining happiness can be difficult, but achieving it proves to be more challenging and hard work. Happiness does not come as it pleases. You have to work for and work on it. Studies have been made to help people with their quest for happiness in the most natural way. Things that are sometimes taken for granted are those that can contribute a lot. Sometimes people tend to look at the other side of the fence not paying enough attention on how they could improve their own yard.

Happiness may be elusive but it can be achieved. Sometimes our weaknesses just get in the way of our focus and goal. However, no matter what, happiness is just a state of mind. It is a choice, you may have to consciously work for it but later these ways may come naturally. Life is a gift. We just have to see it positively and embrace whatever it has to give. Good sense of self, humility and love for others is the key.

The Art of Comedy: a Humorous Form of Entertainment

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:43:34 +0000

In this world characterized by a society that is ever-changing and constantly moving on a very fast pace, an individual sometimes tends to forget how to laugh and enjoy life without thinking all the anxiety that the world brings. Life is really tough, especially when troubles get into your way and no one seems to care or even at least ask how you are doing. With all of these stressors present, a person would most likely lose his or her sense of sanity without coping skills to handle the situation. However, life is not always about full of hardships, there are also funny moments wherein one can say that life is indeed very colorful. Come to think of it, life is actually a comedy from a distance. What I am trying to say is that when you view life and try to evaluate all the things you have done in this world including all the foolishness and stupid decisions you have made, it actually looks funny. The lesson that life teaches us is that we must try to laugh at our own mistakes and live life in a happy disposition. We will only exist in this world once so let us make the most out of it. Funny as it seems, we must learn how to live life imbibing the principles of comedy.

The term comedy is related to the word happiness, that is, comedy brings about a feeling of joy and happiness. The art of comedy provides a humorous form of entertainment to all persons living around the world. It brings about a feeling of genuine happiness. When one feels happy, people around him or her tends to feel happy as well. You see comedy is not only entertaining; it also makes an individual forget life’s problems at least for a moment. As a matter of fact, some would even say that “laughter is the best medicine”. Comedy provides a sort of therapy which makes a person feel youthful, rejuvenated, and positive in all aspects. That is why people who are humorous and has a comedic personality have a lot of friends in the community. Being with those types of people will always be interesting. There are never dull moments and life just seems to be so simple and worry-free like you use to know it when you are still an innocent kid.

Being humorous and comedic is actually never learned, it is a trait within you that is programmed in your genes. It may sound too scientific, but it actually does make sense. Some people are just naturally born comedians and that is something that is never taught in school or learned in the streets. It is just like individuals who are natural born singers. They are very good in singing, even if no formal training is applied. Therefore, we can say that being a comedian is a form of talent given by God. Making another people laugh and being quite good with it is a gift, and it will never be learned no matter what school or workshop you enroll in. Being very funny will really help a person gain a lot of friends in the society. Aside from that, being funny will also give an individual a chance to earn a pile of money by being a comedian in different comedy bars and clubs in the world of entertainment. A comedian with this type of profession is very well compensated especially if the jokes, he or she is cracking gets the attention of the audience. The more audience watching, the more famous is the comedian. The more famous is the comedian, the higher is his or her talent fee.

Possessing a trait of being funny is definitely an advantage for an individual. Interpersonal skills are far more developed in comparison to the types of people who are timid and uncomfortable with crowds. The art of comedy provides a source of happiness to the people, whether young or considered young at heart. Being happy is infectious so comedians try to make as many people happy for them to spread happiness to other people. The art of comedy does not only provide entertainment to the world, it also reminds individuals to have a philosophy of happiness since that is what comedy promotes. Living life with inner peace and full of happiness will make the world a better place for you and the entire human race.

Tips on Telling Jokes

admin — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:39:42 +0000

Be familiar with your joke at all angles and make sure you know where and how you are headed.
Practice delivering your jokes with confidence and style, focusing on the punch line. Try telling it to you kids, your husband, wife and even your pets. Practice it by yourself too (in front of the mirror). Definitely, it helps to practice them before actually telling it, so you won’t look like an idiot telling a “not funny” piece. Aim to practice a joke everyday until such time that you will realize that you are used to making another people laugh. Practice makes perfect and soon, you can deliver a joke spontaneously that listeners can feel as if it was your own life experience, and that you were actually there when it happened.
There is time for everything including an appropriate time to tell a humorous story. Therefore, it is important to choose the occasion of when to introduce it. If there is a suitable instance for one of your jokes during a conversation, you can butt them in; otherwise, you might as well wait for a pause. Besides, the most amusing jokes take place when it is least expected.
If somebody else is trying to tell a joke, do not finish it for him or her. Even if you have heard it many times before, just laugh or smile.
Never overexert telling a funny story such as hogging the conversation with one joke after another. Instead, develop more and different ones. Surprise your audience.
Ensure that you can convey a hilarious story perfectly word per word. A lot of people mess up a real good joke rushing them and mumbling incoherently. To enormously add impact, fight the temptation to hurry and slow down a little. Find a way to pause for an effect, which usually, you will know when. Make the right face gestures or actions and props to bring a frame of reference to the audience. This way, you are bringing people’s imagination to life and enhancing the result.
Tell a joke smoothly with no traces of self-consciousness. Just be natural. If it is a foolish joke, deliver it like a foolish person.
Correspond the joke to the audience. Make certain that you don’t seriously offend people so you wouldn’t be guilty of misjudging them. Excuse yourself from racist or offensive jokes.
Make an effort to browse through the Internet for jokes to avoid, for instance, a story that everybody has heard of.
Sometimes, listeners appreciate a joke if it has been shortened to the most necessary specifics and the colorful details and fluff are disregarded. Keep it simple and maintain the momentum. Never swerve course with irrelevant points.
Rather than memorizing and reciting stories just as you have read it from your source, why not tell it the way you have remembered it. Just take note of how the story flows as well as the essential events.
Project the feelings or exaggerate the emotions of the characters you are referring to in your story. Add things here and there. Your tone, speed and volume may be varied, and you could emphasize important words, concepts and pauses.
In cases wherein you are invited to give a talk, a presentation, or you were unexpectedly being pulled off your seat to tell a funny story, make sure that you got a handful of them prepared to lift the mood of the gathering. Remember and select a few good ones that really tickled you so that in case your audiences are in the edge of dozing off to sleep, you are confident that you can turn those sleepy heads rolling on the floor laughing. Furthermore, make sure that you pick those that are closely related to your topic of discussion. The audience crying out for a little entertainment will appreciate a speaker who puts some relevant and well-told jokes into his or her discussion.
If you feel your audience doesn’t like you, never attempt to tell a joke, but if you feel the other way around, you are positive that they are prepared to laugh.
Come up with a bewildering introduction and avoid saying, “hey, I have a funny story to tell…”
Don’t steal jokes from others nor take credit for a joke than has never been yours. It is a given fact that at least a couple of people in every audience have already come across your joke. Therefore, if you don’t want to risk looking like a fool, let the listeners know where your story came from. In that way, you can earn and keep their respect.