Laughter - the drug-free natural 'high'

So Christmas and the New Year celebrations have been and gone and we are back to reality with a bump! The credit card bills are starting to come in and it seems as though there is nothing to look forward to. The nights are long and the days are cold and everyone seems to have colds and flu.

So what can you do to make yourself feel a little better? LAUGH! It costs nothing and releases a range of 'feel-good' hormones, known as endorphins into the brain. Laughter is such an important element to helping you feel sane and secure, even if everything else seems to be falling apart!

And yes, I know, the ability to laugh when there doesn't seem to be anything joyous to fire the imagination is difficult, but it can become an acquired skill.

When things seem hopeless or work is getting on top of you, then take five minutes out for yourself. Close your eyes and relax and take yourself back to a happy place. Think about when you last laughed long and hard and place yourself back into that time. See it, feel it, hear it and really concentrate on how happy you felt at that moment.

Allow the corners of your mouth to twitch, look at who was around you at that time and see how their mouths were twitching too. Can you feel the joy you felt in your soul when you all laughed together? Remember that feeling, enjoy it, revel in it and treasure it. It costs you absolutely nothing and makes you feel so much better.

If you have difficulty visualizing happy times then read a funny book, watch a comedy program on TV or call a friend. Just do something which will give you a reason to have the corners of your mouth curling up in pleasure and enjoyment and you will begin to feel better.

You deserve it; your work deserves for you to have a break to refresh your mind and body and you owe it to yourself, your friends and your family to be the relaxed and happy individual we all know that you can be. Give yourself a break and have a laugh!

Have a great day my lovely fellow entrepreneurs.

Jude.