In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double.
Don't worry, be happy.
Ain't got no place to lay your head
Somebody came and took your bed.
Don't worry, be happy.
The landlord say your rent is late
He may have to litigate.
Don't worry, be happy.
Ain't got no cash, ain't got no style
Ain't got no girl to make you smile
But don't worry be happy.
Cause when you worry
Your face will frown
And that will bring everybody down.
So don't worry, be happy (now).
(Bobby McFerrin)
Stress-relief
Children see the
absurdity of things and laugh without reserve or fear.
They are not so bothered by conventions and rules.
The laughter of children may not always be appropriate but it is usually
genuine and
spontaneous.
Modern life often requires people to stifle emotion and this can result in a
lot of personal tension.
Laughter is a very positive approach to many situations.
All too often do we fall into the habit of worrying and becoming stressed.
We invest the most mundane of situations with emotions - waiting in a queue
makes us tense, not finding a parking spot, speaking at a meeting, having to
pay more than we want to...
Are we taking ourselves too seriously?
Does it really matter what the other person thinks?
Will you look back in a week and wonder why you felt so upset?
Will you even remember the incident at all?
Back to nature
Try going to the coast and walking along the tide line first
thing in the morning when nobody is around.
Faced with the immensity of the ocean, your worries will seem small.
Look up at the sky and consider that it has always been there and perhaps
always will be.
How
important are we?
And how silly?
The
Tao Te Ching says that people may laugh when
you speak of
tao; and that this is healthy and natural for
them, for without humour we are missing something very important.
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