Humor has been shown to be very beneficial. Hormones are released that help repair cellular damage, boost the immune system, and serotonin increases giving us that euphoric lift.
That is great, but.....
Humor is good for stress as well. Anytime out minds can be broken out of their cycles of negative or destructive thinking it gives the body and mind a chance to heal.
Humor is good for mending relationships. Sometimes there is a topic or area that is so painful that it causes more conflict and pain in a relationship. We always know that there is healing going on when we can laugh about it, even in the least amount.
Humor is good for your spiritual growth. Sometimes our concept of God, Allah, Yahweh, or the several other names of God, is rigid, paternalistic, monarchist, removed and somewhat cold. In my experience, the people who see that God has a sense of humor and can see the absurd in their own beliefs are so much more accepting and loving of other people.
Humor is good for social bonding. Nothing bonds us together better than groaning over the same bad bad joke. Laughing uproariously makes us the most human, levels the playing field, shares a common human condition, joy.
Humor is good for the soul. Anything that brings joy into one's life builds up the soul, the spirit. I don't know if there is a saint of laughter or good jokes, but there should be!
Humor is the release of built up mental tensions in an explosive or rhythmic release of sound. How much is contained in that little definition.
Have a laugh.
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