Welcome to Day 2 of the Rise Of You Challenge!
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Laughter
truly is an amazing thing. It is something we do without even thinking
about it and it can be contagious. Think of a time that
one person started laughing and then suddenly the entire room starting
laughing. This is a perfect example of how contagious laughter can be.
The
funny thing is, most of the people laughing in the room probably didn’t
even
know why!
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Now think of how good laughter makes you feel. Whether you
know why you are laughing or not, there are few things in this world that leave
us with a better sensation that laughter does.
However, what if I were to tell you that laughter can
actually be used for much more than just making us feel good, would you believe
me? Well, it’s true… laughter and smiling can even help boost confidence.
A Couple Of Small Things To Try
Rehearse smiling in front of the mirror
Here is something that you can do easily in the morning: Stand in front
of the mirror and smile. Try to engage both your mouth corners and your
eye sockets. You'll know if your smile is genuine, because you'll
immediately feel happy and relaxed. The power of a smile, even practiced
in the mirror is that it can conjure up the emotions of feeling happy,
calm and confident immediately.
Get comfortable with smiling
Many
individuals see smiling as something that makes you weak. I’ve found
that developing a better smile starts with being very comfortable to
smile a lot. If in your head, you can imagine yourself going through the
day and smiling lots to everyone and everything, that’s often when a
happier life starts.
Yes, this might be just a small change in
thinking. And yet, for me personally, that was the most important part
to smile more every day.
Example exercise
Place
a pencil between your lips in just the right way, and you’ll better and
more confident—though you won’t understand why. The outcome is very
reliable.
This effect exhibits the “facial feedback” theory of
emotion—but you are able to think of it as “fake it til you make it.”
The idea is easy: your brain is always monitoring what’s happening in
your body. It examines things like muscle tension, posture, pulse rate,
breathing, and, yes, expressions, to gauge how you're feeling.
Put
yourself in a happier position, and you are able to elevate your mood.
Practice a sad face and slouched posture, and watch the gloom kick in.
The pencil trick works because it forces your face to mimic a true
smile, recruiting just the muscles of the mouth, cheeks, and eyes that
come to life when you're happy and confident.
Smiling And Laughter Benefits
• Laughter melts distressing emotions. You can’t feel
nervous, mad, or sad when you’re laughing. • Laughter helps you loosen up and recharge. It reduces
tension and boosts energy, enabling you to remain focused and achieve more. • Humor changes perspective, letting you see situations in a
more truthful, less threatening light. A humorous view creates psychological
distance, which may help you not feel overwhelmed. • Humor and playful communication fortify our relationships
by triggering positive feelings and fostering emotional connection. If we laugh
and smile with each other, a favorable bond is created. This bond acts as a
firm buffer against stress, disagreements, and letdowns.
The Effects Of Laughter
Laughter effects many things in the body involving the
muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, immune, and central nervous
systems. The effects on the body are as follows: laughter exercises and loosens
up muscles, improves breathing, stimulates circulation, lessens stress
hormones, boosts the immune system, raises pain threshold and tolerance, and
heightens mental functioning.
The psychological effects of laughter are related to both
its use as a way to cope and, to a lesser extent, its relationship building
benefits. There's been research in this area, and it was found that there are
physiological health benefits. They can be summed up as follows: laughter cuts
down stress, anxiety, and tension, and neutralizes symptoms of depression;
elevates mood, confidence, hope, energy, and energy; heightens memory,
creativity, and problem solving; betters interpersonal interaction,
relationships, attraction, and familiarity; boosts friendliness and helpfulness
and frames group identity, and promotes psychological well-being.
All of which can help you feel more personally powerful
which gives you new confidence.
**To-do: **
Psychological Exercise For Easy Smiling
Think
of the people you love and treasure. Dwell on one particular person and
think about how they are unique and why they’re special
to you. A common example is children or a spouse. Of course most people
feel a
tremendous amount of love for those people. The HeartMath Institute
(Boulder
Creek, California) studied teaching people to feel love at will (which
makes
you happy and makes you smile). They did this exercise a few times a
day. Their
findings showed that those people’s level of DHEA
(dehydroepiandrosterone)—an
anti-aging hormone—increased by fifty percent after six months. After
nine
months, their levels increased by ninety percent. That’s reason in
itself to
smile.
Do this exercise on a regular basis and you’ll be able to
bring a smile to your face mat will when you bring up those thoughts no matter
where you are or what you’re doing.
Rinse and repeat for each new, small change.
Don't forget to write down your steps in your success log and
share your feeling, comments or questions about this step in the group.
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