25-092 The Value of Laughter

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MotD 25-092 The Value of Laughter — after. painted front side of Puzzle Piece No. 58 with colors of magenta, blue, greens, yellow, and brown

The Value of Laughter

This week we focus on “Laughter”. Today’s MotD reminds us of the value of laughter…especially when we’ve succumbed to fear, overwhelm, and/or anxiety. Laughter triggers the release of endorphins—happy hormones. It reduces our stress hormones, boosts our immune system, and lightens our overall well-being.

Norman Cousins, author of “Anatomy of an Illness”, created “Laughter Therapy”, a rigorous daily laughter regimen—full-on laughing, joy, and mirth—along with mega doses of vitamin C. He believes the two work together to boost the body’s healing powers. Demonstrating that laughter can be the best medicine.

Comedian Tammy Pescatelli has this routine called “find the funny” in which she looks for something funny in any given situation, no matter how dire or intense. That’s what we’re encouraged to do: find the funny.

Anytime I’m waiting in a long line or in an awkward situation or I can feel the tension with the people around me, I’m usually the one who says something to get people to laugh or, at the very least, smile—anything to break the tension and help people (and myself) lighten up.

Here’s the thing, to make people laugh, you don’t even have to know how to tell jokes. Just start laughing and watch what happens…like yawns…it’s contagious.

How about you? Do you value laughter? How do you feel after a really good laugh? Could you use more laughter (well-being-ness) in your life?

BTW…Here’s the before…the front and back view of today’s puzzle piece and the pretty ceramic box that holds all my numbers from which I randomly choose each day’s puzzle piece number:

MotD 25-092 The Value of Laughter — before. front side of Puzzle Piece No. 58
MotD 25-092 The Value of Laughter — before. back side of Puzzle Piece No. 58

Peace & Blessings,

Maureen
The Mandala Lady

Creating Mandalas 🔆 Awakening Inner Harmony

ABOUT THE 2025 Mandalas of the Day

Throughout the year, I’ll be building one large (48”x48”) Tibetan-styled Mandala one piece at a time…one puzzle piece at a time, that is. The mandala design and the reversed puzzle side were printed on artist-quality watercolor paper. The forward facing puzzle side was printed on a 48”x48” wood panel.

Each day, at random, I’ll be painting in watercolors one of the 365 watercolor puzzle pieces, that by the end of the year will become Archangel Mandala #4. Read more about the Archangel Series. The word/message for each piece will be inspired by Melody Beattie’s book “52 Weeks of Conscious Contact”.

Ultimately, the message of this mandala is about how we are all uniquely part of the one.

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My Mission: connecting with our Inner Light in delightful, inspiring ways For me, creating mandalas is more than just coloring pretty patterns in a circle. I do it because my spiritual evolution and creativity require it of me. My mandala designs come about within an active meditative state, connected with my higher self, my spiritual guides and nature spirits. Together, we bring into form, mandala art the allows me to re-connect with my own inner peace and joy, letting me explore and expand my own creative spirit to however far and in whatever direction I want to take it. As part of my own spiritual journey, I encourage, and hopefully inspire, others to explore their own creativity, to help them re-connect with their own inner peace and joy. As a means to that end, I make all of my mandalas available for people to color. Why should I have all the fun?

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