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Happy Life Tip of the Week, Issue #023- Get Close With Laughter
August 20, 2009
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Laugh to Get Close to Someone.

Laughter is the closest distance between two people.

Victor Borge


Whether attracting a mate or resolving a crisis, a shared laugh brings people together. It is an instant and pleasant way to connect to someone. We like people who help us laugh.

Silliness is one effective way to get laughing. Here are some of our favorites for breaking the ice or the tension from our article on 50 Ways to Be Silly.

  • Tell a joke.
  • Use sign language or gestures to act something out.
  • Make a pun.
  • Sing a short phrase.
  • Give something away.
Another way to make people laugh is to do something unexpected. Try suddenly injecting something from the news, then going back to your conversation. Or perhaps you could use a fact about happiness. However you choose to do it,

Laugh to Get Close to Someone.

Affirmation

I look for ways to laugh and help others laugh all the time.

Journal or Meditation Question


Where could I use laughter to get close to someone. How would I do it? What technique could I use?

Happiness is Contagious.


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