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Clear Pathways Coaching Newsletter, 1/9/07

Dear Friends: Welcome to our monthly newsletter. We offer
you some information, some inspiration and some features to
keep you smiling.

Many folks experience a post holiday let down which can
evolve into the January blahs. Our recommended antidote is
to engage the New Year with light-heartedness.
Remember: He who laughs, lasts.

Warmly, Lillian

CONTENTS
-Quote of the month
-Consider this
-Article on the healing power of laughter
-Good humor/Good health

QUOTE
”The arrival of a good clown exercises more beneficial
influence upon the health of a town than twenty asses laden
with drugs.”
- Thomas Sydenham, seventeenth century physician.

CONSIDER THIS
Fun is an escape valve that helps us release the pressures
that build up in our lives. Dare to schedule time for fun
in your daily routine.

ARTICLE

Many of us tend to take life far too seriously, especially
in those times when we have no immediate control over
circumstances.

This is not to diminish the challenging times we're all
subject to, but rather to give us pause to consider the
effect fear and stress have on our well-being and, equally,
the effect joy and laughter can have.

I believe we tend to forget about the amazing healing power
that can accompany heartfelt laughter, and joyous and
kindhearted humor. When we are immersed in a good belly
laugh, we tend to be so fully present in the moment that we
forget about anything and everything else.

This is why children laugh far more often than adults-they
are more fully present in the moment at hand because they
aren't consumed with what tomorrow "may" bring or with the
regrets of yesterday. I guess we could say that, for many,
life is a "serious" problem until they learn how to lighten
up a bit.

Deep laughter is sort of like a mini-vacation for our
minds, which of course have everything to do with what's
going on in our bodies. From a medical perspective, it's
been proven that humor and laughter play a vital role in
expediting the healing process. It’s true. When we laugh,
our insides get a great workout; endorphins and other
health stimulating chemicals are instantly and
automatically pumped into our bloodstreams, and our bodies
receive the relaxing and healing benefit. – Dennis Merritt
Jones

Dennis Merritt Jones is the author of the book "The Art of
Being: 101 Ways to Practice Purpose in Your Life." The
spiritual director for OneSpirit Center for Conscious
Living in Simi Valley, his website is www.OneSpirit.org.

GOOD HUMOR/GOOD HEALTH
A Zen moment: What is ‘stressed’ spelled backwards? You’ve
got it – desserts!

Another Zen moment: “When you come to a fork in the road,
take it.” – Yogi Berra

Lillian Mills, B.S., M.Ed.,
Certified Life & Wellness Coach

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