My Antidote For The Daily Grind

Laughter Is Essential For Solid Mental Health It is very easy to get caught up in all the things we have to do on a daily basis. I schedule my days with many necessary things. My life improved significantly when I learned to pencil in time for fun and laughter. In this episode I share some of the sources I use to get my recommended daily intake of fun. If you are overworked and fun deprived, please check out this episode. 00:20 Good evening and welcome to my humble podcast abode. I am Cocoa Griot, that 50 something single mom who enjoys sharing about life, love, and a plethora of other topics. At first glance the title of this episode might seem a little strange, but trust me, there is a method to my madness. I am a chronic scheduler. I wonder if when I was in my mother's womb, I decided to be born at 4:22pm so my dad would not be tied up in five o'clock traffic getting to the hospital. I arrived eight days before Christmas, so I would not have to share my birthday marquis with a major holiday. You know I'm almost embarrassed to show anyone the calendar in my phone, because it is so OCD by the way, I really think those letters should be CDO, they're not alphabetical and that always bothers me. So on my calendar there are meetings, there's appointments, there's bill pay reminders, you name it. But a few entries might surprise you. I am so routinized, I have to schedule fun. Let me tell you it sounds a little wacky, but it makes such a huge difference in how I feel at the end of every day. In fact, laughter and fun is my antidote for the daily grind. So on days that are filled with meetings, vicarious trauma, and unpleasant interactions and Scotty beating me up is not an option. Psych, I didn't go anywhere. I make time for laughter. I'm going to share something I do every night before I go to bed because it helps me to unwind and relax. I take time to laugh. So, this is not just me who believes this is important. The Mayo Clinic cites that laughter has many short term and long term effects. Please allow me t