The Laugh That Could, and Did, Change the World
The Laugh That Could, and Did, Change the World

Author: Dan Wright

Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing

Published: 2009-04

Total Pages: 61

ISBN-13: 1606938401

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This light-hearted book could awaken your most powerful ally and natural voice. Enrich your life. Spark relationships. Improve health. Dissolve fear. Find joy. Written as a parable, this book can help you to rediscover the voice of your authentic laugh. In our society where busy and serious are all too common traits, the gift of your personal laugh may be your golden key to freedom. Fill your world with more . . . Happiness Peace of Mind Hope Play Prosperity Imagine how The Laugh inside of you could change your world! This book is for you and everyone you love. Author Bio: Dan Wright, the author/illustrator, has spent a lifetime discovering the many benefits and styles of the laugh. He has been blessed with countless laugh mates who have enriched his life. Now he shares with you the rewards he has received, as he reveals this treasure in The Laugh. Dan has a B.S. in Education and Psychology and for many years was a therapeutic coach for traumatic brain injury and mentally challenged persons. He currently works in business, is an engaging speaker, and is a visual artist whose whimsical creations have been seen in juried group shows and corporate offices. Dan resides in Littleton, Colorado.

Laugh Your Way to Grace
Laugh Your Way to Grace

Author: Rev. Susan Sparks

Publisher: Turner Publishing Company

Published: 2010-05-01

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 1594733430

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Laughter—the GPS System for the Soul Laughter was honored by the ancients as a spiritual healing tool and celebrated by the world's great religions. So why aren’t we laughing along the spiritual path today? What would happen if we did? In this personal and funny look at humor as a spiritual practice, Rev. Susan Sparks—an ex-lawyer turned comedian and Baptist minister—presents a convincing case that the power of humor radiates far beyond punch lines. Laughter can help you: Remove the fearful mask of a God who doesn’t laugh Debunk the myths that you don’t deserve joy Find perspective when faced with adversity Exercise forgiveness for yourself and others Reclaim play as a spiritual practice Heal—emotionally, physically, and spiritually Keep your faith when God is silent Live with elegance, beauty, and generosity of spirit Whatever your faith tradition—or if you have none at all—join this veteran of the punch line and the pulpit in reclaiming the forgotten humor legacy found in thousands of years of human spiritual history.

Don't Laugh at Me
Don't Laugh at Me

Author: Allen Shamblin

Publisher:

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781582460581

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Illustrated version of a song pointing out that in spite of our differences, we are all the same in God's eyes.

The World I Dream of
The World I Dream of

Author: Curt Butz

Publisher: John Hunt Publishing

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1846943159

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Dreaming humanity's future. There is nothing like the dream to create the future. Victor Hugo. Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil. James Allen. What is it we, as a human race, desire in the world? What dreams do we have to shape our future? Over 100 artists, activists, authors, educators, speakers, environmentalists, scientists, young entrepreneurs, visionaries, and Elders were asked for the following: A written description of your perfect world, or your dream world. This can be one sentence or many pages; a poem or researched essay. Your dream world can be as fantastic and marvelous as you want it to be. There are no rules, no right or wrong descriptions, only the world of your imagination and the world of your dreams.

The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh
The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh

Author: Helen Rutter

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2021-08-03

Total Pages: 186

ISBN-13: 1338652281

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When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous comedian when he grows up. He already knows a lot of jokes, but thinks he has one big problem standing in his way: his stutter. At first, Billy thinks the best way to deal with this is to . . . never say a word. That way, the kids in his new school won’t hear him stammer. But soon he finds out this is NOT the best way to deal with things. (For one thing, it’s very hard to tell a joke without getting a word out.) As Billy makes his way toward the spotlight, a lot of funny things (and some less funny things) happen to him. In the end, the whole school will know -- If you think you can hold Billy Plimpton back, be warned: The joke will soon be on you!

The Laughing Guide to Well-Being
The Laughing Guide to Well-Being

Author: Isaac Prilleltensky

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2016-04-14

Total Pages: 169

ISBN-13: 1475825757

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Do you experience stress? Are you interested in better health and well-being? Do you pursue happiness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you need to read this book. If you answered no, you’re in denial. All of us can use a little help to become happier or healthier. Unfortunately, the help we get is often too scary: “if you don’t do this or that, some catastrophic event of epic proportions will happen.” Prilleltensky’s approach, in contrast, is to help you become healthier and happier through laughter. In this hilarious book, Prilleltensky combines humor with science to help you improve your well-being. Each chapter consists of the Laughing Side, a series of funny stories; and the Learning Side, a research-based, user-friendly guide to health and happiness. The first chapter provides an overview of well-being, while subsequent chapters cover each of its six domains: Interpersonal, Community, Occupational, Physical, Psychological, and Economic (I COPPE). When you finish the book you’ll have a greater understanding of your life, and ways to make it better.

Inside Jokes
Inside Jokes

Author: Matthew M. Hurley

Publisher: MIT Press

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 026201582X

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Some things are funny -- jokes, puns, sitcoms, Charlie Chaplin, The Far Side, Malvolio with his yellow garters crossed -- but why? Why does humor exist in the first place? Why do we spend so much of our time passing on amusing anecdotes, making wisecracks, watching The Simpsons? In Inside Jokes, Matthew Hurley, Daniel Dennett, and Reginald Adams offer an evolutionary and cognitive perspective. Humor, they propose, evolved out of a computational problem that arose when our long-ago ancestors were furnished with open-ended thinking. Mother Nature -- aka natural selection -- cannot just order the brain to find and fix all our time-pressured misleaps and near-misses. She has to bribe the brain with pleasure. So we find them funny. This wired-in source of pleasure has been tickled relentlessly by humorists over the centuries, and we have become addicted to the endogenous mind candy that is humor.

The Pull of Politics
The Pull of Politics

Author: Milton A. Cohen

Publisher: University of Missouri Press

Published: 2018-10-01

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0826274153

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In the late 1930s, John Steinbeck, Richard Wright, and Ernest Hemingway wrote novels that won critical acclaim and popular success: The Grapes of Wrath, Native Son, and For Whom the Bell Tolls. All three writers were involved with the Left at the time, and that commitment informed their fiction. Milton Cohen examines their motives for involvement with the Left; their novels’ political themes; and why they separated from the Left after the novels were published. These writers were deeply conflicted about their political commitments, and Cohen explores the tensions that arose between politics and art, resulting in the abandonment of a political attachment.

Pathways and Parables for a Changing World
Pathways and Parables for a Changing World

Author: Miriandra Rota

Publisher: Light Technology Publishing

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 9781891824531

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Angelic Technology Manifesting on Earth Now those who could not attend the Angel Academy in person have a unique opportunity to learn about major metaphysical topics from the Angels themselves. Light From the Angels discusses difficult subjects in the angels' own precise, easy-to-understand language. Many formidable concepts that have been hazy for most students of metaphysics will suddenly become crystal clear and meaningful as the angels deftly show you how life's intricate, complex puzzle pieces fit easily together. Whether you are a professional healer, a channel, a psychic, or just simply interested in advanced metaphysics, the Divine Mother and the Rose Angels will take you by the hand and lead you down exciting new pathways of self-discovery and adventure. Their methods for inner transformation are practical, appealing, and enlightening: you owe it to yourself to make them a permanent part of your spiritual life.

The Laughing Guide to Change
The Laughing Guide to Change

Author: Ora Prilleltensky

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2019-01-21

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1475825781

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The motto of this book is smarter through laughter. The Laughing Guide to Change combines humor and science to make you happier and healthier. To improve your well-being you need to master your behaviors, emotions and thoughts. These are important drivers of change that can be learned and practiced every day. To reinforce the learning, the scientific part of each chapter is followed by funny stories. In the Behaviors chapter you will learn how to set a goal and create positive habits. In the Emotions chapter you will study the secrets of cultivating positive emotions and managing negative emotions. After reading the Thoughts chapter you will be able to master the art of challenging negative assumptions and writing a new story about yourself. The Laughing Guide to Change is a user friendly manual for tackling different aspects of well-being, from psychological to interpersonal to physical well-being. If you are interested in improving your personal, family, or occupational life, this book is for you. The book will motivate you to take action through a series of achievable steps. The humor will keep you entertained, while the science will keep you engaged.