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Inspiration

Mr. Happy Man

Matt Morris Films brings us this wonderful short documentary about 88-year-old Bermudian Johnny Barnes who gets up at 2am each weekday so he can spend 6 hours each morning waving and spreading joy to motorists from a traffic circle. Johnny has gotten the nicknames “Mr. Happy Man” and “Mr. Good Morning” from those in the community where he’s obviously had a great and positive impact.

There was a morning when I was traveling into the city. It was not a happy morning and I could see in the distance Johnny Barnes and I had made up my mind I was not going to look because I wanted to hold on to my unhappy moment. But I ended up looking at him and sure enough he forced me to smile and remember that I had a choice for my day: to smile and be happy or carry this heavy weight of anger with me. That’s what he reminds me of everyday; that there’s a choice in how we start our day.

Thanks to Matt Morris and everyone involved in this project for sharing Johnny with the world. And thanks to Johnny for reminding us all that we too have a choice in how we want to face our day, each and every day.

via Laughing Squid

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Happy Animals

One Happy Dog

As the title suggests, this really is one happy dog! This video was originally uploaded to Dogwork.com, a site dedicated to “enjoying life with our pets” and to “promote animal adoptions and animal welfare.”

They suggest living your life with the philosophy of a dog will lead to a better and happier life. After watching that video, we’d have to agree. Here’s some “dog philosophy” they share that we fully agree with:

  • Open your heart to the ones you love.
  • Be loyal, you will keep friends for life.
  • Be yourself and you will always have true friends.
  • Allow people to love you.
  • Celebrate if you feel like it.

What dog-like philosophy do you live by?

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Health Laughter

Laughter

If laughter is the best medicine, then here’s a double dose!

“Laughs” is created completely out of clips found on YouTube by Everynone, a filmmaking team located in New York. This infectious footage takes us through a lifetime of laughter.

Go ahead, laugh, it’s good for you!

Not only does laughter make you feel good, but it is proven to have positive effects on your mental health, immune system and even vascular function.

Henry Ford Health – How Laughter Benefits Your Heart Health

Discovery News also takes a look at the science behind laughter’s effects in their Why? Tell Me Why! series.

So, go ahead and have a good laugh!