How do you reveal humor? Talk with your face? The clown: eyes, mouth and eyebrows.

Humor has three rhythms of life: Flying, Flowing and Molding. The way Robin Williams reveals his humor is to make birdlike movements, like flying (staccato) Jerry. Seinfeld is flowing, uninterrupted movements (legato) and Jack Nicholson is molding, stationary, grounded.

Example: He fell down laughing, busted a gut, wet his pants laughing. If you want to dismiss someone, you laugh out, not in. Psychological is to laugh in or laugh out.

Your “I AM” Humor/Health Role

WARNING: Humor may be hazardous to your illness.

-Ellie Katz

humor (n)

1. The quality that makes something laughable or amusing; funniness

2. That which is intended to induce laughter or amusement

3. The ability to perceive, enjoy, or express what is amusing, comical,

incongruous, or absurd.

health (n.)

1. The overall condition of an organism at a given time

2. Soundness, especially of body or mind; freedom from disease or

abnormality

3. A condition of optimal well-being.

The "I AM" Humor/ Health personality is the life of the party—a general crowd pleaser. If you’ve had a good belly laugh and felt fabulous afterward, you understand how humor and health go hand in hand. When you laugh, you feel healthier and more alive.

Watch comedians and their audiences. Observe people who laugh and have a good time. Notice their body language and the way they express this emotion.

How’s your sense of humor? Why should you be funny? One of the most important qualities people look for is a sense of humor. Depending on your health, culture and background, we all have varied responses to and perspectives on different types of humor.

Humor is relative. While some people laugh at certain jokes, they may not laugh at others. But one thing’s certain: laughter is the best medicine. Even when you recall a difficult experience in your life, you usually relate to it with humor. Your nervous system protects against recreation of that pain.

Laughter helps you live longer. Humor is healthy—physically, mentally and emotionally. Humor protects and empowers you. Humor therapy is widely used in hospitals, nursing homes and physician’s offices. It brings measurable physical improvements to all ages. Humor relieves stress, releases fears and diminishes anger. It helps you stay in control of circumstances.

People use humor in varying degrees each day. You use humor as a coping mechanism, for persuasion, to ease tension, for social acceptance, to manage stress or to gain someone’s attention.

Laughter exercises your diaphragm and cardiovascular system, increasing oxygen intake. When you laugh, your entire body is internally massaged. Laughter also boosts your metabolism. You stimulate muscles, and neurochemicals called catecholamines enter your bloodstream improving body process efficiency.

Like all of the behaviors of the Enlightened Triangle, humor and health are interdependent. When you feel good, you’re happier; when you’re happier, you feel better.

Let’s identify and develop your Humor/ Health role. Revealing your Humor/ Health personality in harmony with your humanitarian and sexuality personas balance your enlightened and empowered triangle – your "I AM" personality.

Be Bop!