Tomorrow is World Laughter Day. With all India is going through at the present moment, it seems almost sacrilegious to even consider laughter as an option. I only have to go through my Twitter feed to know of the trauma, the loss, and the sense of utter helplessness that people are going through. Yet, laughter is recommended – to keep our sanity – a pressure valve, to provide relief from the deep sorrow that has engulfed us. I’m not too keen on slapstick comedy and after a while all comedians wear thin, so I watch videos of funny animals to…
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Stress can be debilitating, and it can cause and/or aggravate health problems. And since stress is a normal part of human existence — nobody is immune to it — it’s important to arm ourselves with knowledge so that we recognize when stress rears its ugly head. (Amazingly, we don’t always notice it’s happening to us.) Stress Awareness Month happens each April. It’s important to learn some strategies for coping with this particular silent scourge. – via Stress.Org On a phone call with my cousin, I told her I was ‘enjoying’ the pandemic! She laughed. We’re both introverts. We love staying…
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Today, 27 March 2021, is Earth Hour Day. Organized by the World Wildlife Fund, on Earth Hour Day people are encouraged to turn off all non-essential electronics and lights in their homes from 8:30-9:30 p.m. as a way to show their commitment to helping the planet. Let’s not wait to save our planet. Let’s Not Wait Let’s not wait until after it’s too lateThe Earth has been warning usWhy don’t we listen?We continue to abuse the planetRavaging, plundering and destroying itMostly to pander to our need for show. How long will we go on this way?Something has to give.The pandemic…