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Welcome to The Daily Quote—a podcast designed to kickstart your day in a positive way. I'm your host, Andrew McGivern, for April 19th. Now, April 19th is no ordinary Saturday. Today is Humorous Day, a time to embrace laughter and light-heartedness. Because laughter is the best medicine.
In fact, laughter has been shown to reduce stress by reducing cortisol and increasing endorphins - promoting relaxation and reducing anxiety.
Having a good laugh can boost the immune system and improves cardiovascular health too.
Laughing can even reduce pain and helps with muscle relaxation.
Sounds better than any pharmaceutical drug, doesn't it?
So what are you waiting for... Laugh!
Are you laughing yet?
Ok... on to the quote of the day.
Today's quote comes from the ever-insightful Oscar Wilde, who once said:
"Life is too important to be taken seriously."
Wilde's words remind you to find joy and humor in your daily life. It's easy to get caught up in the seriousness of your goals and responsibilities, but taking a moment to laugh can provide a refreshing perspective. Speaking of refreshing, today is also Refresh Your Goals Day. It's an ideal time to revisit the resolutions you set at the beginning of the year. Perhaps some have fallen by the wayside, but that's okay. Use this day to realign your objectives and inject some enthusiasm into your pursuits.
And maybe have a good laugh at those goals and your lack of progress on some of them... that laughter can be the fuel to get you moving on them. So, embrace the humor, refresh your goals, and appreciate your husband.
Husband? What? Oh yeah, today is also Husband Appreciation Day. So if you have one... show some appreciation today. And if you are one, maybe share this episode with your spouse as a reminder. Or you can just appreciate yourself.
Remember, life is too important to be taken seriously.
I'm Andrew McGivern signing off for today but I'll be back tomorrow, same pod time, same pod station with another Daily Quote.