Good humour is one of the most precious and rewarding resources in the face of adversity. Knowing how to maintain good humour, even in the most difficult circumstances, helps us “stand up” and not get overwhelmed.
There is a relationship between positive emotions and resilience. Research shows that dealing with adversity with positive emotions facilitates flexible thinking and problem solving.
- “Anyone who is able to maintain a good mood and positive emotions will not fall or collapse in the face of the most critical situations and will become a true human fortitude.
- “-Bernabé Tierno-.
One of the essential characteristics of resilient people is their sense of humor. Resilient people are able to laugh at adversity and make jokes about their own misfortunes. In the face of adversity, laughter is your best ally because it helps you keep hope alive. In addition, it allows your attention to be more globalized: record the negative aspects, but also the positive ones.
While some research suggests that psychological resilience is a relatively stable personality trait, there is a study suggesting that positive emotions protect this type of “hidden force. This does not mean that positive emotions are simply a byproduct of resilience, but that maintaining positive emotions during stressful experiences can have many benefits in the process of coping with people.
“Good humour is very important. It is our greatest natural resource to be preserved at all costs. -James Thurber-
Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain and conflict. Nothing works faster or more efficiently to balance your body and mind than a good laugh. Humor alleviates problems, brings hope, connects it with others, and keeps you focused and alert.
In the face of adversity, positive emotions also interfere with physiological outcomes. For example, good mood improves the functioning of the immune system and increases immunoglobulin A levels in saliva. This type of immunoglobulin is a vital antibody of the immune system, which acts as a first line of defense against respiratory diseases.
In addition, it has been found that dealing with difficulties in good mood allows for faster recovery from physical injuries, reduces rates of recurrence of diseases that require hospitalization in the elderly, reduces the length of the patient’s stay in the hospital and brings many other benefits.
“A sense of humor is one of the most powerful tools we have to make sure we have a good mood every day and an emotional state that promotes good health. “Paul E. McGhee-
In the face of difficulties and adversity, there are only two options: to prosper or suffer, it is a matter of attitude. Happy people with an optimistic and cheerful attitude choose to thrive. For many people, this can seem very difficult to understand. Changing attitudes and dealing with pain isn’t easy, but it’s possible.
Viktor Frankl wrote in his book “Man in Search of Meaning”: “You can remove everything from a man except one thing: the last of human freedoms, the choice of personal attitude you must adopt toward fate to decide your way?”These words make even more sense when one remembers that Frankl spent several years imprisoned in Nazi concentration camps.
As Nietzsche writes: “He who has a reason to live can bear everything. “Every time we have a reason to move on, we’ll have an internal source from which to draw strength to fight. Happy people have a reason, they have found their reason for living and they face everything that happens to them with humor and optimism, because it’s the only way to stay focused on their goals.
“Prosperity does not exist without fear, trouble or adversity without comfort and hope. “- Francis Bacon-
When adversity hits us, we can become better people. We can outdo ourselves and grow even more, doing things we never thought we could do. Research has shown that happy people really thrive on adversity. They don’t intimidate, they’re hoping to gain ground in the face of the storm. Why not?