Being Silly Can Bring Smiles

Happy thoughts bring great, big smiles!  If you’ve ever posted a wacky selfie, you know how refreshing being silly can be. Acting silly, like dancing as if there’s no one else around, gives you a chance to break out of the straight jacket you’re often forced to wear in a world that worships conformity. It’s an opportunity to drop the mask, let down your hair, and break loose for a while. Have fun like Casey Rose and the Joybug!

Call it goofing off, acting funny, or being weird, silliness is the stuff that makes circus clowns, comedy shows and even cartoons bring smiles to our faces, and to the faces of those around us. That acting silly has powerful therapeutic effects is something that psychotherapists, doctors like “Patch” Adams, and practical joke groups like Improv Everywhere have proven, to the delight of people all over the world, especially those going through traumatic experiences.

Being Silly Can Bring Smiles

Being Silly Can Bring Smiles

When raising a child, acting silly while roughhousing can help create deep bonds of love, and establish strong connections between parent and child. It even helps when you’re alone and down in the doldrums, by shaking off the stress that the daily grind brings. Try it sometime. You’ll be surprised to discover that being silly at times isn’t as silly as it sounds.

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