When was the last time you had a great good belly laugh? You know. The kind that makes your sides split. The type that scrunches your face and has you forget your troubles instantly?

It is reported that the average adult laughs 17 times a day while your average four year-old cackles up to 300 times in that same time period.

Kids don’t have to pay taxes. Adults do. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find things to giggle about more frequently. If laughter is the best medicine, why aren’t we doing more of it?

You know your laugh quotient is down if, after you smile, your face feels funny because it hasn’t been in that position for a while.

Meet with a friend who tickles your funny bone. Or watch a great comedy. Surround yourself with people that make you feel good. Remove yourself from toxic situations. Make someone else laugh today. It’s contagious. Pretty soon you’ll be laughing right along with them!

Laughter is a good start to slough off the bad and bring in the good. It is balm for the soul. And for the world, too.