YOU'RE STANDING ON MY OXYGEN TUBE!

1. Humor  

Proverbs 17:22 Amplified Bible (AMP) 
22 A happy heart is good medicine and a joyful mind causes healing, But a broken spirit dries up the bones.

a) Most people are able to experience humor—be amused, smile or laugh at something funny—and thus are considered to have a sense of humor.

b) Having a sense of humor is infectious. The sound of roaring laughter is far more contagious than any cough, sniffle, or sneeze. When laughter is shared, it binds people together and increases happiness and intimacy. Laughter also triggers healthy physical changes in the body. Humor and laughter strengthen your immune system, boost your energy, diminish pain, and protect you from the damaging effects of stress. Best of all, this priceless medicine is fun, free, and easy to use. 

c) Laughter is a powerful antidote to stress, pain, and conflict. Nothing works faster or more dependably to bring your mind and body back into balance than a good laugh. Humor lightens your burdens, inspires hopes, connects you to others, and keeps you grounded, focused, and alert.

d) With so much power to heal and renew, the ability to laugh easily and frequently is a tremendous resource for surmounting problems, enhancing your relationships, and supporting both physical and emotional health.

e) Here we have short humorous stories that may make you laugh to make the day. These stories are collected from unknown authors. 

f) We seek to amuse, even surprise, but never to offend.

2. You're standing on my oxygen tube!

Fred was in the hospital, near death, so the family sent for his pastor. 

As the pastor stood beside the bed, Fred's frail condition grew worse, and he motioned frantically for something to write on. 

The pastor lovingly handed him a pen and piece of paper, and Fred used his last ounce of strength to scribble a note. 

Then he died. 

The pastor thought it best not to look at the note just then, so he slipped it into his jacket pocket. 

Several days later, at the funeral, the pastor delivered the eulogy. He realized that he was wearing the same jacket that he'd worn the day Fred died. "You know," he said, "ol' Fred handed me a note just before he died.  I haven't read it, but knowing Fred, I'm sure there's a word of inspiration there for us all." 

He unfolded the note and read aloud, "You're standing on my oxygen tube!"

 

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