by Amanda Li The world has been too sad recently with all the clamor, stress and distrust. Can we just take things easier and laugh more? Laughter is said to be a panacea, and is also infectious. This is healthy to us and also can improve our moods. Image via Wikipedia Laughter is like any cold or flu, it is contagious! However, it is harmless and it even connects people together. When we laugh, we feel relaxed. There is no longer sadness nor depression. Laughter do exert positive effects on your body. Laughter and Humor are remedies to tension and pain. A good laugh triggers several r...

Image by leodelrosa... via Flickr by Karyn Buxman Cancer. It's not the type of thing you ask for -- usually. Who'd want it? A life-changing, sometimes life-ending disease. Cancer's so scary that there are people who won't say the word aloud...but I was saying it regularly, begging God to let me be the one with cancer. My son, a strong, smart, energetic 22-year-old junior at the University of Missouri, woke up one morning with an aching chest. It turned out to be a malignant tumor, and the start of my most fervent prayers. "Please. I've had a great life. Let it be me -- not him." I...