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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://articles.mercola.com/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx</link><description>While happiness and general life satisfaction are associated with better health and longevity, there is plenty of proof that laughter per se can provide similar benefits. For example, Japanese researchers showed that patients with type 2 diabetes had</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Build: 31106.3070)</generator><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#201619</link><pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:43:03 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:201619</guid><dc:creator>Watersview365</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thanks, Doc! &amp;nbsp;The power of laughter...&amp;quot;works merry like a medicine.&amp;quot; &amp;nbsp;Please keep these type things (precious, funny, heart-warming) coming! &amp;nbsp; Love &amp;#39;em, just LOVE &amp;#39;em!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;It appears to my joy, that &amp;quot;WE&amp;quot; here, are all big-time animal lovers! &amp;nbsp;Once again, my day has started with the best kind of heart warming smiles &amp;amp; &amp;quot;Ooo&amp;#39;s &amp;amp; Ahhh&amp;#39;s&amp;quot;....and we have animals to thank for that. &amp;nbsp;(And God. They&amp;#39;re His creations!) Thanks, again!! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=201619" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#184317</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:09:49 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:184317</guid><dc:creator>skip smyth</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Most intelligent species ? Ha ! Dog tolerates me, but knows I&amp;#39;m not too bright.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=184317" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47434</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 02:44:34 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47434</guid><dc:creator>tulip valley</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;these pictures made me laugh hysterically; i laughed till i cried!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47434" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47433</link><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:12:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47433</guid><dc:creator>carley44</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;my serotonin levels just went up! thanks!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47433" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47432</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Mar 2008 13:17:42 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47432</guid><dc:creator>KOOSCAR</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;GREAT Pics! Wonderful way to start the day...I just love the captions w/ each pic...I'm always filling in the &amp;quot;looks&amp;quot; from our mini-doxie! He's too kewl &amp;amp; smart as a whip, too! &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;BTW, HAPPY EASTER to you all! God Bless Your Day!!!!!!!!!!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47432" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47431</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 03:13:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47431</guid><dc:creator>Kae Goldeneagle</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;This article reminded me of a video I seen that said movies show us that foreigners always speak in English when in private. These pictures portray animals doing human things behind our backs. &amp;nbsp;They were very funny and entertaining. Thank you for sharing laughter and joy with us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47431" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47430</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:48:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47430</guid><dc:creator>Charly ali</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank-you.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47430" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47429</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:27:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47429</guid><dc:creator>LadyPam</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Terrific pics. They make me want to dig out some I took years ago when I used to have two cats and two dogs - particularly one of a dog taking care of a tiny kitten. My circumstances are currently too unstable, making it irresponsible for me to have any pets at the moment, but I sure do miss them!&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Having pets is a great way to naturally de-stress. There are volunteers with well-behaved, cuddly dogs who take them in to visit patients in hospitals, and residents in nursing homes. I plan to join them when I'm back on my feet again. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47429" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47428</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Mar 2008 00:17:32 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47428</guid><dc:creator>alm260</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Those were great! &amp;nbsp;I needed a laugh today.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47428" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47425</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:28:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47425</guid><dc:creator>aemit</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Let me add this very funny picture I took of my cats and let's call it &amp;quot;The Yawn&amp;quot;:&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.rakuten.ne.jp/gold/hinoki/neko-zanmai/120/index.html"&gt;www.rakuten.ne.jp/.../index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I live in Japan so the page is in Japanese and you have to scroll down a little to see my two kitties sitting in the window, performing a mouth examination :)&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I was just taking some pictures of them while they were sitting in the window when Kormi, one of my cats decided to yawn at the very moment I pressed the shutter. The resulting picture is quite funny, I would say! As some people commented, my other cat Gluffy who is looking into Kormi's mouth is probably saying &amp;quot;Well, I can't see any fish bones stuck&amp;quot;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Although I have tons of pictures of my cats, this is one of my favorites.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47425" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47424</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 17:36:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47424</guid><dc:creator>Eva Lahonen</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Beautiful pictures&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47424" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47423</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:51:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47423</guid><dc:creator>ladygaura</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Yes, indeed those are some cute pics and some great comments&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;I agree that animals can brighten our day. I own 2 Greyhounds and a Whippet... my first Greyhound consoled me when I went through stillbirth and went crazy with joy when my son was born alive. She also loved to go to political events, the park, anywhere as she was a social butterfly and oh the laughs that could create. She'd never met a fuzzy dog, for instance, at the track and here she was in the pet store, confronted with something that sure smelled of dog but didn't in the least look like a dog!! (She learned). It's a dog that nuzzles up to my husband when he comes home from work stressed. It's Apollo the Whippet who is learning a knack for ball games with my son when there is just too much energy between them. Indeed, pets do help us.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47423" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47422</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:16:39 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47422</guid><dc:creator>Eel</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt; I was listening to my chigong lessons CD the other night. &amp;nbsp;The Master said, put a smile on your face while doing exercises. &amp;nbsp;It makes all the muscles in the body relax. &amp;nbsp;I experience that It creates some sort of well being almost instantly. &amp;nbsp;Then I dreamed that night that I could fly when I smiled and sung &amp;quot;fly&amp;quot; in a high note. &amp;nbsp;Up I went. &amp;nbsp;Woke up smiling. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Eeeel&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47422" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47420</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:16:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47420</guid><dc:creator>bear342a</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Thank you soooooo much for this great laugh!! &amp;nbsp;Great reply Reesacat! &amp;nbsp;Made my day!! &amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;img src="http://articles.mercola.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=47420" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>re: Smile! Some Pictures to Brighten Your Day</title><link>http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/03/20/smile-some-pictures-to-brighten-your-day.aspx#47419</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:26:20 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:47419</guid><dc:creator>Jo Bee</dc:creator><description>&lt;p&gt;Now where is that disclaimer that NO humans were harmed/injured during the setting up of these pictures?&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Whatever... &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;They raised a smile... thanks Doc!&lt;/p&gt;
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