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==Heading==
===Topic: ''Do Not Neglect Your 'Funny Bone'''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Quote===
“It is not [[the Father]]’s will that his children should partake only of the serious things of life. Let me repeat: I have come that my brethren in the flesh may have [[joy]], gladness, and life more [[abundantly]].” ([[139:6|UB 139:6.5]])
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “[[Jesus]] made that statement to [[Judas]], who had come to him to criticize [[Nathaniel]], deeming that he was not taking his [[apostleship]] sufficiently seriously. At the end of this [[conversation]], Jesus told him: “Go then, Judas, and do well that what has been entrusted to you but leave Nathaniel, your brother, to give account of himself to [[God]].”
“Nathaniel was a profound [[thinker]] as well as a ‘droll’ humorist. Jesus made it clear that the Father does not [[expect]] anyone to tune down any [[facet]] of their [[personality]]. Nathaniel’s [[humor]] was an excellent mitigator for his depth of thinking. It prevented him from taking himself too seriously — which was the self-centered [[behavior]] that led [[Lucifer]] to his spectacular downfall from [[grace]].
“A well-[[balanced]] life is not peppered with frustrating [[ascetic]] deprivations. It is spiced up with the positive [[emotions]] of [[gratitude]], [[joy]], and gladness that adequately preserve your zest for life — paving the way toward authentic [[happiness]].
“Do not view life as a [[duty]] but as a [[privilege]]. It is not a [[purgatory]] of sorts but an educational [[process]] that provides your [[soul]] with what it takes for it to come to full bloom.
“Nobody should [[shame]] you for having a vibrant and resourceful [[soul]] that quickly turns the [[metaphor]]ic lemons into freshly-squeezed, thirst-quenching, and nutrient-rich lemonade.
“Do not neglect your ‘funny bone.’ Give credit to the entertainers of [[your world]] whose infectious take on serious human predicaments lifts some of their heaviness off your shoulders. I am speaking here of good-spirited [[humor]], not hurtful, mean-spirited [[sarcasm]].
“[[Laughter]] does the [[soul]] [[good]]. It decreases [[stress]] hormones and increases [[immune]] cells and infection-fighting antibodies. It triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. What could possibly be wrong with that?”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: Humor]]
[[Category: 2020]]
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==Heading==
===Topic: ''Do Not Neglect Your 'Funny Bone'''===
===Group: [[11:11 Progress Group]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Thought Adjuster]]===
===TR: [[Anyas]]===
==Session==
===Quote===
“It is not [[the Father]]’s will that his children should partake only of the serious things of life. Let me repeat: I have come that my brethren in the flesh may have [[joy]], gladness, and life more [[abundantly]].” ([[139:6|UB 139:6.5]])
===Lesson===
Thought Adjuster: “[[Jesus]] made that statement to [[Judas]], who had come to him to criticize [[Nathaniel]], deeming that he was not taking his [[apostleship]] sufficiently seriously. At the end of this [[conversation]], Jesus told him: “Go then, Judas, and do well that what has been entrusted to you but leave Nathaniel, your brother, to give account of himself to [[God]].”
“Nathaniel was a profound [[thinker]] as well as a ‘droll’ humorist. Jesus made it clear that the Father does not [[expect]] anyone to tune down any [[facet]] of their [[personality]]. Nathaniel’s [[humor]] was an excellent mitigator for his depth of thinking. It prevented him from taking himself too seriously — which was the self-centered [[behavior]] that led [[Lucifer]] to his spectacular downfall from [[grace]].
“A well-[[balanced]] life is not peppered with frustrating [[ascetic]] deprivations. It is spiced up with the positive [[emotions]] of [[gratitude]], [[joy]], and gladness that adequately preserve your zest for life — paving the way toward authentic [[happiness]].
“Do not view life as a [[duty]] but as a [[privilege]]. It is not a [[purgatory]] of sorts but an educational [[process]] that provides your [[soul]] with what it takes for it to come to full bloom.
“Nobody should [[shame]] you for having a vibrant and resourceful [[soul]] that quickly turns the [[metaphor]]ic lemons into freshly-squeezed, thirst-quenching, and nutrient-rich lemonade.
“Do not neglect your ‘funny bone.’ Give credit to the entertainers of [[your world]] whose infectious take on serious human predicaments lifts some of their heaviness off your shoulders. I am speaking here of good-spirited [[humor]], not hurtful, mean-spirited [[sarcasm]].
“[[Laughter]] does the [[soul]] [[good]]. It decreases [[stress]] hormones and increases [[immune]] cells and infection-fighting antibodies. It triggers the release of endorphins, the body’s natural feel-good chemicals. What could possibly be wrong with that?”
[[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]]
[[Category: 11:11 Progress Group]]
[[Category: Thought Adjuster]]
[[Category: Anyas]]
[[Category: Humor]]
[[Category: 2020]]
