GLOBAL BELLY LAUGH DAY, JANUARY 24 BLOGS Calm your Beans Lifestyle Blog for those on the go! Scotland Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24 Jamaica Celebrate the Gift of Laughter Sandals Style Make More Time for Laughter from the UK The Green Parent Raising Kids with Conscience Are we teaching our kids the benefits of a proper belly laugh every day? Today is Global Belly Laugh Day By Mark Trinkle, Sales Development Expert, Anthony Cole Training Group   National Awareness Days - UK Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24  Global Belly Laugh Day - There are thousands of spoken languages in the world, and along with that, lots of different traditions and ways of life. But what unites everyone? Laughter! Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24 The Benefits of Laughter by Jeremy Brautman on Leapfrog Did you know that laughing is beneficial to your health? Seriously! How would you like a stronger immune system, more energy and less pain? How about bolstering your positive outlook and enhancing your connections with people? These are just a handful of laughter's many benefits. Let’s honor this week’s high-spirited holiday by celebrating the chuckle. Venable: Let us howl, loud and proud Sam Venable Knox News celebrates Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24. From Colleen Barrett, Former President of Southwest Airlines thoughts about Belly Laugh Day. From Maya Talisman Frost's thoughts about Belly Laugh Day on Friday Mind Massage distributed to over 100 countries. What, you’ve got something ELSE planned for Wednesday at 1:24 pm that is more important than laughing out loud for 30 seconds? I’ll bet you can encourage others engaged in that oh-so-important task to stop what THEY are doing and join you in a big ol’ Belly Laugh. Try it. PLAN on it. Look FORWARD to it. Tell everyone you know about it and then compare stories of how you spent your Belly Laugh moment. From Jennifer Huber, Associated Content Member January 24 is Belly Laugh Day - A Holiday Guaranteed to Make You Laugh and Smile From the UK The Customer Street blog "I have already made the point about how customers can pick up on when a contact centre agent smiles down the phone and would certainly not want to go as far as having staff laughing whilst on a call but maybe employers should get their staff to take part in the Global Belly Laugh Day. It takes place on Thursday 24th Janaury at 1.24 pm. Its not about raising money, but if it gets you and your colleagues smiling then it can’t be a bad thing." Graham Armstrong Daniel Pink author A Whole New Mind, DRIVE , To Sell is Human thoughts about Global Belly Laugh Day . January 8 I LOVE this idea - National Belly Laugh Day! It's coming up on January 24th. I mean if a cat can laugh, what is stopping you? January 9 "I posted yesterday about National Belly Laugh Day. I think this is one of the greatest ideas I have ever run across. Why? Because when you ask people how they are they never say "happy", they always say "busy." BLAHH BLAHH. Of course you are busy, welcome to life, if you are not busy living, what are you doing? A New Way to Think About Happiness Positive Psychology News Daily Holidays at the Limit shares multi cultural aspects of laughter. Everybody likes a good belly laugh - on January 24 that is the day to do it Lake Oswego Review  A chat with Elaine, Vicky and Jen Why Does Belly Laugh Day Matter? The Magic of Laughter A Year of Holidays Global Belly Laugh Day A College Student Promotes Global Belly Laugh Day Savvy Auntie Have a Jolly Belly Laugh Day   GLOBAL BELLY LAUGH DAY, JANUARY 24 - FACEBOOK Gathering over 70 sites which shared the gift of laughter with their followers on Global Belly Laugh Day, Jan.24. Some Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24, 2013 Activities Scotland To celebrate Global Belly Laugh Day, Jan. 24 Starcatchers has teamed up with Suzanne Zeedyk Ltd, and they are working in association with Children in Scotland, to surprise and delight both young and old across Scotland, changing an ordinary grey day of winter into something truly silly. Whilst out shopping -- whether in Edinburgh, Barrhead, Hamilton, Dundee or Glenrothes between 11am-2pm on 24th January – you might well come across some silly things going on. A Polar Bear scratching its head? a noisy chef making a mess? some hopping mad ladies? some lost sounds? All of these characters will be in need of a bit of smiling help.These Silly Moments take place between 11am & 2pm, all with the same aim . . . to make you laugh! Click for Information Kristine Freed Photo Contest for Global Belly Laugh Day, January 24 Carlsbad, California Sarito Sun and Jasanna Carlsbad Senior Center from 10:30 am to 11:30am. Look for the sign that says "Laughter Yoga". Address: 799 Pine Avenue (corner of Jefferson Avenue) in Carlsbad, CA 92008 Portland, Oregon Jan Holt at New Seasons Market Cedar Hill