#WellnessWednesday

One of the vital parts of our wellness is laughter. Truly! Happiness and laughter are key components to our mental health, which is a huge part of our overall wellness.

So for #WellnessWednesday I want to talk about laughter. There's a proverb that says, "A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit saps a person's strength." And it's true - think about the times when you have felt broken in spirit, you didn't feel very strong or well did you? Happiness and laughter is necessary for our well being. In fact, check out what laughter does for our bodies!

So today, increase your wellness by indulging in some laughter! Find your favorite comedian to watch, your favorite comedy sitcom or movie, funny YouTube videos, or whatever makes you laugh. Laugh a lot, laugh hard, laugh long, and invite others to improve their wellness also through laughter!

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Call it a Day

The literal use of this phrase hails from 1838 when the phrase originally was "call it half a day" to mean leaving work early. (source) The modern use of the phrase is to indicate ending something due to false sense of accomplishment.

More bang for your buck

This phrase was used a lot in 1953 but an earlier citation puts it at 1940 in a Metals and Plastics Publications advertisement. Read about it here . The phrase means you get more for your money.

Butter someone up

There are two probable origins for this idiom and I think both are equally plausible. The first one is that when you spread butter on bread you are buttering it up like one would do when trying to flatter someone. The second is in ancient India there was a practice of throwing balls of butter at statues to ask for favor, i.e. buttering them up. ( source ) When we use the phrase today we generally mean that extreme flattery is used to gain information or favor. It's not always necessarily a compliment.

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