A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
– Irish Proverb
A man isn’t poor if he can still laugh.
– Raymond Hitchcock
Laughter is a tranquilizer with no side effects.
– Arnold Glasow
Laughter is an instant vacation.
– Milton Berle
Laughter is the shortest distance between two people.
– Victor Borge
The human race has only one really effective weapon and that is laughter.”
– Mark Twain
The person who knows how to laugh at himself will never cease to be amused.
– Shirley MacLaine
Wear a smile and have friends; wear a scowl and have wrinkles.
– George Eliot
What soap is to the body, laughter is to the soul.
– Yiddish Proverb
People seldom notice old clothes if you wear a big smile.
– Lee Mildon
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Phoenix is the editor of this site and was diagnosed with bipolar twenty years ago. In between 8 periods of illness and hospitalisation she trained as a garden designer and was a awarded an RHS Diploma, gained a first class degree in Cultural Studies and a Certificate in Education that enables her to lecture in Recovery in Mental Health to psychiatric nurse students and mental health professionals at universities.
Phoenix leads a diverse life which she attributes to Wellness Recovery Action Planning and all aspects of Recovery. In the last 2 years she performed stand up comedy. Laughter truly is the best medicine! Now she is concentrating on being involved in improving conditions for inpatients and service receivers trustwide. And training in WRAP, Recovery Star and the new Advanced Statement and some gardening for health. Also with some great new art projects. 
