Which is the best medicine?

Edward Munch, The Scream

I can remember the frustration of not being able to talk. I knew what I wanted to say, but I could not get the words out, so I would just scream. Temple Grandin

Some days I feel like screaming! Maybe it is the weather, maybe it is work, kids, family, $, the list could go on and on. Regardless of why, I have often felt that by giving a good holler every now and then I am given a good release of the emotions that are pent up inside.

I've always felt a connection to Munch's painting. It certainly has been a powerful visual icon. Here is a bit in info on him.

(b. Dec. 12, 1863, Löten, Nor.--d. Jan. 23, 1944, Ekely, near Oslo) Norwegian painter and printmaker whose intense, evocative treatment of psychological and emotional themes was a major influence on the development of German Expressionism in the early 20th century. His painting The Cry (1893) is regarded as an icon of existential anguish. http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/munch/

I hate whiners. I understand that the pressure can be a lot, and I
have days where I just want to scream, but it comes with the territory. Eliza Dushku

The other great form of release for me has been laughter! There are lots of studys that say "laughter is the best medicine". I wonder how Munch would feel about the parodiess of his painting?

Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on. Bob Newhart

Laughter is a form of internal jogging. It moves your internal organs around. It enhances respiration. It is an igniter of great expectations. Norman Cousins

You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it. Bill Cosby