{"id":40,"date":"2017-08-21T08:45:06","date_gmt":"2017-08-21T08:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/?p=40"},"modified":"2017-08-27T17:51:32","modified_gmt":"2017-08-27T17:51:32","slug":"the-significant-element-of-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/the-significant-element-of-success\/","title":{"rendered":"The Significant Element of Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"pikode pikode--dropcap dropcap--square\" style=\"font-size: 24px; font-weight: 700;  height: 48px;  width: 48px;  line-height: 48px; color: #ffffff; border-color: #252525; background-color: #252525;\" >P<\/span>\n<p>hilosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said, \u201c<em>A serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.\u201d<\/em> Despite the buffoonish imagery that comes to mind when one considers the joker, the clown or the pie-in-the-face comedian.<\/p>\n<p>It is an advanced intellectual means of developing new perspectives and coping with extreme circumstances.\u00a0A maltreated animal has two potential responses to an abusive master: attack to stop the abuse, or avoid it.<\/p>\n<p>He cannot disarm the bully with a witty remark or ironically imitate his master behind his back for his own amusement.<\/p>\n\n<div \t\tclass=\"pikode pikode--row \" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px -120px;\" >\n\t<div class=\"pikode--row__wrapper pikode--row--height-auto\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content pikode--row__content--skin-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"vertical-align: middle;\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content__wrapper pikode--row__content--center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content-inner pikode--row--width-auto\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode pikode--cols cols \" style=\"margin-left: -72px;\" ><div class=\"pikode--column pikode--column--5\" style=\"border-left-width: 72px;\"><div class=\"pikode pikode--custom-content  custom-content--inherit\" style=\"font-weight: 400; line-height: 1.68; text-decoration: none; margin: 72px 0px 0px 0px;\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-44\" src=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-a.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-a.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-a-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"pikode--column pikode--column--7\" style=\"border-left-width: 72px;\"><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45\" src=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-005.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-005.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-005-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-005-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-005-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Evidence for the direct benefits of humor lie in studies of the body\u2019s chemical reaction to laughter. Among other things, laughter has been shown to reduce stress, boost the immune system and enhance brain chemistry through the release of serotonin and endorphins.<\/p>\n<p>Many popular antidepressants target the neurotransmitter serotonin by either blocking its reuptake or increasing production.<\/p>\n<h4>Way of the Warrior<\/h4>\n<p>For the rejected lover or laid off worker, this self-induced boost of serotonin activates a neurochemical reaction that enhances their ability to tolerate the stress response and think creatively of coping options.<\/p>\n<p>Imagination was given to man to compensate him for what he is not; a sense of humor to console him for what he is.<\/p>\n\n<div \t\tclass=\"pikode pikode--row \" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 0px -120px;\" >\n\t<div class=\"pikode--row__wrapper pikode--row--height-auto\"  >\n\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row-inner\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content pikode--row__content--skin-none\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"vertical-align: middle;\" >\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content__wrapper pikode--row__content--center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"pikode--row__content-inner pikode--row--width-auto\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46\" src=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/08\/Blog-002-b-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>You can turn painful situations around through laughter. If you can find humor in anything, even poverty, you can survive it.\u00a0Hunter \u201cPatch\u201d Adams, the physician portrayed by Robin Williams in the movie bearing his name, continues to use laughter as a primary tool in his treatment of patients, to great success.<\/p>\n<p>He is just one example of many who have witnessed and reported first-hand accounts of how essential humor is to both physical and emotional health.<\/p>\n<p><em>Humor is mankind&#8217;s greatest blessing.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>hilosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein said, \u201cA serious and good philosophical work could be written consisting entirely of jokes.\u201d Despite the buffoonish imagery that comes to mind when one considers the joker, the clown or the pie-in-the-face comedian. It is an advanced intellectual means of developing new perspectives and coping with extreme circumstances.\u00a0A maltreated animal has two [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":41,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[8,9,10,6],"class_list":["post-40","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accessories","tag-art","tag-green","tag-interior","tag-summer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":397,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40\/revisions\/397"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ombra.pikarthouse.com\/photography\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}