Tuesday, April 24, 2012

Always Laughing


“When you learn to laugh at yourself, you always have something to laugh at.”  – Fortune Cookie

I can attest to the quote above as I laugh at myself everyday about something I’ve done, said, or thought.  Take for instance, today’s humor.  I was beyond pissed this morning when my dryer crapped out on me.  I came in from the gym, loaded it up with some wet clothes, fired it up and it sounded like a thrashing machine going off.  I popped the front panel, realigned the guides and felt, put it back together and no difference.  At this point, I had to stand up and walk off or start screaming.

On the way to work, I started shaking my head and laughing about the situation thinking, “you just let a dryer kick your ass.”  After all, the machine is 14 years old.  I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten my money’s worth out of it.  My “teenage” dryer was a nice reminder this morning about perspective.  I could have easily allowed the dryer situation poo poo my entire day by fixating on the situation.  Instead, I chose to laugh at the way I reacted.  Anyway, a new one will be delivered in the morning.

Laughter is one of the best feelings in the world.  Learn to laugh at yourself, and you will always be entertained.

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