Life is Short, so
Lighten Up!
by Sam Glenn
http://www.samglenn.com
Are people becoming more upright or is everyone’s underwear getting
tighter? Key point to success personally and professionally, “Lighten
Up!” If we just choose to lighten up a little and look around
ourselves and at ourselves, we will discover some incredible humor. The
sign of a healthy attitude is when we can laugh at ourselves. Someone
once said, “The ability to laugh is God’s gift to us. To act on that
ability is our gift to ourselves, and to share that laughter is our gift
to others.”
Humor is not about being a comedian, its about looking at the lighter
side of things that happen to you. And I have news, stuff is going to
happen! We have a choice to get uptight over it or lighten up over it.
Which do you think is healthier? You know! But, it takes work. Humor is
like a muscle, you just gotta work it out and then it works for you.
Think about some things that have happened to you in the past and see if
you can find the humor in it. Let me help you by sharing a few things
that have happened to me.
I was a recent guest at a friend’s house and went to go brush my
teeth. I forgot my toothpaste and noticed a tube on the counter. I
loaded up my toothbrush and began to brush but noticed it did not have a
minty fresh taste. I picked up the tube to read what kind of toothpaste
these people were using. To my surprise it read Preparation H!
I like a lot of full contact sports, so recently when I was bowling,
my fingers got stuck in a 15 lb ball. I didn’t know it till I threw
the ball as hard as I could down the lane. “Houston, we have lift
off!” I began to travel with my bowling ball down the lane at a very
embarrassing speed. Gutter ball, but good laughs!
I recently learned you should label things. I was showering at a
friend’s house. They had these dispensers in the shower. I figured,
“Oh, shampoo”. When I got out of the shower, my head began to burn
and hair began to fall out – little pieces of it. I had just used hair
remover as shampoo. I knew the shampoo was really tingly, but didn’t
know it was uprooting my hair. By breakfast, I was looking close to the
Gerber Baby!
You should also label food in the refrigerator. I got home late and
noticed there was meatloaf in some tupperware. I got some crackers and
began to eat it…ALL. It tasted weird, but my mentality was, it will
get better. It didn’t. The next morning, I heard someone ask “Who
ate the dog food?” Now, I get excited whenever the doorbell rings and
I have the sudden urge to jump up on complete strangers.
Somehow it latched on as I walked out of the bathroom in the Atlanta
airport. You guessed it – toilet paper. I didn’t know I had an
6-foot long banner waving off my backside. Yes, it was that long. I
could have sold advertising on there. I walked to my gate, which took 15
minutes to get to and nobody said a word. What do you call a 6’’7
man walking through an airport with six feet of toilet paper streaming
from the back of his pants – ENTERTAINMENT!
Ever have static cling? I was recently wearing black corduroy pants
that I pulled out of the dryer. Later, a crowd of people in the mall
started laughing at me because I had underwear stuck on the back of my
pants. I pulled them off, swung them around and said, “I am just
saving those for later.”
I was able to find the humor in all these situations because I look
for the humor. I have never felt as good as I do when I am laughing or
having a good sense of humor about something. A good sense of humor
makes us feel good, look good and releases endorphins into the body,
which are natural pain killers and give us a natural high. In the
workplace, in the home, and in life, having the joy of humor is a must!
Without a sense of humor, it’s like driving a car on a bumpy road with
no shocks! Some people just choose to look constipated all the time and
it defeats them. Is your attitude defeating you or advancing you? Your
attitude is always at work. Humor is an attitude that carries with it a
benefits package that is always rewarding. And it just makes life more
fun!
Start by learning to laugh at yourself in a healthy way. Learn to
laugh at the pure and positive things, not the sick and tasteless. Never
laugh at the expense of others. That’s negative and wrong. Laugh at
the good stuff around you. Fake it at first if you have to, but soon
enough it will transform into real laughter.
Humor is a must release so we don’t become negative or uptight. So
look around you and look for the humor. Its there!
Sam Glenn
Author of A Kick in the Attitude.
Learn More at: www.Samglenn.com
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