I think it is tremendously important to be able to laugh at oneself -- for many, many reasons. Healthy perspective. Release of tension. And the scientists say that a deep laugh is physically beneficial for us too.
These are the kinds of things that happen every day that are good for a giggle:
Once I was on a tight deadline at the office, writing a speech for an elected official. The speech was needed now. I composed it, grabbed it from the printer, and started for the door to deliver it. As I glanced down, I saw it was upside down. My frazzled mind thought, "Oh no, I got it on the page wrong, I'll have to do it over!" Ha. Of course, then I just rotated the page around.
Another time on a cold, wet, wintry evening I was walking through a dark outdoor passage way. I was watching my steps carefully since there wasn't much light. I briefly raised my eyes to look ahead and was startled to see something dark just inches from my forehead. After dodging with the quick reflexes of a trained athlete, I realized it was just the brim of my hat. Ha ha.
My dad was probably the best person I've ever known at laughing at himself. In fact, many of our often-repeated, much-loved family stories are funny stories he told on himself.
Perhaps if we all practiced this healthy habit of telling stories on ourselves, we would be laughing a lot more and feeling much better!
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