Here is the last of the segment on taking life seriously by laughing more and finding the humour in it: changing your attitude on laughter.
So maybe you’ve been seeking out the funny things in life, and changing your perspective on events to see them in a more humourous way, but the finally step is allowing yourself to loosen up and just be silly.
Changing you attitude on laughter is really a life shift where you say to yourself that it is OK to laugh much more often.
The reason why adults don’t laugh as much as children is that we have to deal with “serious” (important) things much more often, and society tends to frown on someone laughing during something “serious”.
I say screw society. Children are hushed up for giggling when some over-serious person does something that is actually really silly in an important situation. I say let yourself laugh.
Now I’m not suggesting you laugh AT people and I am certainly not suggesting that we should all start laughing at the next funeral we go to. There are times when a certain amount of gravity is OK. The problem I see is that many people go through life dealing with EVERY situation as if it were a funeral.
- If you are going in to the bank talk about your mortgage – laugh.
- If you are going to the doctor because you are sick – laugh.
- If you are at the office working – laugh (you probably need the release)
- If you are waiting in line for your coffee – laugh.
People around you might think you’re a little “off”, but that’s just because they haven’t changed their attitude on laughter yet. The more we all start to laugh, the more we will make it OK and free up others to laugh with us.
So laugh, even if for no reason.
In fact I’m not going to end with some silly quote or saying or joke. I’m just going to laugh.
Join me if you like. Laugh for no reason. If you can do that, you are on your way to a lighter, happier life.