Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans: Lesson of the day: laugh at yourself

Monday, January 13, 2014

Lesson of the day: laugh at yourself

Sometimes, stupid things happen and rather than dwelling on them, you just have to laugh it off. I learned this yesterday, when I burned my forehead while trying to curl my hair with a 360 degree curling wand.

It's definitely visible. It's bruised. It probably burned off a layer of skin. It looks horrible. And a huge part of me wants to break out into tears at how upset I am about it.

But instead, I decided to hold it together by laughing at how ridiculous this is. An interesting yet functional coping mechanism, it seems to be working so far. Laughing at yourself feels like true transparency and gaining the ability to admit you've done something dumb…and aren't going to let it affect you forever. Try it out, and laugh with me!

A screenshot of the Snapchat I sent to some friends

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Inspirational Quotes

"The best thing to hold onto in life is each other."

-Audrey Hepburn

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others." -Ghandi

"The more you do, the more you learn."

-a box of raisins

"The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves." -Ray Kroc

"Try not to become a man of success, but a man of value."

-Albert Einstein

"There is little success where there is little laughter." -Andrew Carnegie

"Be the change you wish to see in the world." -Ghandi

“Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand." -Mark Twain

“You are only as good as a journalist as the depth and breadth of your experiences as a human being.” -Lewis Diguid

"Ups and downs are part of all relationships." -another box of raisins

"Whatever you are, be a good one." —Abraham Lincoln

“If you want something done, ask a busy person.” –Lucille Ball

“Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It’s not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it’s when you had everything to do, and you’ve done it.” –Margaret Thatcher

"A goal without a plan is just a wish."

“Life is 10 percent what happens to you and 90 percent how you react to it.”

“Think only of the past as its remembrance gives you pleasure.” -Jane Austen

"If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." -John Quincy Adams

“You cannot be anything you want to be—but you can be a lot more of who you already are.” -StrengthsQuest

“Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.” -Albus Dumbledore

"Continuous improvement is better than delayed perfection." -Mark Twain

“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” –John Lennon

"Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with." -John Wanamaker

"Every experience, pleasant or unpleasant, is a lesson in disguise." -Carl Jung