"Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall
never cease to be amused!" (Unknown Author)
Don't you love this? It reminds me that while I should take some things seriously--my relationship with God and others, my faith, my responsibilities--I should take myself less seriously and laugh at my foibles, my mistakes, my human-ness.
To be honest, I've given myself, and others, plenty of things to laugh about. There was the time at a romance writers' conference, where most of the public restrooms had been converted for women that I wandered into perhaps the only restroom not converted. Imagine my surprise when I found a man in there. My outrage was exceeded only by my embarrassment when I discovered that there was no "Women's Restroom" sign outside of it.
There was the time I mistook mouthwash (a sample from a hotel) as a shampoo and became annoyed that it didn't lather as it should.
There was the time I backed my car out of the garage and hit the side of the garage. (Actually, it took a few months before I could laugh over that.)
There was the time ... Well, you get the picture.
This I know for sure: laughing at myself is good medicine.
Laughter is the best medicine. Remind me when I see you next to tell you about a bathroom story of mine own.
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