Today a friend told me a story about something very embarrassing that had happened to her earlier. By the time we spoke she had gotten over the initial shock and humiliation, and had decided that the only appropriate course of action was to laugh it off... and laugh we did!
By the end of our conversation I had tears streaming down my face and stomach muscles that hurt from being subjected to such intense belly laughter.
Now I can't possibly share her story, but I will share the lesson:
Most people take the happenings in their life all too seriously. They act as if they are saving the lives of small children or negotiating world peace! My friend had every right to be upset about her experience, but she chose not to be - she chose to simply accept that the experience had occured and then look for the lighter side.
By then deciding to share her 'pain' and invite me to join in her laughter, not only did she diffuse any remaining negative energy attached to the situation, she got to have a laugh about some of my more embarrassing moments too!
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A massive hit in the ego but taken in the only spirit possible, with laughter. Thanks for being such a good sport and laughing with me!
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