Is Independence the key to being Forever Alone?

A few nights ago I went to get frozen yogurt with two friends of mine.
As we were eating our fake ice cream, we got to talking.

All of us being extremely independent women, got on the topic of relationships and our struggles with them, all causal talk until one of my friends said;

"Does the fact we're independent mean we're bound to be alone forever then?"

This statement began to make me think, is independence the key to being forever alone?

I mean hell, in our society today women are running the show just as much as men are, don't get me wrong. But does womens new found independence lead men to shy away?

Now i'm going to make men sound dumb for a second, so bear with me, and whether you agree or disagree hear me out.

Men like to feel wanted, to feel needed.
I say this from experience, I'm not a lesbian sitting here writing about the feelings of men.
But everyone wants to feel needed, so you can't argue I'm wrong. 

In the olden days, women stayed home while men went to work, provided for their families, and overall became the head of the home. Housewife material was looked for in women. But in todays society women are encouraged, no expected, to make a life for themselves. Women are just as capable as men in providing for themselves and a family. 

And if you ask me, I think this change is scary to men. 

Men aren't 'needed' as much as history may have portrayed them before.

Now I'm not saying men aren't needed or trying by any means to be an extreme feminist on the topic, but theres no denying men want to wear the pants in a relationship (or most men). So what does this mean for independent driven women who want more to life then simply a kitchen? Are we bound to end up with a man who plays stay at home dad? Or are we simply bound to be alone?

Is it possible to share the pants in a relationship?

I'm not quite sure.
Because the way I look at it, it's very nice that men would like to do things for me.. but i'd prefer to get things done myself. I will never be a woman who sits at home all day waiting for their husband to come home from work. I just could not imagine my life revolving around my husband.
That's not to say I wouldn't love my husband to death and devote my life to him, it simply means I would like to create a life for myself outside of our marriage as well, rather than make his life my own. And I think it's becoming increasingly hard for independent women to find men in these changing times. Even when I'm just getting to know guys I get scolded on not letting them do things for me.

Here's some things I seem to do 'wrong':

For starters, It's adorable that you can open my car door and want too. But when I do it for myself, don't get discouraged. I've got arms and legs and am capable of opening my own door every once and awhile. Your puppy dog look is really making me feel awkward as I get out of the car.

I also enjoy alone time. I don't find the need to be around someone twenty four hours a day, I like to do things on my own. Don't scold me and tell me I don't seem interested, when I simply choose to not see you every single day.

Sure I love when you make me dinner. But I won't bow down and bless the ground you walk on over it, because to be honest the chicken is kind of dry and I know you put in a good effort but you're no Chef Ramsey.

I also apparently am wrong to not want to cook all the time. Which really blows my mind. I know in the olden days women ruled the kitchen, but if I'm cooking it's for both of us, not just because you want a sandwich. You need to be my idol to get a sandwich out of me.
Because I make great sandwiches.

But I'll end my rant.

The message of this is really unclear, I realize that. I'm not sure if independence is the key to being forever alone, I'm sure independent women will find men. But I think it just takes a little more searching.
All I'd like to say is, don't give up any of your independence because a man wants to feel needed or because it's a woman 'job'. We live in a world where women can do just as much as men, more than some even. Don't let old societal beliefs hold you back or let them determine what you yourself see as fitting.
If me and my friends came to one realization after this conversation, it was that no matter how hard it is to find a man who accepts our independence, we wouldn't change who we were at all.

I leave you with this.

"I want every little girl who's told she's bossy, to be told instead she has leadership skills." 

-Sheryl Sandberg

Strong, Independent women keep doing what you're doing, I commend you for it. 

Sincerely, 

Laughing at life- Independently 

I've Got a Cold One and a Computer

Ernest Hemingway once said,

"Write drunk, Edit sober."

Now, I'm not quite sure how sir Hemingway came to this realization, but I commend him for it. 

What is it with the correlation between alcohol and the truth?

People always say, "Sober thoughts are drunken words", but that can't be true. Because I'd like to think that the stupid shit I think when I'm drunk, can't be who I truly am. 

Because if that's true, then I'm an idiot. 

So why do we seem to speak the truth to others when we've had a few?

I don't mean when we're beyond drunk, about to vomit, I mean when we've had a few drinks and are feeling good. 

Is the fact that we as humans tend to show our true colors typically when drinking a sign of our extreme conformity when we're all 'with it'? or is it simply what the scientists will tell you? Alcohol simply loosens you up.

I'd like to think that it's not simply what the scientists say, because I can't seem to accept everything seems to just make more sense when i've had a few because of some biological reasoning. And I think there is a deeper meaning to it all. Let it be us mentally taking a step away from the real world and beginning to not care what others think for a second, or that alcohol has magical powers, I am a strong believer of what Ernest Hemingway once said and therefore I will act accordingly.

And yes, as I write this I am sitting with a coors light, taking a load off from studying.

Sorry Mom and Dad. 

But I will give credit to this Coors Light for the insight into my life I'm about to give. 

I am constantly saying 'laugh at life' or when trouble comes just 'laugh about it'. Constantly giving the advice that every time you are able to find humor in a difficult situation, you will win. 

But now I am going to contradict what I've said by simply asking, do you really always win if you can laugh about it?

Day by day I try to find a way to laugh at life's struggles, because in reality for the moment, it works. But what about those nights when you can't sleep?

Those nights when it's just you and your thoughts.

Just you and your life.

Sitting face to face.

Alone.

Trapped. 

Is laughing at our struggles really going to work then?

I'd argue no.

There have been plenty of nights that laughing just isn't a possibility. And I am now going to tell you, that isn't bad. Because, why must we always be so strong? Human beings are weak by nature, as are all things. We all can be weak. We can run from being weak as much as we like but eventually, we all get tired and the nights catch up to us and we're alone again, our thoughts having captured us. And in that moment, laughter is simply inappropriate. 

In that moment of exhaustion from running, we've got to let our minds take over and do some thinking, as painful as it may seem to some of us. 

And why is this you ask?

Because if we consistently run from our problems, our thoughts, the daily struggles of our lives.. we eventually will crash. Like a runner attempting to run forever, we will reach exhaustion and lord knows that will occur then. 

Facing our problems and thoughts may be tough, but in the end it keeps us sane. Because avoiding our problems is like throwing everything you don't want into a closet. Soon the closet isn't going to be able to hold everything and it's going to spew all over, and now look at the mess you've made. And once that happens you've got to start picking everything back up, and refilling the closet, a vicious cycle. 

Whereas if we simply clean out our closet a little every once and awhile, there won't be a mess to clean up. 

It's simple logic, yet we all seem to deny it, because it can sting a little. 

Those nights where you've got to think about the struggles of your life, stings. 

But if you ask me, i'd rather take a bee sting every once and awhile then an electric shock. Any day. 

So next time it's just one of those nights, where you realize all your problems, faults, struggles, and overall realize that your life isn't perfect, don't run. Face it, life's tough. No matter how fast you go, you'll never get away from life. She's a bitch.. and damn she's quick and has great endurance. 

So tonight I leave you with this,

Keep laughing at life. 

But sit down with life every once and awhile and face her. 

Or she'll find a way to make you take a seat herself. 

Sincerely, 

Sitting down with life. 

Oh and sorry Ernest, I don't think I need to edit this sober, this is as good as it's going to get grammatically. 

Do we blame our countries security? Or should we start blaming mankind?

Today I pose a new question to you all.
Normally I would ask you all to laugh at life's misfortunes in order to brighten your day, but now I ask you to help me understand, How do we laugh at life when our world is becoming so dark and messed up?
Wheres the bright side to all of this?
Or a better question, is there one?

Today the Boston Marathon experienced multiple explosions.
As of now, the injury count is twenty eight with six in serious condition. Two have already died.

Wheres the bright side in that?

School shootings.
Mall shootings.
Movie theater massacres.
The Twin Towers attacked by terrorists.

The list goes on.

Normally I would not be so down and out about life, but isn't it just exhausting sometimes? I feel every day I turn on the TV and theres a new tragedy. I can't be the only one who feels this way.
And It never gets any easier to swallow.
Whether you know a victim or not, it's sickening, plain and simple.

And whenever a new tragedy comes across the news, I always have the same question I wish to ask the culprit of these acts.
In a world that is so hard, in a world where are are ALL just trying to get by, in a world with so much struggle and hardship everywhere, why did you find the need to make it worse?
If you know how hard life can be, daily, no matter who you are, why would you ever add to the struggle that comes along with simply living?

In a video called 'Pep Talk from Kid President', Kid president says
" And if life is a game aren’t we all on the same team. I mean really, right? I’m on your team, you’re on my team. " 

And that's so true these days, we are all on the same team. WHY can't we start acting like it. 
Theres sick people in this world, but it seems lately that they just keep getting sicker. 

Which leads me to the title of this post, Do we blame our countries security? Or should we start blaming mankind?
After the tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary, our government started seriously considering gun laws. 
But now with a bombing of sorts, what aspect of our countries security should we attack now? 
Or why don't we quit blaming the government, and start blaming us. 
Blaming mankind. Blaming people. 
I'm no extremist, and I don't truly know what the government should do. 
I more wish to point out that, isn't it really the people that we should fix?
Though that right now, seems impossible. 

I guess my point with this rant is quite simple.
I don't truly have an answer to anything going on with the world now days. But I do believe one thing, that we need to cherish every single day we've got. 
So often we see these events occur and we see life ripped from innocent people. It seems lately, theres no fixing some people in this world, that's a challenge I personally would never want to take on. What I do believe is that we can change ourselves. 
And maybe someday, if enough people come to agree on peace and happiness, maybe the world will. 
Theres no anecdote to our worlds problems and that's what makes them so hard to accept, but hopefully if we go on cherishing every moment we've got left, the events will continue to remind us how precious our lives are. Leading us to be saddened, but grateful. 

We live in a sick sick world, full of sick minded people.
But that doesn't mean we've all got to join in.
Stick to being happy. 
Stick to cherishing life. 
Stick to praying for those experiencing hardship. 
Stick to peace. 
And no sick person can truly every win. 

Sincerely, 
Cherishing laughter & happiness even more every day. 

Why Do We Whine About The Weather?

I can honestly admit that every morning when I step outside to head to class, I automatically know whether I am going to bitch to people about how shitty the weather is today, or whether I am going to talk about how beautiful it is outside. The ever changing weather has the ability (for me at least) to change my mood every single day. So when I saw a youtube video recently called 'Los Angeles Overreacts to Cold Temperatures' from Jimmy Kimmel, I was quickly intrigued to see what one of the warmer states in the country considers cold.

You can check out the video here: 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72mvm0tx_28

To sum up the video it contained clips of news cast teams in Los Angeles explaining how 'freezing cold' temperatures have been (and will continue to be) and waning everyone to 'bundle up' for this upcoming 'arctic blast'. 

What was the average temperature in Los Angeles at this time? 

50-55 degrees Fahrenheit. 

SERIOUSLY?! 

Let me fill you in on a little bit of my life before I get to my point, so you understand why I find this so comical.
I come from what we like to call the tundra, in other words Minnesota. When it hits 55 degrees here, you will most definitely see people in shorts and t-shirts. Hell, when it hit's 30 degree's we get excited. If you were bundled up in 55 degree weather here, people would most definitely do a double take looking at you. 

Not to mention freezing point is actually around 28 degrees I believe, so the news team really needs to fix up their word choice before saying it's 'freezing cold'.
But, I'm not talking about this to tear apart Los Angeles (their wimps, no need to hurt their feelings). 

What I'm really getting at is this, Isn't it amazing how what some people find warm, enjoyable, exciting weather others find freezing cold, treacherous, unbearable weather? I bet if we were to place someone from LA in Minnesota, Wisconsin, or anywhere in the Midwest they would panic. And if they had to go out and shovel snow? Oh lord. That would be a wake up call. This isn't to say that people in LA are crazy, because I'm sure people in LA think those of us living in states with below freezing temperatures are equally crazy.
Hell we're all crazy.
But look what we take for granted. Why must we whine about the weather? Why do we so simply allow the weather to change or mood, feelings, and overall attitude throughout the day? In reality even in shitty weather, we're lucky. When you complain about too cold, someone somewhere is complaining that it's too hot. When you complain about a rainy day, someone somewhere is wishing it would rain.

In reality we as human beings are flawed, and one of our main flaws is our love to complain about the weather (well, theres bigger flaws but you get what i'm saying).

Next time you step outside, catch yourself before you start bitching about the weather. Catch yourself the second you start to pick out flaws in the weather and remind yourself, It's just the weather. The more you complain about it, doesn't increase the chances for it to improve, and only makes you more miserable about the current state of the outdoors. Grab an umbrella or throw on a pair of sunglasses, blast the air conditioning or turn up the heat, grab an extra jacket or throw on a T-shirt.
You can't change the weather.
But we sure could change our attitudes towards it.

Let's take away the weathers power to control our moods.
It's a new day.


Sincerely,
Laughing in the rain

A Lesson in Dealing with Attention Seekers

As a Special Education major, I experience daily a very unique crowd of people in my classes. Special Education is a major that draws in all sorts of people, the loud and eccentric, the quiet and reserved, the intellectual and refined. And then theres me.

I don't really know what to classify myself as so we'll call me.. the sarcastic asshole of the group.
But I'm mostly only a sarcastic asshole in my head so it's no big deal.

Anyways, a few weeks ago in class while discussing disorders and disabilities, ADHD came up. The topic itself is not too unique to the field of Special Education, as it is listed under the IDEA as 'other health impairments'.

The awkward twist on the story is I myself am diagnosed with ADHD, and until this day, I did not think about how awkward discussing how to help students with ADHD would be.

I myself am medicated and have been for a few years now. I like to say, I'm a 'controlled crazy', but it's true that if i'm off my meds don't expect to get much out of me that's productive. When I'm not medicated I'm pretty much just hungry, lazy, and forgetful.

But this story isn't about me and my problems, because to be honest, we all know my life is depressing and awkward and weird and that's fine. No need to dwell on my ADHD too long, my attention span won't last anyways (ADHD jokes... always good).

As the teacher explained ADHD and the symptoms, side-effects of medicating, etc. I realized I'm a freak-zoid (though what else is new). People raised their hands and shared stories of people they knew who had ADHD, family members who struggled in school, etc. All good fun, you know, talking about us loser struggling ADHD kids. I spent no time announcing my ADHD to the class, because I felt it was irrelevant, I myself found no need to explain my personal experience to the class and bore them, the professors slides told it all.

Though I will admit when we watched a video about how hard it was for a girl with ADHD to make friends I had the urge to jump up and scream "I swear we aren't all socially challenged!! I have plenty of friends!!".... I refrained for fear me screaming that would prove we are all socially challenged.

The teacher then had a professor with ADHD that she worked with come in and explain her experience. At this point a very outspoken girl in the back row came out that she had ADHD (this was beginning to feel like an AA meeting of some strange sort, and I can't say I was enjoying it). For the next at least forty minutes we went on consoling this girl through her struggles with accepting her ADHD. She explained how stupid she felt and how she thought people found her dumb (If we think back to the 'You've just been subtly insulted!' post, this really fits, I felt insulted as always). For forty minutes the class became this girls personal counselor, as she explained to us she wanted to stay 'clean of medication' didn't want to 'change who she truly was to fit in' (I've just been subtly insulted! This girl made me seem like a teenager easily persuaded to drink by her friends). It's not the fact this girl had ADHD that pissed me off, it's the fact this girl acted as if she was the only one in the room with ADHD, that got to me.
It is remarkable I didn't stand up after 30 minutes of this and say "I am an example of why medication is good for a person."
Though I fully realized that would have been inappropriate, so clearly I did not.

But this story is not about how easily annoyed I am and how much of a sarcastic asshole I am. Let me tell you what I'm getting to.

People every single day are going to seek attention, they are going to get on your nerves, and they are going to find a way to make a small problem many people struggle with a big problem. It's our job as good people, to put up with it.
And let me tell you, I know it is REALLY hard sometimes.
But If I were to have stood up and countered her comments about medication being used for 'changing to fit in', then I would have been just as bad as she was. Attention seekers are everywhere, but when you see one, it's your job to let it go. Let attention seekers make their own mistakes, and as annoying as they are, don't make the mistake of trying to stop them or call them out.
It will change nothing and simply make you look bad.
Attention seekers can suck, but lord knows at some point you have probably done the same thing, so have a little sympathy no matter how annoying they can be.

The best way to handle this in my opinion?
Do what I do, let the sarcastic annoyed comments flow through your head, not your mouth, and then blog about it later to random people on the internet.

Or as always, the best way to handle any annoying situation?
Laugh at it.

Sincerely,
Laughing away.

You've Just Been Subtly Insulted!

Throughout your daily life, don't you find yourself sometimes hearing the thing's people say and thinking 'Wait, I think they just insulted me..' or 'If they think that then they must think that about me..'

I read a quote by Adele recently, or at least I read a quote on pinterest recently that said it was Adele's quote, so let's just assume pinterest is a valid source on this one.

"I have insecurities of course, but I don't hangout with anyone who points them out to me"

Now this made me think one thing at first, Adele clearly has hung out with some crappy people who pointed out her insecurities or something, because she sure doesn't sing happy songs.

But after that I thought about this in relation to my own life and I realized something, I hang out with a TON of people who point my insecurities out to me, just unintentionally. And I'm sure you can relate with me too. I'm sure theres a few people in your life you surround yourself with and sometimes the comments they make about themselves, end up making you feel like shit.

Let me give some examples of unintentional comments people around you may make, that make you feel like you've just been insulted.
(Recognize many of this is sarcastic and meant to be humorous)

• (For the females mainly) "Oh my god I have gotten so fat, I look like a whale." - says your 5'2, 105 lb friend. 

Well now things have just gotten very awkward. For one, people talking about their weight insecurities is just uncomfortable to begin with, because now you have to compliment them and call them skinny. But when my friends make comments like this (at least for me) I'm now looking at my friend thinking, well shit. I am like twice your size, so thank you so much you skinny bitch, for telling me I look like a whale. 

You've just been subtly insulted! But it's okay, your friend is just attention seeking, tell yourself that so you can sleep well at night. 

Sure maybe everyone doesn't do this, but if you didn't think like this before, I bet you do now. 

• (For anyone in school) "Wow I just did terrible on that test, a 75%? I might as well have just failed because I did terrible. I'm so stupid." 

Now, If you did well on this exam or better than this person, your home free but you should probably try to comfort them. 

But if you did not do well after this comment you're probably looking down at your test which has a 60% on it and thinking a few things. One, I did actually just fail. Two, if a 75% is terrible, I have reached a new level of terrible with my 60%. Three, this person just said they're stupid for getting a 75%, and I got 15% less than them (good thing you can still do math and rock at it, by the way) so clearly I should just drop out of school then. 

You've just been subtly insulted! But again, it's going to be okay. Because your friend is really the stupid one for saying they might as well have just failed, because clearly failing is worse than a 75% (I mean you know that from experience.. :) )

If you want to make this person uncomfortable though, point out you got a 60% after they made this statement, and watch them grovel. 

• (For anyone who wears clothes) "I hate when people wear brown and black together they look like colorblind freaks." 

First off, someone should point out to people who have this pet peeve of matching perfectly or dislike for people who wear brown and black together, that they should get a life because this apparent mismatch in these two colors still doesn't make much sense to me. But moving on. 

Let's imagine you're also wearing brown and black together as they say this. Well boom you've just been subtly insulted! 

But let's imagine rather, that you have worn brown and black together before, well you have just been called a colorblind freak (and if you are actually colorblind like my father, well, you've just been called a freak).

Alright so I guess that insult wasn't very subtle. 

But if you ever see this person wearing brown and black together after saying this, please call them out.

• (For anyone who has ever been attracted to someone) "Honestly, (insert name of someone you find attractive here)  is so ugly and has a terrible personality, I don't know how anyone could be attracted to him/her." 

Hahahah sorry I love this one. 

Alright so to start now you know this person thinks you like ugly people with terrible personalities, so looks like you really know how to pick em, congrats!

But now you are instantly questioning your attraction to this person, and you will probably never look at them without thinking of that comment again.

Or now you are thinking that whoever said this is straight crazy, and must not know what attractive looks like because THAT guy/girl is a perfect ten. 

Oh and from personal experience, If you do end up being with this 'ugly terrible personality' person at some point or another, you can be sure that the person who made this statement thinks your are straight crazy. 

You've just been subtly insulted! 

So I think I've just covered a spew of insecurities people have, weight, intelligence, style, and well attractions. Though my examples are very vague. 

So what is my point in pointing out that people around you are subtly pointing out your insecurities all the time, you just don't notice? 

Well one, to tell you that Adele is wrong and if you live life avoiding anyone who makes you feel insecure or who unintentionally make a comment that make you question yourself, then your going to live a very lonely life. Everyone makes mistakes and doesn't always think before they speak. You yourself may have read this and thought, 'shoot! I've said that!'. The world is full of subtle-unintentional-assholes, you probably have been one before, and that's okay. 

But the main reason I point out all these subtle insults that people may make unintentionally is (well to make you laugh but also) to teach you not to take things so personally. People may insult you outright or unintentionally make a comment that is insulting, either way, you shouldn't let it get to you. Because as you begin to realize people unintentionally make comments that are insulting to you all the time, then you can begin to realize that this happens to everyone.

I guess what I'm really trying to say through all this humor and sarcasm is to be confident in the things you do and who you are because you are going to be insulted wether you like it or not. And find a way to laugh at yourself. When situations like this occur, look at them and laugh at how stupid some comments people make are, and don't let it get to you. 

We've all got insecurities, We all deal with people pointing them out in one way or another.

It all depends on how you handle it.

And my advice as always on how to handle problems?

Laugh at it. 

Over and out. 

Sincerely, 

Laughing away. 

Welcome To My Comical Life

So to start my blog I thought I'd open with some emotional crap, because that's why people blog, right?

Last week, my boyfriend dumped me.

Actually, Hold on, Let's try that again.

Last week, my boyfriend dumped me over text message.

No, that's not good enough...

Last week, my boyfriend dumped me over text message while I was on spring break.

Alright actually, let's make this a little more comical, shall we?

Last week, my boyfriend dumped me over text message while I was on spring break , eating dinner at a hibachi restaurant, with my best friend and her grandparents.

I received the text message as the Chef chop-suey'd onions and showed off his magnificent 'onion flaming temple' or whatever that thing is called.

And after cursing out my ex in the bathroom stall and crying, I opened the stall door to a small Asian woman who looked at me as if I were Godzilla, and left the restroom.

What's the moral of this story? Well if you get dumped at a hibachi restaurant, the chef will most likely give you free shrimp. But past that, the moral is that my life is awkward. So awkward that it is funny. Because yes I almost started crying as that onion temple was displayed, and it wasn't because of the temples beauty (no offense to the chef, like I said, free shrimp). And yes I had 70 year old grandparents who I had just met, looking at me like "well shit, now what do we do? What's this girls name again anyways?". And yes, a small Asian woman ran from me in fear (for good reason).
But when you look at these moments that should be so hard and painful, as comical it all becomes easier. It's hard to cry about your sad life, when your busy laughing at the event displayed in a whole new light.

Now wasn't that better to listen to than some sob story of how things didn't work out and how heartbreaking life is?

Yes.

Because in order to survive in this extremely messed up world, you need to laugh.

And that's where I got the idea for this blog. I figured, if I can laugh at myself and it makes me feel better about crappy situations, maybe I should share stories of my hilariously sad-yet enjoyable life, so others can laugh along with me (or at me, that's up to you).

And though I hope you enjoy laughing along with me. I hope you also find yourself learning to laugh at yourself when shitty situations present themselves in your life.

Some examples so you can practice at home:
(this isn't actually to be practiced at home, and you can use these perspectives at your own risk, I just think it's fun to come up with silly positives)

You've just gotten into a car accident?

Well, if it's your fault, now you can tell people not to mess with you. You've got a record of running people off the road, now you've just made everyone laugh. Ps, your a shitty driver and that is fine, excuse for future accidents.
If it's their fault, your getting a new bumper! Hooray! Now you won't be taunted by the two small scratches on your bumper prior to the accident, shiny new bumper is on it's way. Oh and you can really play the sympathy card with your friends, your accident was so traumatic, drinks should be on them. Once you've fooled them, you'll be laughing, but this time at your friends, not your own misfortune.

How about you tripped in public and fell in a puddle? now you look like crap too, by the way.

Let's laugh about this ugly soaked new you because.. Congrats! You've created a new look, your officially a hipster, and don't worry only 98% of the people who see you walking around covered in crap will think your homeless.

And for my last example of the night, let's imagine you walk into a clear glass sliding door. Well crap, what now?

This is the perfect opportunity to let your friends know you are going blind and get sympathy. Kidding, there's no getting out of this one, find humor in the fact your like the crow in those windex commercials.


If you can't laugh at moments in your life that make you feel embarrassed or upset, you will remain embarrassed or upset. But when you begin to realize misfortune and problems are never going to disappear, then you need to start finding a way to conquer that embarrassment and anger by laughing AT YOURSELF.

Because we are all unlucky, and that's just fine with me.


Laugh away
Sincerely,
Laughing at myself.