Why You Really Need A Sense Of Humor

🤷🏻‍♀️I have difficulty getting along with people who can’t laugh at the little things and those who don’t get sarcasm. I’m an admitted “serious-shamer” and have no patience for those who are easily offended. If hearing that hurts your feelings, I don’t know what to tell you because I’m not sorry. 😜

I’ve found that having a sense of humor can be a savior in many situations. I may not be super smart, but thanks to my own trauma and those closest to me, I have developed a great sense of humor and the ability to make cheesy jokes and snarky comebacks on the fly. Most importantly, I am able to laugh at myself - at least most of the time.

Not many people would have faulted me if I lived my life in misery, never trying to ‘be better’ or actually experience life. But how lonely and depressing that would be.

Being in my or any uncomfortable situation means you can’t take things too seriously. Maybe that’s just how I feel, but I’m usually right, so just go along with it.😜 It makes sense that I married someone with an equally dark sense of humor and, even more so, that my children are exactly the same.

My “people,” especially my family, have no problem making fun of me or calling me out when I feel bad for myself.

👉🏼And guess what? It’s pretty funny. Even more so when it’s dark and twisted enough to make outsiders cringe, then we all get a laugh.

𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙘𝙠𝙨 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨. You can’t avoid a small inconvenience or life-changing event - we all experience them. The difference is in how we handle them.

⭐️You can cope with it any way you choose. Sure, you can sit around and feel sorry for yourself or complain to anyone who will listen, but what’s the point? Laughing and crying take the same amount of energy. (Probably. I already said I’m not the smartest.)

Bad things happen. 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗛𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗧𝗢 𝗠𝗔𝗞𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗢𝗙 𝗜𝗧. Find the silver lining. Be thankful for the little things. Laugh at yourself. Whatever it takes.

𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝘿𝙊 𝙄𝙏. ✌🏼

Love,
Coach Jess 💕

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