Okay. Honestly.  Did you really blow it that badly?  Can you can fix your mistake or try something else  to move on?  There are often other options.  And, if not, you can always acknowledge your errors and make the best of it.  

Maybe it’s time you remember how to lighten up and not take yourself so seriously, from little to big things that seem to go wrong, or not as you expected.  It doesn’t take a few hours, a day, or a week from now to put it behind you, it can really take a moment..and this spoken from a woman who continues to remind herself of this daily – trust me!

When I was in Japan many years ago I noticed how the Japanese people often differed in how they react to things from the ways I’ve learned in our western culture.  For example, when I was at an outdoor music concert listening to some fun marching music, I couldn’t keep my body still while those around me sat motionless, their expressions seemingly blank, but certainly enjoying it in their own way.   More interesting was noticing when things there went awry…

I was on a train near Osaka and saw a group of young business men sitting together and when one of them stood up, he accidentally banged his head hard on the overhead luggage rack.  The other men laughed and the hurt man rubbed his painful head and gradually moved back into conversation with them.  I thought at the time that this was cruel treatment of their friend, but perhaps that was their form of soothing him, since it did bring him back into the group more quickly.  

You’ve known someone who has teased you or tried to lighten you up during a difficult situation and chances are, like me, you were more focused on being angry or wanting to hang out longer in the mire of your upset.   Scientific brain studies have shown us there are undeniable positive effects of laughter in terms of our social, mental, and physical well-being.   So what if instead, we laugh about things more and join with others in laughter? 

Forgotten how to laugh?  Check out this website:  If these babies laughing  don’t do it for you, you may need to take a course in laughter, rent a funny movie, or go tickle a baby yourself!