Sometimes I just sit on the floor, pull my knees up and hug them. Because that’s how I roll. ~ taken from a friend of a friend’s facebook status update
Because that’s how I roll…
Oh how I laughed when I first read this status update!
Not at first, mind you. I thought it was going to fit more into the “curl up into the fetal position because life sucks” category.
But it didn’t. Who knows, the author may have been having a tough go of it, but she chose to take the sting away with humour.
Humour, after all, is often born out of tragedy. Something unwanted happens and we make a joke about it.
It helps us cope.
So when I opened my curtains on Saturday morning and saw the snow, I chose to laugh it off. 🙂
My Neighbourhood – May 3, 2014
Things don’t always go the way we plan them. We make mistakes. We do embarrassing things. It snows on May 3rd.
Maybe we just need to laugh it off.
~ DIANA’S ENORMOUS BOOK OF QUOTES ~
Do you use humour to defuse difficult situations?
Laughter is good for the heart, literally!
talktodiana 
The thing about laughing at your quirks is that it makes everything less serious.
And when you stop taking life so seriously, you are ready to enjoy it.
You will find me laughing and talking a lot to myself when I mess up. It makes me remember that I am an imperfect human who doesn’t need to do everything right.
Thank you for engaging us on this one, Diana. 🙂
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Yes Lyrical T, laughter sure does help you to enjoy life. Thanks for stopping by and weighing in.
Diana xo
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Okay, so “that’s how I roll” is (literally) the key to your friend of a friend’s relaxation technique… Seriously! Yoga “Rock and Rolls”! They take the edge off, plus they’re FUN! (Heck, they’re down-right silly: )
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and great for the core!
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LOL! Yup, that too: )
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You’re tougher than me. I’m not sure that I could laugh if I saw snow on May 3. 🙂
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I am sure you could. 🙂
Diana xo
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To quote the great Niels Bohr, “Some subjects are so serious that one can only joke about them.”
I read an article recently about how laughter is ancient among humans and may have been instrumental in the development of human language and intelligence. There are even animals that seem to have a sense of humor.
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OH, I’ve met animals with a sense of humour! haha
Diana xo
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How interesting! That Facebook update is creative – yes we do find humor in tragedies – and when you opened the curtains we also laughed it off. Thanks for the post 🙂
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(smiling) Glad that you laughed Mahesh!
Diana xo
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Still getting snow, that must be most unusual I’d have thought… as we are already beginning to have cold evenings (probably not cold to you but cold to us) I’d have thought you’d be into spring…
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Living just east of the Rocky Mountains creates weird weather for us. I have seen snow in Calgary every month over the years. It’s hard to believe that last week it was in the 20s and I was wearing shorts!
Diana xo
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So I was on stage giving this speech and realised that my fly was undone. Instead of turning around and zipping up in embarrassment, I chided my audience in a friendly fashion and said, “The truth is I’m modelling for Calvin Klein and from the fact that all of you kept silent for the last 10 minutes – you’ve been enjoying the show.”
Did it go down well? Well, they laughed and I zipped up in full view.
Then I said, “I was actually modelling for the enlargement pill – obviously, it doesn’t work.”
The audience roared!
Is this a true story? What do you think?
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Well Eric, you have a wonderful imagination so it’s hard to tell, but I will go with: Yes, it’s true.
And here’s a true story of mine. When I was 20 I moved to a small community of about 300 people. I attended a church that held its services in the school. I learned to play guitar that first year and led the singing. One day while playing one of the strings broke. The G string to be precise and I let the congregation know that my G string broke…well they roared with laughter, practically rolled in the aisles. I was so embarrassed, I hadn’t learned to laugh it off yet. 🙂
Diana xo
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LOL – good one 🙂
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When I am stressed I have been known to jump around like a silly little girl who is excited about Santa coming………….I don’t know why I get like this I just do
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Absolutely LOVE that quote (and the cartoon).
Do you think it is synonymous with ‘roll with the punches’ or ‘a rolling stone gathers no moss’?
Either way, a positive endeavour and a great way to look at life. .
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When given the choice, it’s always better to laugh than cry…
Sorry to hear about the white stuff. (The weather totally sucks so far this year):
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True. But in my quest to live in the moment, I’m trying to enjoy what is, while it is. ❤ Laughter really helps that along haha!
Diana xo
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I just keep saying that we will appreciate the sun so much more when it finally appears!
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Ain’t that the truth! ❤
Diana xo
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Oh my! Life is serious enough without taking ti so seriously ;P
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Yes it is Val. Unfortunately I’m usually guilty of doing just that and am constantly re-learning the gift of laughter. ❤
Diana xo
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as long as you watch for yellow snow, you can save on ice-cubes 🙂
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I’m old-fashioned and still know how to make ice-cubes using water and the freezer portion of my fridge! 😉
Diana xo
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Ooops…meant adversity.
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I knew what you meant. Just laugh it off Jennifer! 😉
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Is that snow still around today? Time to get back to 20c!! 🙂
Humour is a trait universally needed and developed by many who cope with inadversity. Why? Because it keeps one from going completely crazy! xoxo
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Yes, the snow is still here – UGH! Yes humour is an amazing commodity!
Diana xo
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Wow snow in May, unbelievable, best to laugh it off! Keep warm and stay safe!
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Thank you Ute. This weather lends itself to homemade soup and biscuits and homemade cookies and such. 🙂
Diana xo
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This post made me think about the topic of EQ and our access to our range of feelings. I so love humour, and yet in my EQ make up I have minimal access to joy under stress do it doesn’t immediately appear as a way of coping! Later, after my old friend fear has stepped aside, the true value of humour can find its way into the open.
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(smiling) Laughing doesn’t always come first for me either Ian. I’m thankful it did with the ‘snow’ shock. Because how silly would it be to fret over something so unimportant in the grand scheme of things and that I have no control over.
I have always admired people who can laugh at themselves when they feel embarrassed or have made a mistake. Do you know what I mean? They look so beautiful and wise in that moment.
Diana xo
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I’m so, so sorry for the rudely timed snowstorm. Great photos, though, and I agree, often the best (only?) response is to laugh. ❤
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Thanks Mrs. F! Laughing instead of having a knipshit also keeps my heart rate and blood pressure down! 😉
Diana xo
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Yes, the best thing for health–sanity, too 😉
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I think you also chose to walk it off!
I had to drive to Claresholm yesterday — the roads were fine to the outskirts of the city, and then, to Okotoks….. well, let’s just say I contemplated turning back but there was no place to turn back so I had to keep going until…. the roads improved. 🙂 Now, I wasn’t laughing, but I did remind myself that fear is a bigger obstacle to finding calm then breathing, so I decided to breathe. In the end, while it was a bit tentative for a bit, I made it and had an amazing day presenting to the women at Empower Your Butterfly Spirit — Claresholm Woman’s Conference 2014.
Truly loved my day. Left a bit early to make sure I didn’t have to face ice and snow on the road — and all was well. Laughed when I got home — much safer than laughing while driving in those conditions. 🙂
Hugs
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So good to hear that you loved your day and that the conference went well Louise. That’s the one you spoke on blogging at, right?
I hope you still had your winter tires on the car!
Diana xo
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