15 Comments so far

1. Rose on February 12, 2008 5:57 am

   Hi Raymond,
   I laugh when I accidently made silly mistake among the many reasons, serious not really, depend on occassion, but smile all…. the time. Coz, I’m inviting positive energy for positive result. Thanks for sharing today post. Don’t forget to smile!!!:)

2. Dining Room Tables on February 12, 2008 2:24 pm

   Raymond, you have got it absolutely right. A great sense of humor will make for a great life. Sadly, a sense of humor is mistaken for the ability to have fun at someone else’s expense. True sense of humor as you so nicely point out, is the ability to laugh at your self and the ability to crack jokes about yourself too, besides enjoying someone having fun at your expense.

3. Mr Law of Attraction on February 13, 2008 3:43 am

   The real key to making it work , is to play the role of observer with yourself. By standing back and observing your thoughts feeling and emotions your in a position decide how you would prefer to respond to a given situation . Everyone has stress it’s how we choose to respond to those stress’ . When you gain that perspective with yourself you more readily able to great more happiness an the “good stuff” that we all want more of in our lives. Great post .

4. raymond on February 13, 2008 4:49 am

   Hi Rose,

   Don’t worry. I’ll always rememberto smile. It’s my hobby.

5. raymond on February 13, 2008 4:52 am

   Hi Dining Room Tables,

   That’svery true. When I make fun of myself, I’m not only make the people around me happy but myself too.

   I love that.

6. raymond on February 13, 2008 4:56 am

   Hi Mr Law of Attraction,

   I often use that method because it works very well for me.

7. E Dir on February 13, 2008 5:24 am

   If you don’t laugh at yourself how do you expect to learn from your mistakes. Good advice.

8. raymond on February 13, 2008 9:07 am

   Hi E Dir,

   Yeah! That’s a fun way to learn from mistakes.

9. Living Rooms on February 14, 2008 1:46 am

   I think it is so important to have a sense of humor and to not take ourselves too seriously. I remember my father taught me when i was going to school that it you fall, laugh first so that people are laughing with you and not at you.

10. raymond on February 14, 2008 9:03 am

    Hi Living Rooms,

    Thanks for sharing your father’s teaching.

    I’m sureit will benefit all the readers here (or at least me)

    I like the idea.

11. zaki blogjer on February 16, 2008 12:50 am

    Thanks for the tips. I feel Living Rooms’s tips is so true as well.

12. raymond on February 16, 2008 4:59 am

    Yeah, it’s very meaningful and practical.

13. ruben on April 19, 2008 10:56 pm

    Dear Raymond:
    I think that your father gave you great advice. It is of the outmost importance to laugh at yourself, for how else could we keep our chin up when we fall. For example, lets say a lawyer falls asleep during a judges decision, one could put his chin down after being awoken or one cold laugh with the judge about the incident and comment why it took the judge 10 minutes to wake him up, all while being recorded.

14. raymond on April 20, 2008 3:45 pm

    Hi Ruben,

    Thanks for sharing the example and your comment.

15. PSP Go on November 16, 2009 8:58 pm

    I often wonder how people who do not have the ability to laugh at themselves manage to get through life. We all do silly and dumb stuff, but learning to laugh at yourself when you have been a bit silly is an essential part of life. Recognizing that you do not have to be perfect all the time and being able to admit it is healthy and a sign of good self esteem.

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