...to laugh at yourself. Yet another really, really, really important
lesson that I (and you, if you want to keep your sanity, or insanity, whatever
your fancy) must remember.
A very smart person recently shared some simple wisdom with me the other
day, which is to take a step back and laugh at yourself. At the time, I
was like, yah, sure, duh. Like, I don't need anyone to remind me of that,
I already know and find humor in all situations! No, I don't. I do
need the reminder. Which is why I'm writing it down here, so we all can
remember.
For example: (oh yes, there is a fun story that goes along with my little
words of wisdom!) Today, I was crossing the street in Ballston, (oh,
Arlington and your poorly-marked one way streets, 7-way intersections and
non-blinker-using drivers) mind you, I was crossing at a crosswalk, where cars
are supposed to stop for you, but not only that, it was a 3-way intersection
with all-way stop signs. As I started to cross, a car decides to speed up
towards the stop sign, fail to stop, and almost (and when I say almost, I mean
not even close) run me over! I promptly yelled out to the car and his
passengers, luckily the windows were down so they could hear my little fit of
crosswalk rage, "STOP SIGN", pointing and rolling my eyes up towards
the sign...well, you can imagine my fury when he just kept on speeding
away!! How dare he disobey the rules of the road! And, c'mon, the
simplest one of them all! One that 2-years olds (and I know this for a
fact) even know the meaning of! A giant red octagon means STOP!
HELLO!! (can you hear that sarcastic tone in my voice?!?) Well, I threw
one more evil eye his way, just to make sure he could see how enraged I was
(like, if I had a milkshake, it would have been all over his back window à la
Election) and stormed away through the street, huffing and puffing, fully ready
to pull out my phone to dial up the traffic police and....wait a minute...could
this...could this be one of those step back and laugh at myself sort of
situations?? Maybe, just maybe...
So needless to say, did I need to get that upset about some stupid driver
who can't read a stop sign? No. And it's not my job to point out
such obviousness, especially since he will probably get what's coming to him in
the form of some blue lights flashing in his rear view. No, not my
problem at all, so here I am taking a step back and laughing at myself.
Please feel free to laugh along with me (or at me).
Things I'm thankful for today:
People who are smart and make me smarter
Free gym
Easy workout
Beach camping
No work this week
Nice weather
People who are funny and make me laugh!
Have a thankful day!
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