Humor can remind us.

Humor makes us smile, giggle, or laugh out loud. It is used to satirize situations that must be dealt with or handled. It can be used to tenderly remind us that we have so much more to learn. Great humorists from the past like Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, and Will Rodgers to the present-day, from George Carlin (who died too young), Jerry Seinfeld to Jon Stewart have been part of our lives. They make us laugh as well as make us look inward at things we didn’t really want to own. Humor can teach us.

My mother understood the humor.

I remember bringing my mother to see Dame Edna during her run on Broadway. Dame Edna is a fictional character played by Australian  Barry Humphries. Of course, Dame picked my mother and three others to bring into his comedy show. He used humor quite deftly. Dame Edna asked my mother what color her house was – beige, she said. Dame Edna rolled his eyes. He then said quite charmingly –” beige, what a beautiful color.” He made fun of her clothes, town, and everything else. I still have the picture of mom on stage at the end of Dame Edna’s show in full costume for a skit they did at the end. She looked so thrilled and excited. Mom knew humor can teach us to not take ourselves so seriously.

Humorists make us look deeper.

From Dame Edna to Will Rogers to George Carlin   – they all remind us – that laughing not only lifts our spirits but is the best way to get you to see something in a new light. People can yell and shout at each other  – which is what we are doing today, from politics to religion, but it is only those who make us laugh that can get us to change our minds and open our hearts. Humor can actually teach us.

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For more on self-love, check out my books The Heart Of The Matter and How Learning To Say Goodbye Taught Me How To Live.

Until next time, be the light the world needs and have a love for all.