laugh more often

When I need a goal about laughing more it probably means I’m not completely happy b/c I am naturally smiling and happy. I was laid off 6 months ago and the laughs came more frequently as the time passed. It’s evident I worked in a negative environment and I am so happy to be “FREE” and happy and laughing again! Now, if I could just find a happy job… ;)

I guess the winter makes you laugh a little slower,
Makes you talk a little lower about the things you could not show her
And its been a long december and theres reason to believe
Maybe this year will be better than the last.

This says it all… I think sometimes laughing could be seasonal. Of course a little spike egg nog could change that. If we ever should laugh it should be during Christmas time! ;) I notice when it’s sunny out and warm out and I am outside all the time I laugh a lot more. But I also notice that when work isn’t going super well I bottle things up a bit more and get more serious and my mind is more occupied. Right now, things are slow and I am totally spaced out 1/2 the time which is awesome b/c nothing is on my mind. I like that. No worries= lots of laughing. I’ve been under the weather this week but with a friend in town this week and going to see my family next week, I better let it go! ;) It’s ironic that laughing makes you feel better but when we’re occupied or not feeling well, we don’t laugh! hhhmmm…

When I was at my last company I felt like I forgot how to laugh, how to be myself, how to let go. People judged all the time. When I quit I went to Mexico where all that negativity and sterileness melted off of me. I made a move to California which was a bit challenging looking for a job, meeting people, trying to find my niche. I posted this goal b/c too often I felt like I was still caught up in adjusting and not just being able to let go and laugh. Maybe there is something to be said in that I have not found the need to visit this page very often lately. I find myself laughing and just having a good time lately.

I have to admit the people at work could be a lot of fun. Sometimes we all get caught up in stuff we’d rather not but for the most part, we’re all cracking each other up. It’s nice to laugh instead of being in a super sterile environment where no one has a life. And yes, sometimes I rip on this place for not having a life but it’s really just a couple influential people trying to ruin it for the rest of us. But we just laugh at that! And laughing is good. I still don’t know if I do it enough but looking back, it’s a hell of a lot more than my other company.

I am anything but a comedian but I do have my days. I felt like at my last job people were so serious and into their jobs that they didn’t have time to enjoy life. This started making me miserable b/c I was used to having people around who always made me laugh. I met some jokers in school but I felt like I just need to laugh a lot more than I was. This job is a 180- I am constantly cracking up and to top it off, our soccer group has become quite comical as well, so I get my fair share of laughs each week. This “to do” is more of a reminder than anything that I need to laugh and if I am not, I need to change jobs or the people around me!