SYBF Week 2 Wrap Up: Harness Humor
I won't lie; wrapping up the humor week is a bit sad for me. Don’t get me wrong; I’m delighted that this marks our progress with 40% completion of the 5-week program. My, how time flies when we’re learning and growing! But luckily, I’m a big fan of next week’s topic, so I’ll recover quickly. 😆
The week of humor was interesting for me. The biggest strategy I engaged in was making a point to find a bit of humor when I found my anxiety creeping in. Some of this was laughing at myself when I got tense about small things. To be clear, this was not in a self-deprecating way. I was not putting myself down with humor. Instead, I took a moment to see my quintessential quirks and tendencies, especially those typical of me when I feel a little out of control.
REMEMBER to share something about your experience brain building with humor on the blog
I also made a point to play with words in short spurts throughout the week. Here’s a silly little phrase I can up with when I challenged myself to use humor in every way possible in one sentence:
How humorous it is to humor the self by playing with hubris-fueled humor!
One way I embraced humor was by envisioning myself as a character in a musical. As a lifelong fan of musical theater, I found this approach entertaining and enlightening. It allowed me to see my quirks and mannerisms in a new light and even laugh at the caricature of my humanity. It was a unique and personal way for me to engage with the study of humor.
If you remember nothing else from this week, please remember Snoopy’s wise words:
I leave you with a little limerick I wrote this week while playing with silly poetry:
There once was a girl from Maine
Who forgot how fun it is to dance in the rain.
She found her youth’s kin
Through humor applied again
And now she can think better again!
Get ready for next week’s exciting topic: Building Your Growth Mindset
Don’t freak out, it really just means what the curious kittens below beautifully and humorously demonstrate!
