11.23.08
Martial Arts ‘What Ifs’
I just read a blog entry by David L. Holzer at www.dojonoshugo.blogspot.com and was motivated to use his pattern of comparisons. He compared martial arts ‘what ifs’ with insurance ‘what ifs’. He also talked about “shugo”. “Shugo is the concept of protection. It is the peace of mind that you gain knowing that you can protect yourself and your loved ones through action.”
I thought: That’s exactly what our sense of humor does for us–protects us. From stress. From taking ourselves too seriously. From taking offense so easily.
And I thought about his ’what ifs’ in terms of today’s Comedy Around The World segment.
Travel ‘what ifs’:
* What if you don’t have a reservation?
* What if you don’t know where you are?
* What if you run out of money, supplies, energy?
* What if you don’t speak the language?
* What if you just want to go home?
* What if you don’t want to go home?
Humor ‘what ifs’:
* What if your sense of humor allowed you to be at peace with your surroundings?
* What if your sense of humor allowed you to be comfortable with the unknown?
* What if your sense of humor allowed you to be human and not perfect?
* What if your sense of humor gave you an approachability and likeability that drew safe people to you? What if we spoke the same ‘language’ of humor, regardless of which language we speak?
* What if your sense of humor made you at ease no matter where you are?
* What if your sense of humor helped you to handle your daily life more easily, more pleasantly, and with more fun?
What if you read a blog that inspired you to see the connection of humor in your daily life? What would you do? “Get Your SHINE Together!”, perhaps?????????
