Tag Archives: sense of humor

Taking Yourself Too Seriously

Business is a serious matter and taking the leap and running one’s own home business can feel like the most serious thing in the world! However, taking ourselves too seriously as we go about running our home businesses can be a mistake. After all, how rigid and stern can we be when we could be coming across as relaxed and happy to our prospects, customers and clients? I believe that taking ourselves far too seriously is a surefire way to court frustration in our business operations. Having a healthy ability to laugh at ourselves and some of the mishaps that … Continue reading →

Laughing Through the Challenging Times

My little family received a compliment from one of my eldest daughter’s friends the other day. He said that he liked being around our family because we “always found a way to laugh and have a good time, even when things were chaotic and stressful.” While I think we tend to take our senses of humor for granted, and I sometimes even worry that we can turn to humor TOO often, it was nice to hear someone else’s “take” on one of our family strengths. If there is one thing parenting and family life has taught me, it is that … Continue reading →

Learning to Laugh at Ourselves

There is a difference between teasing, picking on someone, making fun of them, and just learning to not take things so seriously. We can help our kids develop a sense of humor and learn how to laugh at themselves–not by teasing and poking fun at them, but by modeling our own ability to laugh at ourselves and helping them to appreciate the silliness and humor in every day life. I do not think that people are born with a sense of humor. How’s that for a dramatic statement? I think it is something that is learned and shaped over the … Continue reading →

Four Tips for a Healthy Marriage

How healthy is your marriage? Despite challenges, which we all face, do you feel overall, your relationship is strong? If so, the following tips may seem elementary, although we can all use reminders from time to time. Teamwork When facing problems or challenges, it is a good idea to come up with solutions together. Even if you are the more “take charge” person in the relationship, your spouse needs to be involved in the decision making. On the other hand, it is as important for a spouse that tends to defer to the other person, to take a more active … Continue reading →

Funny Little Thing Called Marriage

Let’s be honest here for a moment, marriage is very much an adult business. When kids do it, they might be good at it but they really have no idea of what they are getting into. It’s important to realize that when you get married, in many ways you are throwing caution to the wind. You have to be ready for anything when you dive into a long-term relationship and if it frightens you – if you are easily turned away from the hard path – then the path of marriage may not be the one for you. The Sense … Continue reading →