I Want to Be Funny Again, Complete with Giggles and Grins

3 ways to tap your funny bone when you’re not in the mood to laugh

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“Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations and resentments flit away, and a sunny spirit takes their place.” — Mark Twain

I’m tired of holding my breath, worried I might say or do something I consider humorous in front of others who may not be receptive. What if no one else gets the joke? Am I the only person who thinks a cat with an ingenious way to blow out a birthday candle is funny? I don’t think so. Seriously, how could anyone not laugh out loud at that video?

But back to the source of my discontent.

For much too long, I’ve been noticing a lot of people with sullen, emotionless faces roaming the planet. Merely existing in physical form, they wander about with droopy eyes, straight-laced lips, and a complete and total disinterest in what’s going on around them.

I began to wonder ... what would it take to break such a bleak state of mind, aside from free ice cream?