WHY SO SERIOUS?

Lately, I’ve been thinking about where our sense of humor comes from. Are we born with it, or do we develop it over time? Some people are natural joke tellers, while others are the audience, ready to laugh and enjoy the moment. One role isn’t better than the other. In fact, both depend on each other. We’ve all heard that laughter is good medicine, so why don’t we laugh more?

I believe our sense of humor is like a muscle—it needs to be exercised. If we don’t use it, we lose it.

As we get older, that muscle tends to shrink. Kids will laugh at just about anything, but adults? We tend to grit our teeth and power through. Imagine if we actually laughed more with the people we disagree with. What would happen if two people who don’t see eye to eye could find something funny together?

It starts with remembering that we only get one shot at this life. And not everything is life-or-death. Some things are critical—but not everything. The people I meet who haven’t used their humor muscle in a while often treat every decision like a crisis. That missing laughter gets replaced with micromanagement. They believe if they just control every detail, everything will go perfectly. Honestly, that’s not someone I’d want to vacation with.

Give me the person who works hard, laughs at themselves, and makes the best decision they can with a light heart—that’s someone I want around.

A sense of humor begins with confidence. It’s the self-assurance to admit when we’ve missed the mark and laugh at our own blind spots. Think of a kid running through the sprinklers—completely free. Living in the moment without worrying about the outcome. That kind of joy is contagious.

Don’t buy into the lie that being serious and in control is the only way to make things work. Try the opposite. So much of life is outside our control that it’s almost funny we think we’re ever fully in charge. Try this: laugh out loud for 10 seconds today and see if your day doesn’t shift.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH,

Matt

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