http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog Humor Resources so you can Live Life--Lite! Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:39:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Image via Wikipedia Humor is one aspect of what the total package of ATTITUDE is all about.  But when we hear "positive attitude," some of us cringe.  Especially if our current state of mind is nowhere near, "positive."  We feel defeated, as though the only way we can be successful is to be ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/28/that-doesnt-match/ Image by Getty Images via @daylife I love TLC's "What Not To Wear."  Sure, hosts Clinton and Stacy can be brutal.  But they're also what all great humor is---they're HONEST.  Today's episode showed me not only what not to wear, but also what not to say.  We all have a sense of humor.  Maybe ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/28/just-because-you-can-wear-something-doesnt-mean-you-should/ Image by tony4carr via Flickr In the book, "The Seven Levels of Intimacy," author Matthew Kelly talks about ways that we can nourish intimacy with others.  He proscribes times of time-less-ness.  You can set a date, but within that time frame, there is no agenda.  This procedure makes for a much more ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/26/time-less-ness/ Image via Wikipedia When we decide what we will call ourselves, we decide what direction we're going.  How did I manage to garner enough discipline to make the final-run of my dissertation process?  For people who have endured this trial, they know all about the long nights, the constant mental strain---of chapter ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/26/how-did-i-do-it/ Image via Wikipedia I've been thinking recently about humor, and why more people don't think it's important.  Now I know:   Humor is only one part of the equation.  And the answer to that equation is ATTITUDE.  Attitude is what I call that atmosphere we can generate by using our sense of humor.  It's that light-hearted space where we ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/26/humor-isnt-the-only-thing/ Image by Wha'ppen via Flickr When I was taking therapy to recover from hand surgery, I got shocked.  That tens unit shocking machine felt like someone was burning a cigarette on my arm.  I told the therapist, "I think the charge on this is too high.  You'd better turn it down."  He ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/23/why-its-no-phun-throwing-out-the-baby-with-the-bathwater/ Here's something from my IUP alumni group on LinkedIn.  The Leukemia Society marathon program, "Team In Training" pairs runners with recovering leukemia patient heroes.  The runners raise support and then compete in a marathon in honor of their patient-hero.   My patient-hero, D.J. Miller, and I were part of this great fund-raiser and with ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/22/marathon-time/ Cover via Amazon Here are some of my friends, saying, YES YOU CAN WRITE A BOOK!  Thursday, August 19th from 9:00 to 11:30 am The Greentree Radisson   If you have been wanting to write a book, or think you have a story to tell, you will not want to miss this very special ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/21/yes-you-can-write-a-book-too/ Image by Getty Images via @daylife Yesterday at our yoga class we learned about Santosha.  No, not the rock guitarist Santana.  This is contentment.  An allowing of yourself to just be, accepting yourself.  Whether it's in a difficult yoga pose, or in a difficult situation at work.  Just be accepting of, and ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/21/are-you-a-keeper/ Image via Wikipedia "Know how you can tell a dog that's been dropped off?  He looks both ways and doesn't know which way to go."  That's what my neighbor told me, as we were talking about a recently found Cocker Spaniel.  This week's Comedy Around the World goes---somewhere.  Unknown.  Into the reaches of the change process.  ... http://yourshiningexample.com/wp-blog/2010/07/19/looking-both-ways/