What happens when you make a mistake? Do you get angry or upset? Or do you observe the humor in being human?
From my personal experience, humor is the wisest path to choose.
You’re going to make mistakes. So make them then let them go. Don’t let your blunders and shortcomings dictate the rest of your life.
If I make mistake, I have no problem laughing about it, because I know mistakes are part of living. If I was perfect I would not be qualified to write about personal development. I take pride in knowing I’m human.
All too often, we place a tremendous amount of pressure on ourselves, resulting in the feeling of being miserable.
We have to be perfect. We can’t fail. We have to be successful.
One word: Bullshit.
With humor as our weapon, we can release that the feeling of being of miserable and instead choose to experience the feeling of being blessed. In every experience we have a choice. Humor is a powerful tool.
The idea of perfection is responsible for much of the suffering in our world. But it doesn’t have to be. Learning to find humor in your mistakes will magically transform your life, because when you laugh at your mistakes you allow your real-self to surface. And being real is what life is all about.
Wallowing in your past mistakes not only radiates a negative vibe but also hinders you from sincerely experiencing this very moment fully.
I admit, humor is not appropriate in all situations, yet too often we take being serious too far.
Your ego may see laughing at yourself as a threat, but in reality it is an efficient method in attracting joyfulness into your life.
Having the ability to laugh at yourself and your mistakes radiates the realness in you, and draws people to connect with you on a personal level.
When you agonize over your past you turn your back to the door of contentment. Finding humor in your life journey opens the door.
Answer the door. A life full of abundance and joy is waiting. 
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This was such an uplifting post for me to read this morning. Thank you, Bud!
@Positively Present: I’m glad you found my post so uplifting. Perfection isn’t real.
As a college professor I learned early that I couldn’t take myself too seriously. In my experience people tend to learn more when I use a light-hearted approach.
@Bakari: I’m glad you learned not take yourself to seriously.
Yes this is my habit ! In many cases , I laughed at my mistakes.I believe that any single mistake will en our life.So no point in taking mistakes very seriously..And I also make positive humor out of others mistakes,this tells them that they haven’t made any so called big mistake.
Great Post !!
I agree with you, Bud, sometimes a little humor goes a long way; you only need to pay attention to countries that are suffering some hardship; it’s then that people use humor to survive, if only emotionally.
Great point, Bud! In addition to our mistakes, I think it’s good to find humor in our shortcomings as well. I always admire this in other people and do my best to emulate it myself. For example, an overweight person joking that they might break a chair is so much better than being too self conscious and easily offended. Granted, it’s important to make an effort to prevent mistakes and correct shortcomings, but I completely agree that it’s important to have a sense of humor along the way as well.
@Vin I agree completely. I myself have been putting on a bit of weight, and I regularly joke about breaking a chair
Our imperfections are a part of us so there’s no reason we can’t find humor in them.
As I’ve often said “Is it better to laugh at yourself, or have others laugh AT you?” ha
great post, Bud!
I agree. At a very early point in my sports career I was told I was to neither look downcast or frustrated nor smile or find humor in my mistakes – I was left with no expression, and it definitely wasn’t helping my game. Through humor I could find a way to relax myself while I reflected on how I could improve.
Yes, perfection is the worst illusion many people keep perpetuating.
When you can be your self as it -is-, at the very moment you are in -now-. But we can strive for being the best we can be (while accepting our weaknesses at the moment), that is called excellence.
I found the ‘excellence instead of perfection’ phrase in a wall in early January 2005. Since that moment I have been trying to downplay ‘perfection’. Only 2009 I have removed most of my ‘perfection’ thoughts.
So accepting failure is [what I think] one of the tools for excellence, because it signifies that a real problem exists in your undertaking. Finding humor is there to enhance the acceptance!