Bingo!
A New Day for Humor begins right now—right here!
Observation: Humor is a “hit-and-miss” endeavor.
(One hit will cause you to forget lots of miss’es.)
Think about someone who might need to have their spirits lifted today and go share a funny story or funny joke with him/her.
A friend of mine recently called and said she needs help with spontaneous humor-on-the-Go-Go-Go!
So, lets get started…
Here are Some Don’ts, and how to correct them! Later I will post Some Do’s and how to enjoy them.
Don’t go through the rest of your life ignoring the gift of humor.
Correction: Pay attention to the funny things you see and hear, and be eager to share them with others.
Don’t begin to tell your joke or story by saying, “I’m not very good at telling jokes.”
Correction: Practice speaking it before a mirror until you are good at it.
Don’t make fun of gender, ethnic origin, race, or religion to try to get a laugh.
Correction: Remember that “making fun” can go both ways—and you wouldn’t want that to happen to you.
Don’t begin by saying, “I love jokes, but I can never remember them.”
Correction: Select a short joke or story. Note the word-pictures or images that are used to tell it. Describe the images and nail the punch-line and you will have a Bingo!
If you can see yourself in the practice of any of the Don’ts, pay attention to the corrections for each. We will be sharing some additional don’ts in the days ahead. BUT, keep watching for the DO’ES as they are coming too. These are fundamentals that will quickly make a significant difference in your use of humor.
