How to look stupid with grace and humor

Ah... so true!  An old adage says "fake it till you make it."  There IS something to that.

Kimberly, I've been practicing the "EMPOWER" steps in your book for less than 48 hours at this point, and  WOW! I'm a GENIUS!  Your system is brilliant.

I love that you have found and shown us a way to get beyond the unkind words we speak to and of ourselves when we forget or error with a name. "Fake it till you make it" can be translated to "practice, practice practice."

Make your day magnificent!

Though this can be the hardest thing to remember (particularly when I've just messed up), I find that pointing to the mistake I just made (that EVERYBODY is knows but is pretending didn't just happen) and laughing about it cuts through everything - for both me and them.  And then we move on - but even closer and more related than we were before.  It can actually be a good thing!  (But tell that to my mind the next time I realize I just messed up...)

Thank goodness for laughter - it fixes so many things.  And makes you feel good, too!

Taking ownership of our human-ness opens the door to deeper relationships, as Natalie points out, and allows us the gift of experiencing humility (not humiliation) and the amusing aspect of the absurdity of life. 

Laugh on!

Natalie and Linda, I SO agree.  Laughing is the BEST!  I HAVE to laugh at myself almost daily--so much more fun than tears.:)  Also, Natalie, speaking of laughing that's for the comedian tip for my husband's fund raiser.:)

Oops!  I meant to say THANK YOU for the comedian.  See what I mean . . . LOL!

I've got the looking stupid psart covered, it's the with grace and confidence part that continues to elude me.

I disagree, Duane - you are more graceful than you know...

Duane!  You are BRILLIANT!  What a shining light you are!  I'm surprised you don't hear that ALL the time.  It's time you begin believing it!

Thanks for the compliments ladies, but I don't really have any self-esteem issues. I've just learned a long time ago how not to take myself too seriously. It helps me keep an over-inflated ego in check. If you can't have a little fun at your own expence then I think there is a problem. I was a real piece of work before I found out the world did not revolve around me. It's a real eye opener when you become enlightened to the fact that every individual has there own special something that if nutured can be a benifit to all they encounter. When I was living in my me world I missed out on many wonderfull things because me world people don't have time to see the beauty that exists in everyone. So now I'm a we person and life is so much more interesting.

Kimberly,

Husband's Fundraiser?  Is he a candidate?  For what, where?

Jeff

It's September 25 at the American Italian Banquet Center in Livonia.  He has Progressive MS.  The fund raiser is for full term babies' umbilical stem cell therapy--NOT offered in the USA.:(  It's VERY costly.  www.peterearleymsbenefit.org  He's an AMAZING man and we are trying to keep him mobile (OUT of a wheelchair).  Our hopes are that it will aid in helping him do just that.  A MS testimonial will be flying in to the event to present for 10 minutes about his success with it.  There will be drumming, live band, comedians, live and silent auction and some other great surprises.  Food and open bar of course!  The flier will be listed on this site in the next week with ALL details.  It's going to be a GREAT night.  The web site also has a lot of info. on MS and stem cell therapy.  Michigan currently has over 500,000 signatures to get stem cell research legal in Michigan.  It would help jump start our economy too and help our whole medical community.  Imagine if Mcihigan were the ONLY place in the US doing it!!  This is a GOD thing.  We know many miracles will come out of this event.:)

Sorry you asked?? LOL!