Channy said something today that really got my attention. She was…well, she was being Channy, joking around and getting people to laugh. At one point she had some fun at my expense, which I probably deserved. While everyone else laughed, I smiled for a moment and then grew quiet, like I always seem to do.
Later, when we were alone in the hallway, Channy asked if I was bothered by what she’d said. I told her no, but that I just didn’t know how to respond. And then she said it: “What’s there to know? Just laugh! It’s good for you.”
Of course I was overthinking everything, and I’m glad she called me on it. All of us have distinct personalities (just look at the Council), and we all react in different ways to different situations. But I know that my overly-serious side can stand to be shaken every once in a while. Just because I hold a very serious position on this ship doesn’t mean that I have to take myself so seriously.
Channy’s right: It’s good to laugh at yourself. It certainly doesn’t diminish anyone’s respect for you; in fact, it probably would strengthen that respect. I’m not a clown by nature, and I don’t expect to suddenly try to out-do Channy when it comes to frivolity; but I know that I can lighten up a little more sometimes, too. What did kids used to call it years ago? “Chill out,” I think.
Hey, it’s good for you. And me.
(Okay, Galahad bloggers…thoughts? Do you take yourself too seriously? Are you able to laugh at yourself? Besides Triana, is there someone else on Galahad who could use this advice? Post your thoughts.)
Really liked both books. I think the Swede could use some more
lightheartedness in his life. I’m sorry I cannot recall his name right now.
I understand that Tree might want to become more respected and liked by her
peers, but her responsibilities I think demand that she keep her more serious
side dominant. She is already well respected as a leader, but I think
becoming more jovial will maybe lower how much people trust her and negatively
affect her decision in crisis situations that will occur
I sometimes do take myself too seriously, but other times I’m able to take a
joke and laugh at myself. I believe that laughing at yourself makes life fun
and easier to go on living, for days to come.
I really don’t take myself too seriously but sometimes people go over board
and then I really do take myself too seriously.
Other times I am able to take a joke and laugh at myself. I think it’s good to
laugh at yourself sometimes. If somebody makes a joke about me I can take a
laugh at myself without taking it too seriously.
I don’t really take myself too serious unless I’m really serious about things,
but I mostly just laugh at myself. It feels good to laugh at yourself once in
a while to get all that energy out. It’s really cool. I’m able to laugh at
myself and it just gets me all happy. I think Bon should use this advice
because it seems that he takes things so seriously and he should get a laugh
out of him. Don’t you agree?
I think that we should laught at ourselvs now and then becuse we were did not
laught at ourself’s then pepole were not be our freinds and thay whould think
we were to serious and whould think that we whould take stuff to seriously and
the whould whould be a boring place to live becuse no laghter whould happen
I take myself too seriously. It has just been in the past few years that I began to lighten up. I think Triana needs to lighten up as should Bon. Taking yourself and everything too seriously can’t be good for the health, theirs and the others on the ship.