How to lighten up... "A day without LAUGHTER is a day wasted."

HOW have we survived (just a decade ago) without GOOGLE?! I just watched the fantastical film "Hunger Games" and BOY did it leave me in deep-deep-thought... and then I enjoyed some reruns of Sex in the City, and was immediately reminded that I just wanted to switch gears, to ENJOY life and not be so much like CARRIE in this moment; too caught up in thoughts, swayed by others misguided musings and ultimately over analyzing something as simple as a MOVIE (although there are some seriously deep truths exposed in it!)
I began to write this bLahg about my opinion of the movie and then decided to scrap it all and GOOGLE "How to Lighten Up" and this lovely gem of an article appeared... hence, I am now switching gears so enjoy the ride!
P.S. Admittance is the first step to recovery, right? ;} Can't we all use a bit of lightening up now and again, don't leave me hanging now can I get an 'Amen!?' :}

(Source: http://www.wikihow.com/Lighten-Up)

Are you taking life too seriously all the time? Perhaps your natural instinct is to answer everything with a very serious tone and to point out the failings of all those around who and to press your politically correct views on others no matter whether it is a birthday, wedding or a work meeting - you just have to mar the occasion by reminding everyone of how much more serious you are, how frivolous and incorrect they are being and well, does that make you feel like a really good person inside? No? Didn't think so...
1. Stop assuming you know everything. Nobody knows everything, not even in their own fields of specialization. As soon as you assume you know everything, you shut down to other ideas and you begin to sound arrogant, know-it-all and uncaring about others' feelings. It is easy to stop this cycle - if you stop assuming people want you to know everything, you will stop convincing yourself that you do, or at least should.
2. Stop exaggerating. Exaggerating about your abilities, qualifications, knowledge, hobbies etc. is soon tiresome to those around you and eventually people start to see through the parts that are real and the grandiose statements. In creating a larger-than-life real you, you get caught up heavily in your own self-importance and you lose a sense of reality. And when you lose a sense of reality and breathe out importance, you've just become serious beyond repair.
3. Let go of things. It's OK to lose an argument; it's OK to make mistakes. What matters is learning from the loss and failure of life; nobody is perfect and sooner or later, everyone who pretends otherwise is sorely tripped up. Better to be humble and humorous about your journey through life than to be the drama queen of Seriousville. People are much more forgiving of errors in those who who are able to laugh at themselves and who are genuinely involved in the welfare of all. When you are too serious, the only person you are really focused upon is - you.

4. Laugh. If this sounds nonsensical, you need a good laugh more than anyone. When was the last time you laughed? Go and rent a good comedy, or visit a theater show featuring an hilarious act. Join a belly-laughing group. Just start cracking that serious pose and let some of the laugh lines win through for a change.
5. Delegate. Overly serious people often think of themselves as indispensable and don't let others take on "their" work. This is a huge danger sign - if you can't let other people assist you or take on some of your workload, whether it be in the home, in the workplace, on the farm or at school, you are going to find the hardship grows, the expectations become mammoth and you build yourself a gilded cage from which you feel you can never escape. Give tasks, activities to others; share your knowledge with others and let others learn from you rather than hogging everything to yourself. This will not only help you to engage with others but it will release you somewhat and help you to lighten up.
6. Stop being so rules focused. Rules are there for a purpose, namely, to help direct and guide us. Rules at work, in collaborative situations, in communities and in many other contexts are there to provide sensible and common sense parameters. When the rules become the means by which you relate to others, however, and cause you to become rigid, fixed and unbending, then you are stuck in Seriousville again. And those who see the value of working around rules or updating will avoid you like the plague because you are such a stickler. Reverse your reliance on the rules and lighten up.

>>>>> How 'bout them apples? Not too tart if you ask me! I just thought I'd share this article because like I said, I CAN ADMIT that I've been guilty of being misunderstood many a time and potentially offending others with *much different* personalities than mine, because I can be such a "stickler" for clear-concise-communication that sometimes people mistake my natural tendencies to strive for precision-in-wording to mean that I am seeking a debate, doubtful of their opinions or simple just being rude.
NOTHING could be further from the truth!!! Satisfaction Guaranteed! hahaha :D i.c.m.u (decode that one!)
When you take the time to get to know me (and even straight outta the gate) it doesn't take long to see that I'm actually quite light-hearted and a huge G O O F B A L L!

^^^Evidence^^^

(I suppose being a third generation Libran doesn't help lol. I love analyzing BOTH sides of every coin in my pocket, your pocket and your mommas pocket, but that's just because I'm a creature of curiousity, I love to OBSERVE and dissect people and THEIR actions and words in order to simply try and understand them as best as I possibly can.)
That's probably why people either "get" me (and fall in love at first meeting), or shy away because I'm just so RAW!
Either way- I'm a proud W.I.P! (you should know what that means, even though I've never seen the acronym for work-in-progress used anywhere else before now, :) #trendsetter! hahah ((JOKE)) but serioUsly, I'm not AS SERIOUS as you might ASSume. So PLEASE, DON'T EVER ASSUME! I'm just a city gal, and quite frankly we seem to be *more* used to being exposed to SO many different things that come at our senses all at once that it's just easy to confuse our off-the-cuff-candor for dare I say it, conceit! :/

Nevertheless, I proudly speak on behalf of all the girls and guys (be them city-folk or otherwise) who "share my pain" lol... but ONLY those who put TACT, Professionalism and Integrity at the forefront of everything they do and say- BEFORE they say it! I just want world peace, love, good eats and a lil sarcasm/dry humour to spike my comedy every once in a while, is that a crime?

:D Thanks for reading! Feel free to share. CARPE DIEM, Y.O.L.O! and all that other GOOD STUFF! xoxo Kola~ P.P.S... Ok, OK Admittance #2, I'm a bit of a smartass sometimes, but that's just because I'm comfortable with cracking certain jokes as they arise in my mind, so take it as a compliment sometimes would ya? ;) (and don't be so shy to FIRE one back next time someone says something "smartassy" lol!)

Disclaimer; Some smartasses are just asses (they need to be "checked") and others (like my occasional self) just want to make you laugh at the expense of NOONE's feelings.
I hope y'aLL appreciate my honesty and if take this bLahg as my personal apology to you if I ever got too serious or came off snarky. That was not my intent! ;) *Group HUG*