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Blue Songstress's avatar

Nobody complained more about me ghosting him than the one who never reached out to me. Friendship can be a lonely place, too.

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Mary Cavanagh's avatar

Will print that one after a recent loss of mY spouse…

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Oli Kalafatis's avatar

Thanks for this, I myself was giving in to bitterness and lamenting all too often. I still do sometimes and I have to check myself.

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Cathie Campbell's avatar

This is how I live life and feel so grateful each and every moment. Laughter was the hallmark of my home growing up and the continued release of stress through humor is something I am so grateful for, even as I laugh at myself quite often. The Frank Sinatra song is a favorite and flying is an amazing opportunity for humans. Always choose the window seat!

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The Soft Life's avatar

Really liked this one. Beautiful :).

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Mags Woods's avatar

Remembering that what we truly have - laughter at the absurdity of life is a good reminder to not sweat things too hard - something I tend to do - just show up and do your best and keep a light ♥️ along the way.

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Will's avatar

It’s no coincidence that some of the best comedy comes from being able to laugh about the darkest realities of life. It’s also no coincidence that some of the best comedians had painful lives. The laughter was part of surviving. Thank you so much for this post

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Jeffrey Houston's avatar

Priceless, absolutely priceless.

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Stoic Philosophy's avatar

Thank you Jeffrey 🥂

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Caroline Trotman's avatar

thankyou. Very timely as we struggle with many different pressures. I shall now remind myself "still here, still breathing, still able to choose, still finding joy!"

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Tony Mac's avatar

There is always someone worse off. When you're going through hell, keep going . . .

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Jane Sullivan's avatar

Enjoyed this and the timing (and soundtrack - big Francis fan) was excellent. Thank you!

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Kim Granville's avatar

Liked this one a lot, thank you for the smiles :)

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Stoic Philosophy's avatar

Don’t mention it :)

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Aikman Smith's avatar

Life is hard from day one for everyone.

We all wrestle with it in our own unique way.

If we can’t step back and laugh at it, life wins.

It’s that simple - it’s a fight against life from day one.

Life for the rest of our biosphere would be easier if we were not here so we blend into our environment and create the best life possible; avoiding the hard realities of life - weather, economics and so on.

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