This blog is about a concept I heard from a comedian named Pete Holmes. I found one of his topics very interesting. He talks about just living your life and getting joy out of simple, random things. One of his examples deals with when you go to a friend’s house you have never been to and you guess where the silverware drawer is on the first try. He says he thinks to himself, “That’s right, I know my way around the universe! I’m awesome!” That’s not an exact quote but you get the idea. That might sound stupid, but I think it’s funny and many of us think similar things sometimes.
I like to think I’m like that as well. Whether it’s when I throw a used paper towel behind my back into the trash on the first try or I drop something on accident and then kick it back into my hands before it hits the floor and act like I’m awesome. It really is the simple things that can make you laugh. They may be tiny and seem dumb, but they can make your day.
One example, my son and I were playing basketball and I ran to get the ball before it went into the road. I got the ball and threw it to my son who was sitting on driveway. He caught it and said, “that was a bad throw,” He then threw the ball behind him and it flew into the garage and landed in the box of apples. It was really funny and crazy! It was like he meant to do it. I had to take a picture and I wish I could have gotten it on video. Hopefully, the picture will remind me of the story for years to come.
One more example… my wife had a Chick Fil A sauce packet and tried to throw it to me. (Tried is the key word) She wasn’t even close. It landed up against the wall, wedged in the crack between the molding and the wall. It was a one in a billion throw. The whole family laughed and laughed. The throw was bad but how it landed was the best part. I had to take a picture of it.
So, the moral of the story is to live your life, don’t take everything so seriously, find joy in random stupid things, and be awesome.
Definitely recommend checking out Pete Holmes on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/peteholmes.
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