I write a lot about life and a lot about love, but now it’s time for some laughs. All I can think about today is giggling and after taking an edible and going to the park, I was just walking home with a silly lil grin on my face thinking about funny things that make me truly lol, some even lmao. So below is a complied collection of some of my favorite tweets lately, all taken from various instagram posts. (Original poster credited in image). I hope you smile. I hope you laugh. I hope you’re Sunday morning is off to a slightly better start whilst indulging in my favorite form of sarcastic, dry humor.
There have been lots of moments this year where the sadness, anxiety, and hurt of my experience has weighed incredibly heavy on me, no matter what my insta stories are showing. In these moments, I find it incredibly hard to find anything funny and constantly notice how easy it seems for others to laugh and have to force myself to mirror them for the sake of social interactions. It’s frustrating and lonely, and make me wonder if I will always struggle with having fun. I get told often at work that I am funny, and yet it’s a total surprise to me every time I make someone laugh. I have to remind myself it’s okay to feel all my full range of feelings and emotions, and that there are no bad feelings. I am constantly in the practice of being kinder to myself. This week we are embracing the silliness and laughing. Watch a Netflix comedian or sign up for an improv class with friends. I don’t know, just whatever makes you laugh. As an affirmation for the week: “I will let go of my inhibitions and social norms to indulge in whimsy and joy.”
To write about laughing and being funny and finding joy is my way of pushing back against my RBF and the constant inner turmoil I face as a female millennial existing (or trying to honestly) in this stage of our society. Even when things feel overwhelmingly devastating (like when you realize “doomscrolling” is a common word in your vocabulary) laughing still feels like a universal uplifting human experience. Using laughter to heal and unite.
I feel a bit at a loss this week and like I am totally just pulling this topic out of my ass. It doesn’t feel relevant to keep chatting about how sad things are and how strong I’m being blah blah. Feels repetitive. Feels unrelatable. But sitting in the discomfort and trying to accept that my writing doesn’t always have to mean anything significant and that it can just exists as what it is. Do [significant/formerly significant] people tell you that you’re a boring person to hang out with because you don’t laugh hysterically at TV shows? Do your coworkers or friends constantly crack up at just about everything you say? Does the juxtaposition of the two keep you awake at night wondering why you’re only funny sometimes and you have such a hard time laughing at others, even when you think they are being funny? Well then you’re in luck, this is the substack for you. Humor is subjective duhhhhh.
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Eden
💕 The Things I Love 💕
Dolores park
the SOMA Dog Park group chat I got added to
the Black Barbie doc on Netflix
Funny Story by Emily Henry
Gladiolus bunches 💐
the Sea Foam Spritz at Anina
putting lavender essential oil into my diffuser